360 Real Time
Summary: What Workers Want, presented by Steelcase 360, explores the intersection of business and design by bringing together leaders, innovators and risk takers for behind-the-scenes conversations on how the places we work, learn and heal are changing to help people thrive and ideas flourish. Meet the people shaping the future of design and business, and discover how place can shape behavior.
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Podcasts:
What’s driving the privacy crisis? Donna Flynn, director of WorkSpace Futures for Steelcase, explains why privacy and collaboration can get along. Plus, what neuroscience tells us about our need for privacy.
An exam room should promote communication between the healthcare provider, patient and caregiver. Michelle Ossmann, MSN, PhD, Steelcase’s Director of Healthcare Environments, explains how the environment can play a key role in facilitating the use of technology and allowing for productive visits.
Five personal privacy strategies we can all use at work. Melanie Redman, a senior design researcher for WorkSpace Futures at Steelcase, describes these five strategies derived from her team’s research project.
How can the work environment support individuality, expression and empowerment? Brian Shapland, general manager of turnstone, and Mark McKenna, director of design for turnstone and Steelcase Education, relay research about entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. Plus, they explain how these insights help them understand customers and develop new products.
In this episode of 360 Real Time, Scott Sadler, manager of integrated technologies discusses the future of smart + connected spaces and how thoughtfully integrated technologies can use data to improve the experience people have at work.
A cultural movement is redefining how and where work is done. Chris Congdon, director of global research communications for Steelcase, discusses how standardizing workplaces for efficiency with a uniform approach limits the worker’s potential for inspiration, creativity, and social connections.
Is it possible to ignite an entrepreneurial spirit—or reclaim—a sense of “startup culture” no matter what size the company? Brian Shapland, general manager for turnstone, is connected to the entrepreneurial ecosystem. He explains how leveraging space can influence culture and accelerate business results.
Can the office be used as a strategic lever to impact engagement? For the first time, new research shows a correlation between employee engagement and the workplace. Chris Congdon, director of global research communications for Steelcase, discusses key findings and what kinds of changes to the work environment will have the biggest impact for people.
Work shorter hours. That’s part of the message from Steelcase senior design researcher and environmental psychology Beatriz Arantes. She discusses how to maintain attention at work and why working shorter hours is key to keeping pace with work demands today.
In workplaces throughout the world, there’s awareness that we’re not performing to full potential and too many distractions are to blame. Chris Congdon, Steelcase director of global research communications, explains we can still salvage our ability to think better at work by leveraging the full capacity of our brains and our environments. She discusses the ‘Think Better’ issue of 360 Magazine.
