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Professional Services
Professional services businesses -- such as legal, advertising, accounting, consulting, banking, engineering and design & architecture -- have experienced a great deal of change over the last decade. Clients are more discerning. Corporate real estate footprints are shrinking. Workers are more mobile and change employers more frequently. Information is more ubiquitous and overwhelming. These social, technological and economic trends affect the ways people interact with each other, with clients and within their firms.
Through our experience working with professional service businesses, we have uncovered many common issues in the way they use space and furniture. When these issues collide with efforts to increase revenue and contain costs, we observe many similar obstacles to sharing information and learning -- the heart and soul of any firm serving clients. We'd like to share some of our ideas with you.
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West Elm's New Eco-Friendly Pratt Line
Affordable home furnishings company West Elm has given us another reason to work from home (aside from the easy commute in pajamas and saving fuel): their Pratt Home Office line was co-designed...
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Haworth on Interior Design TV
I haven't seen Cindy since I took a trip with her about a month ago to visit the fabulous Haworth facility in Holland, Michigan. She has been a busy lady, and since I have not been able to catch...
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The Story of?Oops!
For those of you who love Annie Leonard's work--The Story of Stuff, The Story of Bottled Water, The Story of Cap and Trade--here is her latest work, The Story of Cosmetics. It's enough to...
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Healthcare Solutions
The key is to think about the environment as a whole. What is its purpose? How is it being used? Can we improve on function? Can we make it more conducive to healing?
Education Solutions
Where learning takes place can have a big impact on how it happens and the result. Today, learning and teaching styles are collaborative, and technology is everywhere.
Corporate Solutions
In a world where connecting and collaborating is vital to success, the role of the workplace is to connect people with people, information, the tools they need to do their job and with the culture of the organization.
Government Solutions
Government agencies have a tough job, balancing a demanding workload with being good stewards of taxpayer dollars. It doesn't matter what branch of the government you work in, it's not easy.