New episode coming soon 👀
We're sitting down with Beth Goff-McMillan for a straight-talk conversation about how COVID, RTO, and hybrid work rewired the furniture business behind every office.
Stay tuned!
A hospitality-inspired workplace gives employees greater choice, supports hybrid work, and creates a more connected, wellness-focused experience across 40,000 square feet.
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In the latest episode, we talk with Dr. Yasmeen Coning about why engagement, the metric most companies lean on, may be too sentiment-driven to actually predict revenue, retention, or performance.
The real driver, she argues, is something deeper...
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What will happen when we admit the gimmicks aren’t enough to foster connection and community in the workspace?
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What if the office isn't underperforming... it's just never been aligned with how people actually work?
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Connected meeting rooms are only the beginning.
The next generation of workplaces will connect technology, experience, and intelligence to drive performance.
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The Science Behind Thermostat Wars 🎙️
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Nicola Gerrett, Ph.D. a thermophysiologist at Gentherm, about outdated office HVAC systems and what’s actually being built today.
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A Bospar 2025 study found that 61% of workers feel more productive at home.
However, research from McKinsey suggests that remote work alone isn’t enough.
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New episode coming soon 👀
We sat down with Dr. Yasmeen J. Coning to challenge one of the most trusted metrics in workplace strategy.
If you've ever wondered whether your engagement survey is telling you anything useful, this episode will be for you.
Production work has quietly replaced apprenticeship.
Redlines, coordination, and cut-and-paste documentation have eaten the hours that used to go to mentorship and hands-on learning from senior staff.
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Owners and developers have largely made peace with the idea that sustainability matters.
The harder conversation is about what it costs when a team treats it as a late-stage decision rather than a first-day one.
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New episode 🎙️ featuring Dr. Nicola Garrett, Ph.D. a thermophysiologist at @Gentherm and one of roughly 300 people in the world who study this for a living.
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As workplaces move beyond amenity-driven design, creating spaces that foster meaningful relationships, collaboration, and belonging will become the true measure of workplace value.
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In this episode, Bill Browning and Catie Ryan dive into how biophilic design fits into workplace strategy.
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Adam Morgan thinks about the office as a performance system — and the data he’s seeing tells a clear story: Workers aren’t broken. The spaces are.
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As office costs rise, better workplace data can help organizations move beyond assumptions, optimize space, and create environments that support productivity, employee satisfaction, and smarter investment.
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The most persistent myth encountered is that sustainable choices automatically cost more and take longer.
Craig Powell shares how early planning is the key to controlling costs, meeting regulations, and reducing embodied carbon.
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