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Open Innovation: Promises and Pitfalls
Not long ago, innovation was a largely internal affair. The journey from the laboratory to the marketplace took place largely within the four walls of the firm. In recent years, however,…
A Conversation with Diane Coles Levine
The IFMA Foundation’s mission is to make facility management a career of choice. The IFMA Foundation is all about education and the future of education in Facility Management. We will be…
Leading with positive assumptions
Most of us want to make a lasting and meaningful difference at work and in our personal lives. But we’re daunted by the size of the challenges, afraid of the cost or commitment and, quite…
The 2019 workplace trend you cannot afford to ignore
Visitors can feel the culture the moment they walk through the door to your office. The latest research from Proxyclick (2018) shows that two out of every five people claim that their…
The Philosophy of Work
The author draws on four novels to highlight several important values and perspectives about the nature of work and the work experience. Each story raises unique components that help to…
Creating an Accessible and Inclusive Workplace
Microsoft’s focus on workplace accessibility provides people with diverse special needs the opportunity to obtain and maintain employment through a structure of ongoing assistance, support,…
The future of offices and the urban environment
In spite of technologies that today enable us to participate in conversations and listen to presentations from anywhere, most of us continue to travel and spend time and money to participate…
Designing the workplace to unleash everybody’s full potential
There is a growing body of research on the impact that work environments, workplace habits, and culture have on people and broader business performance. The most valuable assets in a modern…
The transdisciplinary focus of modern workplace thinking
In spite of technologies that today enable us to participate in conversations and listen to presentations from anywhere, most of us continue to travel and spend time and money to participate…
Biophilia might be one of the keys to wellbeing and productivity
Biophilic design is a powerful trend emerging in design and architecture in recent years. Biophilic design provides a new perspective that is based on the idea that human beings are living…
