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Our blog and monthly newsletter subscription What’s Working Now are focused on sharing valuable knowledge that empowers our audience to make informed decisions and embrace the future of work. While there isn’t a one-size-fits-all blueprint for navigating hybrid realities, our goal is to share resources that support you in your journey.

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How to re-ignite a startup culture.

In the new Steelcase 360 Magazine entitled “Think Better” there’s an article called, “Igniting a Sense of Start-up Culture”. We

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Robots in the workspace?

In May I had the privilege of visiting the MIT Media Lab with Hasier Larrea. Hasier is a freshly minted

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Neuroscience: The new competitive advantage

In workplaces throughout the world, scenarios of near-constant distraction have become the norm. Thankfully, our ability to focus is still

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Glossary of office furniture terms

At Red Thread we work with small start-ups on up to Fortune 500 companies. We well know that not every

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The ANSWER for workstations

5 Reasons why Answer, Steelcase’s best-selling desk system, is your workstation solution. Imagine you’re buying a car. Any car you

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Top 8 considerations when planning strategic workplaces.

So, deep down you know that it’s time for a new workplace. Your employee count has doubled over the past

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What are highly engaged employees saying about the workplace?

As a follow up to Gallup’s Worldwide Engagement Survey, the Steelcase research team conducted a small study with Ipsos to

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Evidence Based Design for healthcare

What is Evidence Based Design? Defined as the process of basing design/build decisions on credible research in an effort to

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How biophilic design impacts wellbeing at work.

According to our friends at Wikipedia biophilia literally means “love of life or living systems.” So biophilic design centers around