Every workplace change, whether it be a completely new office building or simply a change in the way meeting spaces are used or reserved, can cause anxiety to the employee base. Many projects fail not because they were poorly planned or executed, but because employees are resistant to the change. There is a direct correlation […]
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Take a look at the lasting impact of #305GetConnected for this year’s attendees.
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I recently heard a story about a patient with a tracheotomy. He was cold, so to the best of his ability he verbally asked for ‘pants.’ The nurse misunderstood and thought he said ‘pain.’ In this situation, non-verbal communication, such as confirming with use of eye blinks, would have overcome a language barrier and prevented […]
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CallisonRTKL’s workplace interiors experts come together annually to examine trends we’re seeing across our broad, diverse client base. For 2014, the trends are evolutions of those issues that have helped define the workplace over the past few years. Understanding where our clients’ issues are helps us develop more informed workplace strategies and thoughtful designs that […]
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On a recent trip to Boston, I was thinking of Kevin Lynch’s classic urban design book, The Image of the City. The way that we understand the places where we live and visit takes on a different perspective in the digital age. Written in 1960, The Image of the City examined how people understand the cities they live […]
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