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September 7, 2017 by CallisonRTKL

Guest Experience: A Lesson in Flexibility

This is the first in a series of exploratory posts by some of CallisonRTKL’s resident design experts on how design impacts the guest experience—from hotels to workplaces, retail stores, hospitals and everywhere in between—and the common elements and strategies we leverage to create spaces that are people-centric, experiential and memorable. Designers are control freaks. Volume, […]

August 21, 2017 by CallisonRTKL

Do It For The ‘Gram: How Instagram is Changing the Design Industry

The digital and physical worlds are colliding. How will social media platforms influence the way we design spaces? When planning for my upcoming trip to Europe, I did something interesting—something that betrayed exactly how much of a stereotypical Millennial I am. I googled, “most Instagrammable places in Amsterdam.” My parents would most certainly scoff at […]

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August 15, 2017 by CallisonRTKL

UnOffice: Not Just a Faster Horse

Everyone is asking for the workplace of the future, but a better starting point would be to imagine the work of the future. Offices originally supported the repetitive job of clerks, as astutely described by Nikil Saval in his book, Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace. Even the lovely Johnson Wax HQ or the […]

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August 10, 2017 by

Design News You Can Use—The Power of Play Edition

Looking for a major dose of news you can use? In this edition of Design News You Can Use, Workplace Strategist Joelle Jach explores the delicate dance that is work-life balance and how play can help us stay sane. Spare change: As we look to the future, it’s hard to ignore the impacts of climate […]

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July 26, 2017 by CallisonRTKL

DATÜM: Job Survival in the AI Workplace

Recently, Tesla CEO Elon Musk told political leaders that artificial intelligence poses an “existential threat” to human civilization. Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, believes that companies that employ robots to take human jobs should pay taxes. Fair ‘nuff, but it makes one wonder: Can smart machines and humans happily co-exist? Or are we doomed to a […]

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