New Ways of Working Network

Jay Brand from Haworth's Ideation Group shares a recent paper that expands on the brief (5-minute) presentation he gave on Tuesday afternoon in Chicago. A couple of quotes from the paper (well worth reading):

“We may be close to a “law of diminishing returns” whereby if we reduce workspace any more, we will impact the quality of the workplace and indirectly influence employees’ performance.”

"Why would clients—who have spent the last few decades relying on architects and designers to help manage their increasingly global real estate portfolios (translation: cut real estate costs)—suddenly look to them for insights regarding organizational effectiveness? To realize this mission, architecture as well as interior design must embrace quality of experience rather than economic criteria as their definition of success."