The conversation went something like this: me: We may need to fill in with some furniture from Ikea to hit the budget. Client: Ha! I am hoping to upgrade to Ikea! I laughed because sometimes, that is just so true! […]
Research shows that people are better at conceptual thinking under high ceilings and better at decision making and execution under lower ceilings. Think furniture stores where you can imagine your entire house with new furniture under high ceilings and then […]
I work with a variety of companies, helping them negotiate the changing physical landscape of today’s workspace. With my more conservative clients, it is almost predictable that at some point in the process someone will bring up the slide at […]
I have seen a number of interesting discussions debating employee freedom vs the importance of building an office culture through proximity. What bothers me about that is the “vs” part….why not both? The basic assumption of the “vs” argument is […]
This diagram was drawn by Paul Baran and his team at the Rand Corporation in the mid 1960’s. It was used to illustrate the idea of a communications system that would survive in the case of damage from a […]
There are three main kinds of hero myths found in cultures around the world. The first has the hero following something, an animal or light or wisp, and as time goes on, the hero finds themselves in an unfamiliar place. […]