The workplace is more than a destination for work to get done. It’s an experience that should evoke the natural comfort that enables people to work their best and have meaningful experiences. Our guests at Design Days share their thoughts on this changing template for office design.

Guests:

Laura Beth Mertz: pdrcorp.com/about-us/our-team/designarchitecture-team/laura-beth-mertz

Brady Mick: linkedin.com/in/brady-mick

Rex Miller: rexmiller.com

Derrell Jackson: linkedin.com/in/derrell-jackson

Keiji Takeuchi: keijitakeuchi.com/

Host:

https://news.millerknoll.com/Ryan-Anderson

For more About Place, visit:

millerknoll.com/ideas-in-action/about-place-podcast 

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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/millerknoll/

At MillerKnoll, VP of Interiors Chris Leong designs spaces that put our research and insights on the workplace into practice. Listen in as he joins us from the new MillerKnoll workplace to discuss its design, differentiators for the well-planned workplace, and why architecture should be a little... strange.

Guest:

news.millerknoll.com/Chris-Leong

Host:

https://news.millerknoll.com/Ryan-Anderson

For more About Place, visit:

millerknoll.com/ideas-in-action/about-place-podcast 

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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/millerknoll/

For more than three decades, Colebrook Bosson Saunders has been creating award-winning ergonomic tools that seamlessly connect people and technology at the office and beyond. In this episode, ergonomics and workplace design expert Steven Souter dives in to the three facets of ergonomics and the invaluable role that each plays in the places we work. 

Guest:

linkedin.com/in/stevensouter/colebrookbossonsaunders.com

Host:

linkedin.com/in/ryaningr/ 

For more About Place, visit:

millerknoll.com/ideas-in-action/about-place-podcast 

Connect with MillerKnoll:

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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/millerknoll/

At Design Days, we tapped guests with unique perspectives on the workplace to hear what’s exciting them about the future of office design. Listen in as we discuss what’s next for occupancy studies, the power of applied research, why people are coming to the office, and much more.

Guests:

Dawn Hayne: asid.org

Helia Taheri: arcadis.com 

Rob Kirkbride: officeinsight.com

John Michael: millerknoll.com 

Mara Rasikas: heidrink.com 

Julie Auvil: standard.com

Colin Nourie: collectiveten.com/studio

Host:

linkedin.com/in/ryaningr/ 

For more About Place, visit:

millerknoll.com/ideas-in-action/about-place-podcast 

Connect with MillerKnoll:

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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/millerknoll/

We kick things off with archivist Amy Auscherman in a conversation about the evolution of modernism and the ways it has shaped how we live and work. Hear little-known stories from early Herman Miller collaborators and about the indicators that Amy’s watching to gauge the future of workplace design.

Guest:

instagram.com/acid_free/

millerknoll.com/about/archives

Host:

linkedin.com/in/ryaningr/ 

For more About Place, visit:

millerknoll.com/ideas-in-action/about-place-podcast 

Connect with MillerKnoll:

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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/millerknoll/

What better way to expand our insights from Season 4 than to share bonus episodes, including several conversations from the new MillerKnoll workplace during Design Days? Listen in as we talk to leaders in archives, A&D, CRE, and more to get closer to the burning question: What’s next for the workplace and what is design’s role? 

Hosted by:

Ryan Anderson, Vice President, Global Research & Planning, MillerKnoll 

Sociologists sounded the alarm on technology’s more negative effects on people and places many decades ago. In season 4’s final episode, we revisit the past to chart a new way forward for the workplace. Listen in to discover how space planning can rebalance our relationship with technology and prioritize human interactions to create workplaces where people want to be.

Host:

linkedin.com/in/ryaningr/

For more About Place, visit:

millerknoll.com/ideas-in-action/about-place-podcast

Connect with MillerKnoll:

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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/millerknoll/

Innovation at work happens when we feel safe to fail, but how can we feel safer with our teammates in an era of distributed work? In this episode, sociological researcher Caitlin Begg and Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmonson deepen our understanding of psychological safety and discuss how spending more time together as teams can enable smarter risks and unlock innovation.

Guests:

authsocial.com

instagram.com/caityb/

hbs.edu

instagram.com/amycedmondson/

Host:

linkedin.com/in/ryaningr/

For more About Place, visit:

millerknoll.com/ideas-in-action/about-place-podcast

Connect with MillerKnoll:

Instagram: instagram.com/millerknoll/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/millerknoll/

This season, we've tapped into the ways organizations are innovating to support new ways of working and people coming back to the office. For this episode, we turn to Sara Klinges, Head of Real Estate and Workplace Effectiveness at Genentech, to find out how social, technological, and place-based strategies can fuel workplace effectiveness long term. Listen in as we discuss the perks of team-based agreements, ways to catalyze workplace effectiveness, and more.

Guest:

Gene.com

Host:

linkedin.com/in/ryaningr/

For more About Place, visit:

millerknoll.com/ideas-in-action/about-place-podcast

Connect with MillerKnoll:

Instagram: instagram.com/millerknoll/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/millerknoll/

Enticing Office, a workplace study authored by environmental psychologist Nigel Oseland in collaboration with MillerKnoll, revealed key factors that attract people to the office, even when they have the option to work from home. Now Nigel joins us for an episode that dives into the topic of making workplaces desirable. Learn insight-driven and sometimes surprising ways designers and organizations can make the office a place where people want to be.

Guest:

https://workplaceunlimited.com

Host:

linkedin.com/in/ryaningr/

For more About Place, visit:

millerknoll.com/ideas-in-action/about-place-podcast

Connect with MillerKnoll:

Instagram: instagram.com/millerknoll/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/millerknoll/