About Place

As organizations work to strike the right balance between seamless digital experiences and meaningful in-person interactions, one company is leading the way. In this episode, Izabella Lorenz, Global Workplace Experience and Real Estate Strategy Leader at Zoom, shares how the company designs its spaces to support both virtual and in-person connection—and what other organizations can learn from their approach.

Guest:

linkedin.com/in/izabella-lorenz-557897113/

Host:

news.millerknoll.com/Ryan-Anderson

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

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Menopause is rarely discussed at work—but its impact on an organization’s culture and bottom line is undeniable. In this episode, menopause consultant Kate Usher and workplace designer Lori Daughtrey explore how organizations can better support their associates through this life stage, including inclusive workplace policies and design strategies that benefit everyone. 

Guests:

menopauseinbusiness.com

linkedin.com/in/lori-daughtrey-2902b210

Host:

news.millerknoll.com/Ryan-Anderson

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/

To engineer, designer, and executive John Maeda, the future of AI looks optimistic. From improving design workflows to elevating memory augmentation, thoughtful applications of AI are helping people do what they do best at work and beyond. In this episode, we dive into all things AI and explore novel use cases that will affect our work and places of work in the future. 

Guest:

instagram.com/johnmaeda/

maedastudio.com

linkedin.com/in/johnmaeda/

Host:

news.millerknoll.com/Ryan-Anderson

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/

As more business leaders recognize design as a core business strategy, the designers they work with have become strategic collaborators and deep experts in every facet of their organization. In this episode, Cheryl Durst, Executive VP and CEO of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), unpacks today’s multi-faceted notion of the term “designer,” and how these place makers can help organizations unlock the value of their workplace. 

Guest:

iida.org/board-member/cheryl-s-durst-hon-fiida

Host:

news.millerknoll.com/Ryan-Anderson

For more About Place, visit:

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

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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 

Connect with MillerKnoll:

Instagram: instagram.com/millerknoll/

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 

Connect with MillerKnoll:

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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:

Instagram: instagram.com/millerknoll/

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:

Instagram: instagram.com/millerknoll/

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