Work Better

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May 03, 2018 Innovation, Passion + Perseverance: SILQ Part I
With the goal to invent the office chair of the future, Part I of our podcast shares how three of the designers and engineers behind SILQ created a chair that removes the mechanisms found in typical office chairs and replaces them with a simple system that responds uniquely to each person.
28 min
May 03, 2018 Random Acts of Innovation: SILQ Part II
With the SILQ chair marking the beginning for new breakthrough seating solutions, Part II of our podcast uncovers how the team learned about innovation, how it will change the future of product development and share random acts of innovation that made it into the final design.
21 min
March 07, 2018 What Can Offices Learn From Co-Working Spaces?
Is the success of co-working spaces throwing into question the traditional corporate offices as destination for work?
Listen to Gemma John, anthropologist and founder of Human City, a spatial strategy consultancy based in London, about what corporate offices can learn from co-working spaces.
13 min
February 26, 2018 String Theory Schools: Redefining Urban Education
String Theory Schools, a nonprofit in Philadelphia, is on a mission to grow the world’s next creative leaders. Jason Corosanite, co-founder and chief innovation officer, shares how their pedagogies challenge conventional assumptions and help kids discover what they love at an early age.
16 min
February 05, 2018 Inside 360: Designing for Innovation + Learning
Chris Congdon, 360 editor and director of global research at Steelcase, takes us inside the newest Innovation and Learning Center in Munich, gives us a peek into how to support Agile teams and describes a materials science breakthrough in seating design.
16 min
January 29, 2018 Five Lenses to Spot Great Ideas in the Workplace
David Kidder, CEO of consultancy Bionic as well as a serial entrepreneur, teaches large enterprises how to operationalize a growth mindset, talks about his “army of entrepreneurs” at Bionic and the five lenses he uses to spot great ideas.
16 min
January 29, 2018 Why the Co-Creator for Scrum Bans Email
Dr. Jeff Sutherland, an original signatory of the Agile Manifesto and inventor and co-creator for Scrum, explains why he bans emails, why his team had to change its space and why Agile and Scrum are so popular today.
18 min
December 04, 2017 Creative Ways to Help Faculties Embrace Active Learning
With Jefferson University being committed to innovative teaching methods, listen to Jeff Ashley, director of the Center for Teaching Innovation and Nexus Learning at Jefferson University, talk about his team’s methods for building a bigger and stronger active learning community on campus.
16 min
November 09, 2017 Behind the New Learning + Innovation Center with Steelcase CEO, Jim Keane
With more organization everywhere trying to figure out the secret to innovation and growth, Steelcase is launching a new Learning and Innovation Center in Munich. President and CEO Jim Keane explains why they picked Munich and how this new environment will impact strategy and culture for Steelcase employees and business results for customers.
16 min
October 26, 2017 School District Rethinks Creativity + Collaboration
How do you bring back the “buzz” in our schools? Dan Behm, superintendent of Forest Hills Public Schools in Grand Rapids, Michigan, wanted to banish boring and reinvigorate students, teachers and staff at all levels. Steelcase’s Applied Research + Consulting team worked with his district to rethink curiosity, collaboration and communication.
22 min

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The Work Better Podcast by Steelcase brings you the latest trends and research shaping the ways people work, today and in the future. Each episode invites leading thinkers in the world of work to share their insights on what’s driving change and ideas for how to make it better. Learn how to improve employee engagement, wellbeing, and productivity by creating workplaces that work better.

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