Prior to the rise in popularity of the open office configuration, conference rooms were usually a dreaded place where you could disappear into a time wormhole and emerge hours later not really sure why there was a meeting in the first place. Today the pendulum has swing the other way ... Read More »
If you read the studies and the worker testimonies, there isn’t much to be said for implementing an open office environment. Employers look at it as a way to save money on office furniture and appear more progressive and fun when trying to recruit new employees, but any supposed benefits ... Read More »
The idea of an open office area, free of walls and formal offices, was developed to encourage collaboration. While this design concept first began being used as an office model in Germany in the 1950s, it has experienced a notable resurgence in popularity in U.S. Starting in the early 2000s, ... Read More »
Working from your home office comes with plenty of advantages. For instance, you can stay in your pajamas all day and you don’t have to worry about your co-workers drinking all your coffee creamer. However, one of the big trade-offs of running your own business and/or working from home is ... Read More »
You finally got your dream job! You get to do what you do best and they even pay for you to travel. It’s perfect, right? Traveling for work can be an incredible opportunity that allows you to experience new things, visit new places, and do interesting work. The only downside ... Read More »
While the first page of the Humanscale story was written in 1983, the narrative didn’t reach its first climax until 1999. This was the year that company founder and CEO Robert King and renowned industrial designer Niels Diffrient brought together their shared devotion to ergonomics and supreme functionality to create ... Read More »
After the development of the Liberty Chair and the Diffrient World Chair, designer Niels Diffrient set about working on a design for a simple task chair that met Humanscale’s goals in terms of both comfort and ease of use. That led him to the use of the chair’s use of ... Read More »
Niels Diffrient was born in 1928 and died of cancer at 84 years of age in 2013; he is considered a pioneer of ergonomics and over the course of his career had more than 20 patents. He consulted for numerous Fortune 500 companies such as Texas Instruments, Philips Co. and ... Read More »
No matter your industry or the type of work you’re doing, it’s essential that you’re able to work comfortably in order for you to perform at your absolute best. At Humanscale, they strip down workplace ergonomics to the fundamentals to craft furniture that’s less complicated and more comfortable. Rather than ... Read More »
Whether you are looking to add new life to an existing, lackluster wellness program or you are thinking about starting from scratch, there are plenty of good reasons why you should invest resources in creating a successful employee wellness program. In fact, it is hard to argue against launching a ... Read More »
