Category Archive For "News"
The importance of indoor air quality at work
One of the unintended consequences of the pandemic has been to focus attention on the issue of indoor air quality. But as Sarah Zhang points out in a recent piece in The Atlantic, this is an issue that we have long understood, and not just as a way to reduce the risks of infection. It …
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Ethical behaviour and better ideas are linked to great office design
We’ve reported before on What’s Up about the important role of office design in nurturing individual wellbeing and bringing people together to collaborate. However, sophisticated the collaborative technology we have at our disposal, it always turns out that certain behaviours and ideas can best (and sometimes only) be nurtured in physical space.
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150 years – Sedus is celebrating its birthday
With the motto: “Sedus. Attitude since 1871,” Sedus is launching its communication campaign for its 150th anniversary this year. The associated logo of the tree is a symbol for the essence and speciality of the company: consistent, close to nature, natural and human. With an attitude, a vision, a doer mentality and courage, Albert Stoll …
The changing conversation about workplace wellbeing has gone full circle
It’s become something of a cliché to say that the pandemic sparked the largest ever experiment into remote working. Which is true … except for a couple of not-so-small things. One is that the workplace exists in a state of permanent beta. And quite right too. If it isn’t constantly adapting to changing circumstances, it …
The Sedus se:lab range receives ergonomics seal of approval
What actually defines back-friendly products? The AGR (Campaign for Healthier Backs) has been dealing with this question for many years. The non-profit organisation provides extensive information from the medical community, arranges contacts with specialists and evaluates products that are beneficial for back health. As a partner of Sedus, AGR has been confirming for 20 years that Sedus products …
Personal space is not merely an issue of hygiene, but a biological imperative
The current debate about how much personal space we will need in the office and how much real estate the organisation should take on as a result is not new. As with many of the debate’s facets, the point at which we find ourselves has long been our destination. We’re just here earlier than we …
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New Dimensions and new products for the changing world of work in 2020
What would Europe’s workplace sector do without its most important and longstanding office design exhibition, Orgatec? Well, in 2020 we’ve had our chance to find out. First off, the lack of a show is a missed opportunity. A biannual event offers up a snapshot of a sector on the move in ways that might be …
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Associating emotions with certain colours is a universal human trait
The English language is replete with examples of colours being used to describe ideas and emotions. We see red and feel blue. We go puce with rage and are tickled pink. The jealous are green and the cowardly yellow. We are encouraged not to engage in black and white thinking.
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Integrating the office in the new workplace ecosystem
Any trend in office design is always the end result of the complex interplay of a number of forces. This truism is what makes office design such a compelling field of study. Watching workplace trends tells us so much about the world in which we live. Look beyond the aesthetics of any well-designed office and …
Keeping an eye on the psychological roots of productivity and wellbeing
One of the most famous and (literally) illuminating series of experiments into workplace productivity is nearly one hundred years old. Yet it continues to influence the way we think because it taps into an eternal truth about human beings. Namely that we are influenced as much by the kinds of attention we are paid by …
