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Interview with an ergonomics expert on Back Health Day
On March 15, we celebrate Back Health Day, an opportunity to highlight the importance of a strong and healthy spine. Ergonomics experts, such as Michael Kläsener from Sedus, emphasise that the correct sitting posture, movement and preventative measures in the workplace are crucial. In an increasingly digital world, where working from home is gaining prominence, …
International Women’s Day. How modern working environments make it easier to reconcile family and career.
Harmony in working life: In the rapidly evolving world of the modern workplace, there has been a significant shift towards environments that support and promote a healthy work-life balance. This change is not only beneficial for employees, but also helps to create a more productive and satisfied workforce. A key aspect of this transformation is …
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How the hotelisation of the workplace is influencing workplace design
The hotelisation of the workplace goes beyond the immediate response to the pandemic. In the post-pandemic era, the office must become a place with a clear purpose. The integration of home comforts into office space, also known as “the hotelisation” of office space, is a response to the changing needs of the workforce that have …
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From work-life balance to work-life blend
The work-life blend: how the city and the office are growing together and offering people new working environments. In recent years, our world of work has changed drastically. The pandemic forced us to work from home and this change has influenced the way we work and live today. The return to the workplace has not …
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A feel-good workplace for greater productivity and satisfaction
In today’s hectic and stressful working world, it is more important than ever to create a workplace that is not only functional, but which also promotes the well-being of employees. The “Detox Office” is the answer to these needs. It focuses on using various elements to create a harmonious and productive working environment. Green …
We experience colours and everything else in our own unique ways
Imagine a world in which every sound you hear is accompanied by a colour. For one woman named only as VA in a new study, this is her everyday reality. She has a rare condition called phoneme-colour synaesthesia, which means that she experiences a synesthetic connection between the sounds of speech and colours. For instance, …
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How to work from anywhere – off on workation (with interview)
“Work” plus “Vacation” equals “Workation” – so does that mean working on vacation? No, it means working where others, or you, might normally go on vacation. The idea behind it: A change of location that provides variety and offers a new productivity boost. Working in the place of your choice Although people still like to …
Hybrid working and the other legacies of lockdown, three years on
It’s now three years since the world was hit with the full force of COVID-19 and went into lockdown. So what better time to take stock on the legacy of that period on the way we work and the way we design spaces to accommodate work? Underlying these changes is a general shift towards flexible …
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Back-friendly office furniture: support for everyday working life
15th March is Back Health Day – an initiative of the Federal Association of German Back Schools and the Aktion Gesunder Rücken e. V. (AGR). This is a good time to talk about back-friendly office furniture, because the back can become a sticking point, especially during sedentary work. This year’s motto of Back Health Day …
How do I find a swivel chair to suit me?
Everyone is different. This means everyone’s working methods and preferences are different. And everyone has their own requirements in the workplace. Whether we work in the office or in a home office, the equipment and environment should be designed so that we can be as productive as possible. Even though the office chair is “just” …
