Category Archive For "WELLBEING"
Biophilic design for the office
Despite all the time we spend indoors every day, we instinctively feel a closeness to nature and a strong connection with it. Biophilic office design offers a new way to integrate nature into man-made spaces, with proven benefits in terms of psychological well-being, physical health, productivity and employee retention. The following text excerpt comes from …
The elements of wellbeing are eternal, wherever we work
Many people appear to have been somewhat taken aback by the success of the large-scale shift to remote working of the past two years, and its impact on our productivity and wellbeing. But they shouldn’t have been.
Well-being as a decisive factor
In a world where the boundaries between home and office are becoming increasingly blurred, people’s wellbeing needs to be placed at the heart of business strategies. In recent years, many companies (driven by current changes and in-depth research) have come to understand that people’s wellbeing is not only a legal obligation and important from an …
Five advantages of a height-adjustable desk
What do we do best at a desk? That’s right, sitting. With a rounded back, narrowed eyes, legs crossed or arms propped up on the desk top – our posture varies depending on the shape of the day and the furniture we’re using. Since people and their body shapes and proportions are very individual, it …
Agile working needs space for movement
Why we need physical, mental and emotional exercise Even though we are still discussing what the future holds for home office options, many employees are continuing to spend time in the office and with colleagues. Offices or forms of work organisation that are designed for linear processes (rows of individual tables, individual offices, seated meetings) …
se:desk home – ergonomics in the home office
As more people are becoming a part of the hybrid office model, companies are beginning to take into account the equipment their employees use at home. There is no point in undermining efforts made in the main office, in terms of ergonomics, well-being or productivity. It would be pointless to have modern facilities, with state-of-the-art …
Knowing when to lie flat in the new era of hybrid working
When people first started working from home in large numbers for the first time in the Spring of 2020, one of the most talked about issues was how the productivity of most stayed the same or improved. This shouldn’t have been that surprising given all that we have learned about remote and flexible working over …
The pivotal role of Sedus in the history of workplace ergonomics and wellbeing
The roots of our 21st Century approach to ergonomics lie in a small town called Waldshut, which sits at the southern tip of the Black Forest, on the North bank of the Rhine where it forms a natural border between Germany and Switzerland. It was here nearly one hundred years ago that Sedus first introduced …
How to nurture the wellbeing of remote workers
How do you ensure the total wellbeing of homeworkers?
Posture and movement – a reflection of the soul
Our body, its posture and movement, facial expressions and our mind, as well as our psyche, interact with one another. They influence one another. Our posture and movement patterns, which are carried outwards, influence, for example, how others see, assess and evaluate us.