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The right office furniture can be a smart, long-term investment. What often contributes to its value and function is the quality of the materials used to make it. As for which products you might choose, it depends on what matters most to you. Wood, for instance, has classic beauty. Laminate, on the other hand, is […]

Planning can be important. Abraham Lincoln famously said that if he was given an axe and was told he had ten minutes to chop down a tree, he’d spend the first nine minutes sharpening the axe. But don’t confuse constructive planning with the actual work. Even Lincoln recognized that he would have to get down […]

Researchers Alison Hirst of Anglia Ruskin University and Christina Schwabenland of the University of Bedfordshire studied the process of a local government moving its 1,100 employees from a series of traditional offices to one big open office over the course of three years in the U.K. The new office had all the markings of a typical open plan office–glass […]

An open office is rumored to increase collaboration, encourage a good work culture, and decrease costs by accommodating more employees in less space. But in some situations, it can actually be less cost-effective than paying for private employee offices. To explore how office space and office design affects employee productivity, Commercial Cafe conducted a nationwide survey of 2,107 […]

It’s not uncommon to open a design or fashion magazine to a page touting the latest trends in interiors or lifestyle products. While trend spotting can be valuable in certain industries, it is ill-advised when developing workplace design strategies because it marginalizes the need to develop a strategy for evidence-based research. There are, however, consistent […]

Preparation is key when planning your office space.  There are many behind the scene steps that have to do with safety codes, so it is important to work with an engineer to ensure you have an office space that complies with all of the codes.  In this part of the Cubicle Dictionary series, we will […]

Yoga ball or office chair? Cubicle or open plan?  What is your preference? Complete a super quick, quite fun survey for a chance to win $100. Take The Survey Here Some employers have redesigned their previously cubicled offices into open offices with common workspaces. The idea behind this move is to facilitate collaboration and creativity […]

There are three main types of office spaces: conventional, virtual or remote, and shared space. Which of these suits you and your team best will depend on how many people work there, how often they collaborate, the IT equipment your team uses, and more. To help you get started in your search for an office […]

The notion of inspiring connectivity, creativity, and transformation that stands behind the selection of this year’s Pantone Color of the Year, Ultra Violet, is one that guides our work at Ambius as well. Ultra Violet encourages the pushing of boundaries, and as 2018 brings about a fresh start, there is no better time to do […]

Forget to send that email? Return a call? Meet a deadline? If you chalk up memory mishaps to having too much to think about, you might be making excuses. “We all have a good memory; the problem is no one taught us how to use it,” says four-time USA Memory Champion Nelson Dellis. Read the full article […]