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Tackling the Problem of Throwaway Design

A Think Tank Panel weighs in on what to do about interior design’s massive waste problem.

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Designing Empathy in Health Care Spaces

A Think Tank panel proposes that when it comes to designing for health care, healing begins with listening.

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Designing Optimal Workplace Environments with Vibe Mapping and Ecotones

A multi-disciplinary Think Tank panel proposes that the study of nature can inform smarter workplace design.

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Redefining the Experience-Driven Workplace

Three Gensler designers weigh in on whether the workplace as we know it has a future.

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The Audacity of Experimentation

A Think Tank Panel finds that in order to innovate in the workplace realm, designers—and their clients—need to go bold.

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What Are the Right Ingredients for a Hybrid Workplace?

A Think Tank panel finds that an emphasis on collaboration makes hybrid workplaces work.

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What Role Can Technology Play in Designing an Effective and Equitable Workplace?

A Think Tank Panel investigates how designers are using technology to enhance creativity and collaboration in laboratory workplaces.

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Designing for the Happiness Ecosystem

A Think Tank Panel explores how designers can help create positive outcomes in the workplace.

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Can the Workplace Cure Burnout?

A Think Tank panel investigates how design changes can impact workers’ experiences in the office.

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Charging Towards Electrification: Decarbonizing Buildings

To decarbonize the build environment, we need to start planning for electrification today.

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Balancing ‘Me Space’ and ‘We Space’ as Offices Reopen

A recent Think Tank panel dug into the design possibilities for the next generation of workplaces.

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Sustainable Building Must Take Site and Community into Account

A recent Think Tank Panel examined the positive ripple effects of sustainable design on surrounding sites and communities.

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Designing a Global Real Estate Portfolio for a Changing Workplace

A Think Tank panel explores how changing office needs and a work-from-anywhere culture will impact corporate real estate.

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What Makes an Effective Work Ecosystem?

With the future of the physical workplace in question, a Think Tank Panel ponders how design can create an environment where employees are empowered to thrive.

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Is Wood the Building Material of the Future?

A Think Tank Panel investigates mass timber’s potential impact on design, construction, and sustainability.

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How Density Can Save the American Suburb

A Think Tank panel investigated how suburban densification can help with sustainability, affordability, and diversity.

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Designing for Health and Wellness in Atlanta

A recent Think Tank panel explored how the pandemic has underscored the need to design for purpose and wellbeing.

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Moving the Workplace Outdoors

The pandemic has led to a boom in outdoor spaces, which is a boon for all of us.

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The Value of Place is a Powerful Branding Tool

When designing health clinics, shopping malls, and even airports, a seamless brand experience helps bring customers back again and again.

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What Are the Long-Term Impacts of the Remote Work Revolution?

A Think Tank Panel considers how the changing perceptions of work will impact the future of offices, as well as cities and the people who live and work in them.