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Room scheduling software: The checklist facility teams actually need

By Sean Wiese, Product Manager, OfficeSpace Software This scenario may sound all too familiar: You finally…

By Sean Wiese • 13 mins read
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Workplace Management

An ordinary approach to extraordinary workplaces

Workplace Unplugged: Is your office ordinary? We’re talking everyday, average workplaces and the leadership within. Randy Grieser, CEO of the ACHIEVE Centre for Leadership and Workplace Performance is exploring how leaders of smaller teams and departments can do great things for an organization.

By Patrick Cwiklinski • 6 mins read
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Space & Real Estate

Understanding the 3-30-300 rule in facility management

Facility cost saving decisions can no longer consider physical space in isolation with the 3-30-300 rule. What is it, and how can it be applied across your organization? Align with your partnering departments and lead the charge to minimize the costs of these line items.

By Nick Mason • 6 mins read
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Workplace Experience

Cohort Concerns: What is a Perennial Worker and How Can You Include Them?

Move over millennials! What is a perennial worker, and why should you care? Loosely defined as employees aged 55+ these workers are often overlooked when it comes to workplace planning and design. Don’t make the mistake of ignoring these people. Here’s why…

By Darin Herle • 4 mins read
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Office Design

Simple Fixes for Bad Office Ergonomics

In this post we list tips for all areas of your office ergonomics: chairs, desks, lighting, phones and more! Also, we look at the cost of ignoring the ergonomic needs of your employees. Good business requires investment in the physical health of your people. Are you equipped?

By David Spence • 4 mins read
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Workplace Experience

Workplace Culture and the Purpose of Mindful Leadership

Workplace Unplugged: Does your corporate culture have a purpose? S. Chris Edmonds, Founder and CEO of the Purposeful Culture Group is helping us understand how to create and control a successful organization with definitive steps and mindful leadership.

By Patrick Cwiklinski • 7 mins read
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Workplace Experience

4 Ways to Increase Employee Collaboration and Teamwork

How can a facility manager promote and encourage collaboration and teamwork? Every office has potential to improve with these useful tips! Take your space utilization and workplace technology to the next level

By Nick Mason • 6 mins read
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Office Design

8 ways to boost creativity: How to make your desk a more creative space

How can you cultivate the intangible qualities of creativity in your office? Especially when what may inspire one person might stifle another! Explore these 8 ways of providing a fertile ground for creativity (and in turn, innovation) into your built office environment.

By David Spence • 5 mins read
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Workplace Experience

Corporate Agility and Evolving Workplace Needs

Workplace Unplugged: We’re in conversation with Rick Bartlett of Unisource Solutions. He describes a watershed moment that caused his company to swiftly adapt and refine their business and workplace strategy, or lose a major client. Is your company equipped for innovation?

By Patrick Cwiklinski • 7 mins read

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