Ergonomics and technology
New communication and information technology is radically changing both our ability to work and our capacity for work. The way new generations respond to this technology is also changing the way employees engage with their work place.
Space planning
The design of a workspace is often undervalued. However, the right space can make a considerable contribution to the success of a business. A workspace becomes a powerful management tool to attract new talents, maximize productivity and innovation, and to gain competitive advantage. It can be used as an asset to offset the largest expense of companies - salaries.
The classroom of the future
A pioneering research collaboration between Steelcase Inc., the global leader in the office furniture industry, and one of Germany’s most prestigious universities, the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich, has shown how space design and layout considerably influences learning.
Generations @ Work
September 2008 - As workplace experts, Steelcase has identified the needs of the generations - Traditionals, Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y. In order to learn more about the different needs of these generations, their perception of each other and the ways they work together, Steelcase carried out a survey across the 4 generations and 6 European countries, with IPSOS.
IPSOS Generations @ Work
September 2008 - Steelcase International, the EMEA division of Steelcase Inc., the global leader in the office furniture industry, disclosed the third part of the results of a survey related to "The European world of work”. Conducted by IPSOS Public Affairs, the study focuses on generations at work.
Generations @ Work seminar
24th January 2007 - Professor Jeremy Myerson presented, at the 'Generations at Work' seminar hosted by Steelcase, the results of ‘Capture It’, a research project into the multi-generational workplace carried out by the Helen Hamlyn Centre at the Royal College of Art in collaboration with Steelcase.
Generations Challenge
Research undertaken by global office furniture manufacturer and workplace designer, Steelcase, shows companies are not doing enough to alleviate the potential issues created by an increasingly diverse workforce.
Walkstation
25th October 2007 - Steelcase, the global leader in office furniture and design, has pioneered the idea of the Walkstation concept in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic in the United States. The Walkstation concept could hold the key to office workers exercising and burning off calories while they work.
IPSOS Ergonomics
Steelcase International, the EMEA division of Steelcase Inc., the global leader in the office furniture industry, disclosed the second part of the results of a new survey related to "The European world of work”. Conducted in September 2007 by IPSOS Public Affairs, the study examined several issues such as the storage, comfort and ergonomics, as well as success at work.
IPSOS Success @ Work
Schiltigheim, France, 26th November 2007 - Steelcase International, the EMEA division of Steelcase Inc., the global leader in the office furniture industry, disclosed the first part of the results of a new survey related to "The European world of work”. Conducted in September 2007 by IPSOS Public Affairs, the study examined several issues such as the storage, comfort and ergonomics as well as success at work.
IPSOS Storage
Steelcase International, the EMEA division of Steelcase Inc., the global leader in the office furniture industry, disclosed the results of a survey related to "The European world of work”. Conducted by IPSOS Public Affairs, the study focuses on how Europeans store at work.
EU Survey Mobility
Schiltigheim, France, 13th June 2007 - Steelcase International, the EMEA division of Steelcase Inc., the global leader in the office furniture industry, disclosed today the second part of the results of the first survey related to the “European work laboratory”. Conducted in February by IPSOS Public Affairs, the study examined several issues such as the dimensions of work, with special focus on the mobility and the sharing of information.
EU Survey Collaboration
Schiltigheim, France, 10th April 2007 - Steelcase International, the EMEA division of Steelcase Inc., the global leader in the office furniture industry, disclosed today the results of the first survey related to the “European work”. Conducted in February by IPSOS Public Affairs, the study examined several issues such as the dimensions of work, the environmental perceived value of work as well as the sitting comfort at the workplace.