Artificial intelligence has always been something we think of as futuristic, the stuff of movies, and far-fetched in the real world, but they’re much closer than we realize. Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Echo, and Microsoft’s Cortana are changing the way we interact with technology in the home, but it won’t stop there. Businesses are taking notice of the potential for chatbots in the workplace, and the market for AI is exploding, predicted to surge to $47 billion by 2020. Chatbots have…
On average, we spend 90,000 hours in our waking lives working, so where we spend that time matters for our overall health. Our environment shapes what habits we form, what choices…
The implications of virtual and augmented reality are staggering, and the technology is closer than you think. Estimates show investments in AR and VR will increase from $5.2 billion in 2016…
Your colleagues and employees don’t perform just one task in an average workday, so why should your office chairs? With meetings, planning sessions, time at your desk, and those pull-up-a-chair collaborations,…
The elusive work-life balance. It’s been reported that a typical employee spends between 38-60 hours at the office. Now, with the exponential rise of connectivity, employees feel pressured to check in for…
Thanks to the rise of the gig economy, freelancers, entrepreneurs, and startups are finding co-working spaces—fully equipped offices with more flexible rental arrangements than a commercial lease, where you can rent…
Over at Inc. Magazine, StrongProject’s CEO Jeff Pochepan talks about how companies need to stop taking away privacy and personalization from employees and replace minimalist benching systems and workstations with something…
The modern office furniture world is achieving new heights in reception desk design, which may cause you to pause and consider: is your reception or welcome space performing at its best?…
In the era of collaboration and communication between companies, your employees, and your customers, your office space defines not only your company culture, but your brand. Using design not only to…
What if the sign in sheet at your receptionist’s desk could text you when your next appointment has arrived? Recent leaps in technology, data speed, and cloud storage make this–and much…