Education Exchange - Continuing Education Center

Sit, Stand, Move, Repeat  

The foundations of dynamic office design

Sponsored by B+N Industries

The workplace is evolving. No longer a static setting for the daily grind, the office has become a destination for dynamic collaboration, community building, and flexible work styles. Bringing out the best in staff requires a fluid workspace solution accommodating individuals and teams with no singular permanent, unchanging layout. This course explores shifting desires away from totally open offices to flexible offices, focusing on the three foundations of dynamic office design: movable walls and shelves, modular furniture, and portable power. Creativity and satisfaction naturally follow when office design allows people to sit, stand, move, and repeat.

Photo courtesy of B+N Industries

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  1. Discuss the history of open office design and modular office furniture. Define dynamic office design on a macro level.
  2. Define dynamic office design on a macro level.
  3. Explain flexible office design solutions on the micro level using modular and mobile furniture and portable power.
  4. Discuss case studies that offer designers beautiful and creative solutions to their office design needs