Work Design Magazine

3 weeks ago | workdesign.com | Nirit Cohen

Work Location as a Service isn’t just a new format. It’s the future infrastructure of work. Work Location as a Service (WLaaS) is a concept that reimagines office real estate as not a fixed asset, but a flexible platform. AI-integrated collaboration hubs will emerge as magnets for focus work, team sprints, and innovation sessions. AI-powered orchestration will drive measurable gains in output and engagement, ensuring teams are always in the most productive setting for the work at hand. Remote?

3 weeks ago | workdesign.com | Michelle Weiss

We think Tarkett’s Fulton Market showroom will really resonate with you!Step InsideLocated in Fulton East, 215 N. Peoria, Chicago, Illinois, Tarkett’s 10,000 square-foot showroom welcomes customers and industry influencers with gorgeous displays featuring new and long-favorite flooring product collections, designed for collaborative and productive workspaces. Brand: TarkettRSVP for Design Days 2025 Experiences HereDesign Firm: KucharLocation: Fulton East, 215 N.

1 month ago | workdesign.com | Michelle Weiss

In this episode, host Bob Fox talks with Caitlin Begg, sociologist and founder of Authentic Social, about how technology and human connection need to be integrated and how smart workplace design can optimize both. We explore socio-technical design, how communication norms impact hybrid work, how AI is reshaping behavior, why casual “water cooler” conversations still matter, and how leaders can create more human-centric, high-performing environments.

1 month ago | workdesign.com | Stephen Lenz

Perkins+Will’s Stephen Lenz and Joyce Lai demonstrate how today’s top workplace design strategies create agile, inclusive offices that support every generation and drive employee engagement. Designing Offices for All GenerationsAs of 2025, Gen Z accounts for nearly 30% of the global workforce, according to the World Economic Forum. At the same time, the workforce is also aging, with 23% of U.S. workers now aged 55 and older per the .

1 month ago | workdesign.com | Michelle Weiss

This year’s overall winning submission by Adama Traoré, reimagines workspaces for vulnerable youth. This submission is a solar-powered, mobile co-working and training pod bringing digital access, entrepreneurship, and creativity to underserved youth and women in Mopti, Mali. Where work, learning, and hope meet.