Media in the Time of COVID
Taking Pause
The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has sharply altered the workplace landscape. Assessing engagement today and planning for a transition back to work has become increasingly critical to organizations. At HLW, we’re helping our clients respond to today’s challenges and prepare for both the short-term
HLW’s 2019 Benchmark Index
At HLW, data is integral to design. Over time, we’ve measured and analyzed our projects (and others) in great detail, and built a rigorous database that spans sectors, office sizes, and locations. The Benchmark Index provides our clients with the opportunity to understand how their
Pros and Cons of the Open Office
The open office plan has earned a bad reputation over the past decade. A quick Google search for “open office” reveals a myriad of negative stories and research studies. However, the blanket statement that “open offices don’t work,” portrays an incomplete representation of the concept.
HLW Shares Adaptive Re-Use Trends at CoreNet Detroit
Detroit, one of America’s greatest and historically rich cities, is experiencing an economic rebirth. Its pre-war and midcentury architectural legacy is welcoming a new era of design innovation as developers and entrepreneurs reshape the city and create new communities of innovation and growth. The Motor City
The Stoddart Review
HLW’s Hannah Beveridge, Senior Workplace Strategist, is featured in video interviews to highlight key issues around improving workplaces. This is to support the ongoing work of the ‘Stoddart Review Workplace Advantage’ study – a key piece of research commissioned to urge businesses and the workplace
Using Design to Overcome Unconscious Bias at Work
In our ever-changing economy where an increasingly diverse workforce assumes new job roles, it is important to be cognizant of potential design biases that manifest in the workplace. As designers, how are we contributing to or questioning our unconscious bias when we design? There are
Implementing Activity into the Workplace
Work places are notoriously sedentary, which has led to inactivity’s climb to the top reason for preventable death worldwide (yes, even over smoking). This doesn’t mean that you should quit your job and start smoking, but rather that you should incorporate some physical activity such
Think Space
Thinking about Think Space Are you feeling like you have so much to do there’s no time to get your job done? Or, maybe you feel like there are so many thoughts going round your head yet you rarely think clearly or focus on developing