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Our friends at Your Exceptional Space, are still in a phase of cautious optimism, planning the Return to Office and the Hybrid Workforce. Their recent blog post on “Solving for ‘Flex’ – Planning for the Hybrid Workforce” highlights a number of findings and data points that have them looking to the long view, where the transition to hybrid work models will take years to perfect, not weeks or months. 🤓

Click for the full post, additional facts and suggestions for what workplace developments to watch for in the years to come…

Guest Post: Wendy Spreenberg - Solving for “Flex” – Planning for the Hybrid Workforce — ctrl+shift+space Our friends at YES! Your Exceptional Space, are still in a phase of cautious optimism, planning the Return to Office and the Hybrid Workforce. Their recent blog post, “Solving for ‘Flex’ – Planning for the Hybrid Workforce”, highlights a number of findings and data points that have them lo...

Interested in commercial office renovation trends that improve wellbeing? Then check out our newest guest blog post... 😍

Natalie Akins, Interior Design Editor with Innovative Building Materials, writes: “While creativity and collaboration are undoubtedly optimized in open floor plans, the pandemic reminded everyone that, in addition to the periodic need for privacy, some measures must be taken to provide social distance and ensure employee wellness.”

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Trending Interior Renovations for a Commercial Office That Improve Wellbeing — ctrl+shift+space We’re pleased to share this guest post written by Natalie Akins, Interior Design Editor with Innovative Building Materials. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevailing trend in commercial office design was to open up spaces to create a more inviting work atmosphere. While creativity and collabo...

We’re thrilled to introduce you to Mukhtara Yusuf, the Equitable Design Coordinator for one of our clients Human Solutions. A Yoruba designer from what is now known as southwestern Nigeria, Mukhtara is a decolonial designer with a background in environmentalism and culturally responsive, trauma-informed community engagement.

Not only has Mukhtara wow-ed us with their emphasis on inclusive processes during the entire design process, they have served as an invaluable resource for Human Solutions in helping the organization's physical spaces – like housing, shelters, offices and service centers – be inclusive, trauma-informed and welcoming to all who use them, especially BIPOC folks who historically have been less considered.

Mukhtara and ctrl+shift+space founder, Allyson Strowbridge, worked closely together during the project design process to identify furnishings that would allow families to sit together, and be easily reconfigurable to allow for parents and children to snuggle up...or for older kids and teens to sit wherever they want. They selected geometric shaped modular furniture pieces similar to floor cushions, which many cultures are more accustomed to sitting on instead of standard couches or chairs. In addition, they chose small tables and short stools for toddlers to use for drawing/reading, as well as a sensory “wall toy” for interactive entertainment. Overall, brighter, more cheerful upholstery colors were used so that the space could be inviting to younger people.

Want to learn more about Mukhtara? Follow along with them on Instagram and click below to read more!

https://humansolutions.org/meet-mukhtara-yusuf/