Work Design Magazine

12/08/2026

Most new workspaces are designed with talent retention in mind, but is anyone paying attention to the attrition rate?

In this episode of What the F* is Happening to the Office?, Phil Kirschner explains why the workplace has become one of the biggest blind spots in modern organizations—and what leaders are getting wrong.

🎙️ Click the link in bio for the full conversation

11/08/2026

Early planning—not expensive materials—is the key to controlling costs, meeting regulations, and reducing embodied carbon.

10/08/2026

New episode! 🎙

Adam Morgan, co-founder of Bureau, shares the one moment that launched him on a mission to rethink everything about how offices get built and why most of them are still getting it wrong.

See here: https://workdesign.beehiiv.com/p/why-open-offices-fail-and-what-actually-works

07/08/2026

Are we designing offices that are already obsolete before anyone moves in?

Celeste Tell joins us to ask this question and make the case for a fundamentally different approach.

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05/08/2026

Freed-up time should translate into better workplaces, not just more output.

More research and client time means more room for the human-centered design work—neurodivergence, flexibility, wellbeing—and less burnout.

🎙️ Click the link in bio to see the latest episode featuring Valerie Trent.

03/08/2026

New episode coming soon 👀

Adam Morgan, co-founder of Bureau | Office Booths, shares insights on how workspace design is evolving to meet the needs of modern workforces, recognizing the need for quality private workspace, and a quiet place to think.

Stay tuned for the full episode.

31/07/2026

Drawing on cutting-edge biophilia science, including new research on epigenetics and nature plus biophilic design research, Bill Browing and Catie Ryan show how human centered design and biophilic architecture are reshaping the office environment.

🎙️ Click the link in bio to see this new episode.

29/07/2026

New episode!

Somewhere right now, a talented designer is copy-pasting details, finishes, and door schedules into a set of CDs — instead of designing the inspiring workplace needed to being a fragmented team back to the office.

That's not a people problem. That's a time problem.

Somewhere right now, a talented designer is copy-pasting details, finishes, and door schedules into a set of CDs — instead of designing the inspiring workplace needed to being a fragmented team back to the office. That's not a people problem. That's a time problem.

28/07/2026

The future of work isn't about choosing between people and technology—it's about designing workplaces where both can thrive together.