Designing for Work Environments, Service Design for Physical Space
What went into designing the space you work within? Is your space more open? Contained? How is the lighting? The sound level? Are there plants? What is the flow like as you enter the area, go make coffee, or locate a meeting room? Do you have a dedicated desk? Depending on where you work you may feel as though the space is well thought through and smartly mapped out or… you may feel as though it is the opposite and that there are some major misses.
The NYC Service Design Collective is thrilled to have teammates Jinghang Huang and Antonio Iadarola run a workshop around the design the places that we spend so much time inhabiting. They will show practical methods and research initiatives on the Future of Work and workplace design. It is also our first event to build a program that focuses on the intersection of spatial and strategic design. More to come on that!
This event is dedicated to discussing the relationship between organizational strategies and the design of work environments. Most of the spaces we use for work aim at supporting collaboration and host more and more external stakeholders interactions. New innovation spaces, exhibits and many forms of outreach programs are nowadays part of our workplaces. In these environments workers act as both providers and users of the space, interchanging roles and personal experiences.
Loose Agenda –
6:00 pm ~ 6:30 pm Grab a Bite (pizza provided) & Network
6:30 pm ~ 6:40 pm Presentation on Future of Work, Workplace Design
6:40 pm ~ 7:00 pm Mini Research Activity
7:00 pm ~ 7:30 pm Ideation and Creation of “How Might We” Statements
7:30 pm ~ 7:40 pm Shareouts Across the Room, Group Discussion
7:40 pm ~ 7:45 pm Studio Wé Survey
7:45 pm ~ 8:30 pm Wrap Up, Continued Networking
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About Jing Huang –
Jing is a strategist and service designer, interested in the built environment. With five years of experience in the architecture and planning industry, Jing has explored workplace strategy, services design in space, and how the physical environment could transform behaviors, organizational culture, and business strategy.
About Antonio Iadarola –
Antonio is a professor in industrial design and design thinking at Beijing Institute of Technology and co-leader of the Service Design professional trainings at Central Saint Martins, London. He is currently active as a Service Design consultant for the private and public sector as co-founder of Studio Wé (together with his business partner Antonio Starnino), a Work Design studio that helps organizations cp-design their work environments.
