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    The document discusses workplace wellbeing and how design can support six key factors: mindfulness, authenticity, belonging, meaning, optimism, and vitality. It notes challenges like information overload, lack of personal connections, and sedentary work that can negatively impact wellbeing. The document proposes designing physical, cognitive, and emotional aspects of the workplace to foster these six factors and create an environment that helps workers leave healthier than when they arrived. Approaches could include spaces that reduce stress, encourage social interaction and autonomy, and integrate movement into the workday.

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    The document discusses workplace wellbeing and how design can support six key factors: mindfulness, authenticity, belonging, meaning, optimism, and vitality. It notes challenges like information overload, lack of personal connections, and sedentary work that can negatively impact wellbeing. The document proposes designing physical, cognitive, and emotional aspects of the workplace to foster these six factors and create an environment that helps workers leave healthier than when they arrived. Approaches could include spaces that reduce stress, encourage social interaction and autonomy, and integrate movement into the workday.

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    Wellbeing Events 2014

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    The document discusses workplace wellbeing and how design can support six key factors: mindfulness, authenticity, belonging, meaning, optimism, and vitality. It notes challenges like information overload, lack of personal connections, and sedentary work that can negatively impact wellbeing. The document proposes designing physical, cognitive, and emotional aspects of the workplace to foster these six factors and create an environment that helps workers leave healthier than when they arrived. Approaches could include spaces that reduce stress, encourage social interaction and autonomy, and integrate movement into the workday.

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    WORKPLACE

    WORK

    WORKERS

    WORLD

    PERSPECTIVE
    WORKPLACE
    REAL ESTATE
    1 OPTIMIZATION

    5 2
    3
    ENHANCE COLLABORATION
    ATTRACT, DEVELOP
    AND ENGAGE
    BUILD BRAND
    WORKPLACE
    ISSUES 4 AND CULTURE
    WELLBEING
    5 @ WORK
    FRAMEWORK FOR
    AN INTERCONNECTED

    ICWP
    WORKPLACE

    appropriate range
    of spaces based on
    WHAT’S RIGHT
    FOR YOUR
    ORGANIZATION
    WELLBEING
    PHYSICAL
    COGNITIVE
    EMOTIONAL
    WELLBEING : A GLOBAL ISSUE

    CONSUMING IT
    TRACKING IT
    Estimated global market size of PAYING FOR IT
    the wellness industry in 2010

    Estimated cost of work-related


    stress- European Agency for Health & Safety at work

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 6


    HOW MIGHT WE HELP WORKERS LEAVE WORK
    HEALTHIER THAN WHEN THEY ARRIVED?

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 7


    APPROACHES TO WORK

    AS "LABOUR" AS A "CALLING"

    Production-centered User-centered

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 8


    SIX KEY FACTORS

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 9


    1. MINDFULNESS

    • Paying attention to the present moment

    • Whereas we are distracted and overwhelmed at work

    Multiple projects + information deluge = continuous partial attention

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 10


    DESIGNING FOR MINDFULNESS

    cognitive

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 11


    DESIGNING FOR MINDFULNESS

    physical

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 12


    DESIGNING FOR MINDFULNESS

    emotional

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 13


    2. AUTHENTICITY

    • Freedom to be and show ourselves and our values

    • Whereas the worplace is highly regimented and formal


    Expected to conform to dress code, postures, language and more.

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 14


    DESIGNING FOR AUTHENTICITY

    emotional

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 16


    DESIGNING FOR AUTHENTICITY

    physical

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 17


    DESIGNING FOR AUTHENTICITY

    cognitive

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 18


    3. BELONGING

    • Being able to rely on others, being part of a group

    • Whereas nomadic work, telework and distributed teams


    are increasing
    Discourage personal relationships at your own peril.

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 19


    DESIGNING FOR BELONGING

    emotional

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 20


    DESIGNING FOR BELONGING

    physical

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 21


    DESIGNING FOR BELONGING

    cognitive

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 22


    4. MEANING

    • Feel like we are contributing to something greater than


    ourselves

    • Whereas work is chopped into microtasks


    Feeling like tiny replaceable cogs in a massive, globally distributed
    profit-making machine can lead to disillusionment

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 23


    DESIGNING FOR MEANING

    physical

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 24


    DESIGNING FOR MEANING

    emotional

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 25


    DESIGNING FOR MEANING

    cognitive

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 26


    5. OPTIMISM

    • Making the most of a given situation and believing in our own


    agency

    • Whereas we're trained to seek more and worry, and larger


    companies control more and more
    Companies can contribute to learned helpnessness by
    over-standardizing and implementing rigid
    procedures

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 27


    DESIGNING FOR OPTIMISM

    physical

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 28


    DESIGNING FOR OPTIMISM

    emotional

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 29


    DESIGNING FOR OPTIMISM

    cognitive

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 30


    6. VITALITY

    • More than the absence of illness, it's feeling full of life

    • Whereas so much of our daily routines drain our energy: lack of


    sleep, eating on the run, boredom, sedentarism.
    6+ hrs/day sitting vs 3- = 20-40% higher mortality

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 31


    DESIGNING FOR VITALITY

    emotional

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 32


    DESIGNING FOR VITALITY

    cognitive

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 33


    DESIGNING FOR VITALITY

    physical

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 34


    APPLY THESE SIX FACTORS TO

    • Create a secure and trustful climate at work

    • Encourage the expression of ideas

    • Develop a sense of dedication between coworkers and to the company

    • Allow everyone to be motivated, concentrated, productive

    • And to stay in shape from day to day

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 35


    SIX FACTORS

    1. MINDFULNESS

    2. AUTHENTICITY

    3. BELONGING

    4. MEANING

    5. OPTIMISM

    6. VITALITY

    WELLBEING AT WORK - STEELCASE 46


    WELLBEING
    PHYSICAL
    COGNITIVE
    EMOTIONAL

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