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The Power of Art in Healthcare: A Conversation with Anne Carlyle
March 18, 2025
42 mins
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Collaborative Spaces: Supporting the Next Generation of Learners
We spoke with Nick Gillissie, founder and partner at Modus ID and designer of Global’s new product series, Collaborative Spaces. Nick provides his insight into how this furniture collection, which includes mobile team carts, work tables and accessories, meets the needs of today's learning environments.
November 21, 2024
5 mins
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What’s next for the office? A conversation with Susan Chang
The number of workers with hybrid work arrangements has tripled since 2022 in Canada1 and increased to 41% in the US2. We spoke with Susan Chang, Senior Vice President, Workplace Consulting at JLL about the impact of hybrid work on office design, and what’s next for the workplace.
September 25, 2024
4 mins
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Towards a Brighter Future: Innovations in Care Offer Dignity and Hope for Those With Dementia
With an estimated 750,000 Canadians and 6.7 million Americans suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia, the need for innovative care strategies for those living with memory loss is critical.
August 1, 2024
4 mins
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Directions in Education: Supporting Lifelong Learning and Schools as Community Infrastructure
In 2023, an estimated 21 million students were enrolled in public universities and colleges across Canada¹ and the United States². With enrollment numbers rising, higher education institutes play a vital role in shaping the future of work and influencing the local communities in which they reside.
May 8, 2024
4 mins
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Designing for Healthcare: Q&A with Global’s Mara Messenger
Designing furniture for healthcare settings transcends considerations of aesthetics or commercial viability. To gain deeper insight into opportunities and the challenges of designing furniture for healthcare environments, we spoke with Mara Messenger, a Senior Industrial Designer at Global.
May 1, 2024
3 mins
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How loneliness can be a greater danger than COVID-19 to our seniors over the long-term
COVID-19 has underscored how important social connection is to the well-being of seniors. From lockdowns to restrictions on visitors and activities, long-term care (LTC) residents have endured strict infection and prevention control protocols to limit outbreaks.
March 10, 2022
5 mins
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Designing for dementia and moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach
COVID-19 has highlighted many shortcomings within the long-term care (LTC) sector, including the lagging attention to the needs of dementia residents. With the number of seniors who are expected to live with cognitive decline set to increase dramatically, it’s time to rethink our approach to caring for these individuals.
March 3, 2022
5 mins
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The perils and promise of long-term care post COVID-19 from a staffing perspective
COVID-19 has proven to be a tragic wakeup call for better living and working conditions in many long-term care (LTC) homes.
February 24, 2022
4 mins
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The way forward from warehousing seniors to a more humane approach to senior care
COVID-19 has proven to be a watershed event in the way we approach the design of long-term care (LTC) facilities. The pandemic has brought into sharp focus how a chronic practice of ‘warehousing’ seniors within large institutions can negatively impact the safety and well-being of its residents.
February 17, 2022
5 mins
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We're Changing it Up. Meet River+
River+™ is the next generation of our highly popular lounge series. Now with industry-leading support for workplace, education and healthcare, River+ performs at three times the BIFMA standard for true 24/7 applications in demanding environments.
October 11, 2019
3 mins
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Are Sit-Stand Tables the Answer? An Interview with Lucy Hart
The most important asset at a company is not something you can put your hands on. It is not the equipment or the data or even the intellectual property, but the people—the human capital—what can either make or break a business.
May 10, 2018
4 mins
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