Consolidating office space can have an element of fun

I basically live in a fraternity house at home. I live with two 5-year-olds and a 3-year-old—all boys. Also hanging around are my husband and the dog, also

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We have to hold our yoga class outside!

A few weeks ago, I was sitting in my office, listening to the cold November sleet on the roof. Through the miracle of modern-day technology, I was conducting

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In office spaces, loud is the new quite

I moved to Indy in 2005 and attended my first Indianapolis 500 in May 2006. I think the start of that race was the loudest moment I have

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Let’s establish a few workspace boundaries

Remember growing up sharing your bedroom with your sister? Well, I didn’t have any sisters (thanks a lot, Mom and Dad), but I did have a lot of

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Workplace surveys: want real answers? Talk to people.

I’m a formally trained researcher specializing in qualitative research. What that means, and how it is different from other types of researchers, fills many-a-book. In the following few

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In workplace design, we say ‘generation shmeneration’

A question we are often asked by leadership teams is how people from different generations differ in their perspective on the workplace. And like the good researchers we

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Well-designed workspaces are no joke

It sounds like the beginning of a great joke: A design researcher walks into a dinner party … . Although I am a design researcher, these days—with three

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5 mistakes that can stifle creativity in the workplace

Creativity can be a slippery word. Often we hear people say, “I’m not creative” or “I know a gal that is so creative.” We label people creative or

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2018 Innovation Issue: Sam Julka offers six ways workplaces can spur creativity

Every good leader knows this truth:Innovate or die. But the word“innovation” can be, at best, annoying, and, at worst, terrifying. What the hell does it actually mean to

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Alumni Stories: Sam Julka, President of DORIS

Stephany Stamatis interviewed Sam Julka, a 2012 graduate of Herron’s Visual Communication Design MFA program, and now President of DORIS Research. What year did you graduate from Herron

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