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Here you can find articles and news about DORIS. Additionally, DORIS founder, Sam Julka, writes a regular column that’s published in the Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ). We like to think of her as the Carrie Bradshaw of workplace columnists. Each of these columns deliver golden wisdom from the good, the bad, and the ugly that we at DORIS have gleaned from our many years engaging with employees through our research.
As leaders, we must be aware of unintended impact
One day a few years ago, I sat at my desk and noticed a small yellow jar next to my keyboard. I picked it up for a closer inspection and realized it was eye cream. I work in an open office, but...
Your Field of Dreams Office Podcast
It seems to me that many business owners and executives are struggling with a similar issue today - how to create the right office environment to satisfy the changing paradigm of employee desires...
Office Occupancy – Debunk Myths and Finding New Insights
Go behind the scenes of what is really going on with today's office utilization and occupancy. Listen to our Vice President of Operations, Meghan Tooman and Andrew Urban as they discuss the trends...
As leaders, we need to better promote relational work
Nine years ago, I was about eight weeks pregnant with my twin boys and found myself standing in the grocery store’s pharmacy section, looking for some vitamins my doctor suggested. I told the...
What Goes into a Workspace that Works?
We would love to know too!In January of 2021, DORIS (Design Oriented Research for Impactful Solutions) knew it was moving offices. Staying true to themselves, DORIS researchers conducted an internal...
Welcome your employee’s full being into the office
One day this summer, I had been in the office a few hours when I was startled by a small human with Heelys shoes rolling past my desk. I turned around and said to my colleague, “I had no idea your...
To rework your office space, take advice from Vanilla Ice
“Stop. Collaborate and listen.” I think Vanilla Ice had some great words of wisdom for some of today’s leaders when thinking about what to do with their office space. Well, he had it almost right; I...
Returning to Work? Your Office Needs a Refresh.
Can we go back? They say you can never go home again, or is it that you can never go to the office again? Think back to your late teens or early 20s, when you moved out of your parents’ house to go...
Stick to the basics to bring employees back
Can you remember the last time you were really excited to go somewhere? We have a lot of that pent-up energy right now as we all begin to reschedule vacations we canceled over the last several...