Fallingwater

Fallingwater

Few residential buildings have had more impact on the modern office than Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater. It was built in the late 1930s in Western Pennsylvania. As a college architecture student in Pennsylvania, Wright’s presence was still unescapable half a...
Flexibility Wins

Flexibility Wins

Flexibility wins almost every time. I think I need to thank Hanna Larsson for that opening line, but it’s sort of a universal truth. One of the things that we’ve learned from the pandemic and remote work is that people want flexibility. And...
Remote Work: Destination or Journey?

Remote Work: Destination or Journey?

The media tends to spend a lot of time on clickbait headlines around office vs remote, but what is remote work? Is it a destination or a journey? Years ago George Carlin had a comedy routine about a piece of mystery food in the back of his refrigerator. “Could...
The Truth About The Office and Remote Work

The Truth About The Office and Remote Work

Sometimes I think we get sucked into a narrative that offices are bad and remote work is the answer. That’s an oversimplification and it’s not really correct. Here are a few ideas that I think are actually true: In most cases, the office of 2019 no longer...
The Power of Social

The Power of Social

If you want to understand the power of social networks, you can learn a lot from going to funerals. I suppose I could learn more if I went to more, but I’m glad that I don’t have to. This weekend was my last Aunt’s funeral. She made it to 88 years...