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The Sustainability Dividend of Workplace Strategy
The Strategy Behind Sustainable Design Often, when we talk about creating a more sustainable workplace, the conversation turns quickly to materials, furniture, building systems, certifications, and waste diversion. These are all essential parts of sustainable design. But a workplace’s environmental impact is also shaped by decisions made earlier: whether to renovate, relocate, or expand; how much space is actually needed; what can be retained; and how long the resulting workp

Madeleine McGillivray
Aug 125 min read


A Dashboard Can Tell You What’s Happening. It Can’t Tell You What to Do About It.
Why the biggest workplace data challenge isn't collecting information – it's interpreting it well enough to make better decisions. When interpretation is rushed or overly simplified, organizations can end up solving the wrong problem, introducing policies or interventions that address symptoms rather than causes. Leaders are surrounded by dashboards, metrics, and signals, yet many are still asking the same question: what does any of it actually mean for the decisions they nee

Meghan Burelle
Jul 143 min read


What the Blue Jays Can Teach Us About Workplace Culture
I Was Reading The Culture Code and Couldn’t Stop Thinking About the Blue Jays.

Madeleine McGillivray
Jun 253 min read


What Leaders Should Expect from a Workplace Strategy.
The workplace needs the same clarity of direction that leaders expect from business strategy.

Jill Priestman
Apr 285 min read


Have We Designed Work to Interrupt Itself?
Is it just me, or have we designed work in a way that makes it harder to actually… work? Have we accidentally created a universal workflow that interrupts work?

Madeleine McGillivray
Apr 282 min read


From Grey to Growth
How Biophilic Design Powers Productivity and Wellbeing in the Workplace

Meghan Burelle
Apr 284 min read


The Productivity Paradox
Why Busy Offices Aren’t Necessarily High-Performing Offices Canadian organizations are under intense pressure right now. Do more with less. Absorb inflation. Manage wage pressure. Increase productivity. At the same time, many organizations are asking employees to spend more time in the office, while others are seeing uneven attendance patterns across teams and roles. What’s consistent is this: offices are busier, but productivity is not necessarily improving. Offices are busi

Meghan Burelle
Feb 183 min read
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