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Jan Johnson

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Jan Johnson, FIIDA, MCR.w is a well-respected workplace strategist who frequently speaks, writes and consults about the evolving workplace. Most recently she was vice president of workplace strategy at Allsteel | Gunlocke, former chair of the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, and frequently teaches the three MCR.w classes she helped develop for CoreNet Global.

Four Keys to Thriving Workers and Successful Organizations

Inspired from her original mid-pandemic post, author Jan Johnson and Yong In have updated the thinking with post mid-pandemic insights.

Part 1: Double Down On People-First Cultural Evolution

Key point #1 in the series stresses the importance of supporting the people-first cultural evolution through multiple examples.

Part 2: Promote the Value of the Office to Nurture Connections and Interactions

Part 2 explores the importance of social cohesion to nurture and foster connections and authentic interactions.

Part 3: Encourage Teams to Develop Team Agreements

Part 3 makes the case for team agreements by explaining what they include and their value to organizations.

Part 4: Intentionally Design with Adaptability in Mind

The final part of the series introduces the idea of a "Shakedown Cruise" and why to intentionally design with an adaptive mindset.

Designing with Insight and Intention: Uncovering Behavioral and Functional Needs

This article delves into one of the most important employee engagements: needs assessment (AKA programming) and all the benefits it confers and reinforces.

The Old Office is Dead. Long Live the Intentionally Human-Centered Office.

Jan Johnson and Kelly Colón share 6 key factors that will enable organizations to migrate from the past office-centric workplace to a human-centered workplace.

How Place Can Help Us Think Better

Jan Johnson of Allsteel draws on the book "The Extended Mind" to share how can we thoughtfully apply social sciences to improve the experiences of people at work. 

NeoConnect Presents Jan Johnson and Jeff Leitner

In partnership with NeoCon, this is the first in a series collaborations with originally scheduled NeoCon 2020 presenters. As the world has turned upside down...

Five Principles for Promoting Acoustic Comfort in the Workplace

Allsteel shares their top five ways of dealing with noise in the office.

Balancing Efficiency with Effectiveness

As we search for both efficiency and effectiveness opportunities, we can look at both "demand" -- in truly understanding what people need to do their work -- and "supply" savings in the way space and furniture are planned and managed over time.

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