Michael Bierut, Jessica Helfand|Audio
March 13, 2018
S4E4: Ben Watson
Ben Watson is the chief creative officer of Herman Miller. What do they consider when they create furniture and workspaces for their clients?
So you might think that, oh, I’m thinking about my providing them with the right ergonomic chair and accessories to actually give them good physical support if they are doing seated computer-driven tasks work for many hours a day. That’s really important, to attend to the physical needs of someone.
But it’s not only that, we talked about spiritual and emotional needs as well. And so what does it mean to feel secure in your workplace? Do I have an opportunity to have a private conversation with a loved one when I need to make that phone call? Do I have an opportunity to have signs that say I belong here?
Subscribe to The Design of Business | The Business of Design on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app.
The Design of Business | The Business of Design is recorded at the Yale School of Management.
A big thanks to our sponsor Wix.
Observed
View all
Observed
By Michael Bierut & Jessica Helfand
Related Posts
She the People
Aimee Allison|Audio
Make a Plan to Vote ft. Genny Castillo, Danielle Atkinson of Mothering Justice
She the People
Aimee Allison|Audio
Shifting Narratives ft. Moya Bailey, IllumiNative’s Crystal Echo Hawk, & #JoyToThePolls
She the People
Aimee Allison|Audio
The Halls and The Streets ft. Congresswoman Barbara Lee & One Fair Wage’s Saru Jayaraman
She the People
Aimee Allison|Audio
In the Work ft. L’Oreal Thompson Payton, Dr. Christina Bejarano, Dr. Wendy Smooth, & dancing
Recent Posts
Make a Plan to Vote ft. Genny Castillo, Danielle Atkinson of Mothering Justice Black balled and white walled: Interiority in Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance”L’Oreal Thompson Payton|Essays
‘Misogynoir is a distraction’: Moya Bailey on why Kamala Harris (or any U.S. president) is not going to save us New kids on the bloc?Related Posts
She the People
Aimee Allison|Audio
Make a Plan to Vote ft. Genny Castillo, Danielle Atkinson of Mothering Justice
She the People
Aimee Allison|Audio
Shifting Narratives ft. Moya Bailey, IllumiNative’s Crystal Echo Hawk, & #JoyToThePolls
She the People
Aimee Allison|Audio
The Halls and The Streets ft. Congresswoman Barbara Lee & One Fair Wage’s Saru Jayaraman
She the People
Aimee Allison|Audio