Concurrents: What Makes a Commute Worth It? 

In our rapidly evolving professional landscape, commercial and corporate workspace design has become pivotal in shaping culture, enhancing productivity, and fostering innovation. To learn more about the latest trends influencing workspace design, I reached out to Erica Waayenberg, the Head of Research & Content Development at ThinkLab. Because a) I’ve always wanted to meet her (officeinsight FTW), and b) when it comes to understanding the commercial interiors industry, no one does it better than the ThinkLab team.  Our conversation shed light on emerging patterns, innovative approaches, and the evolving needs driving the workspace transformation.  Outside of aesthetics, Erica said that technology, sustainability, and human-centered design are really at the heart of the direction of commercial and corporate workspaces — and there is a lot of overlap.  Sustainability  ThinkLab developed the first-ever set of A+D specifier personas in 2022, and of the five personas, the sustainability-first persona has doubled year over …