Steelcase Flexes and Roams

  A few weeks ago, in New York City, Steelcase unveiled its new Flex Collection, a collection of work-focused furniture pieces intended to address the needs of agile thinking and design thinking teams. And in its continuing partnership with Microsoft, it also introduced Steelcase Roam, a mobile stand and easy-to-hang wall mounting system designed to work in tandem with Microsoft’s newly unveiled next-gen Surface Hub 2S, an all-in-one collaboration device built for teamwork. The Flex Collection includes moveable desks, tables, whiteboards, carts, space dividers and accessories that can be rearranged on-demand, making it easy to shift “from a brainstorm to a workshop, or from a daily stand up to a sprint review.” To get the scoop on Flex, we spoke with Bill Bennie, Steelcase Design Director, and David Cooper, Product Category Manager. Flex grew out of an exploration by Steelcase’s research team to address the changing nature of the business …