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Healthy Setting for Learning What are some of the environmental settings that promote learning? Defining the characteristics of a one-size-fits-all classroom or training environment is a challenging exercise at best. Nevertheless many experts agree that certain environmental conditions promote learning. Here are several examples of what some believe stimulate the synapses. Read More...
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Esque's Wall of Tears
Despite its somber name, Portland-based Esque's "Wall of Tears" wall decoration is just so darn beautiful, and made by hand with sustainability in mind. Usually I'm not one who is drawn to the...
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Lori Weitzner: Winning Designs and...
Didn't have time to read the paper this morning? No worries; your wallcovering can help. Lori Weitzner designs products--wallcoverings, fabrics, rugs, trims--that are meant to engage the senses...
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Yves Behar and GE to Launch WattStation
Star designer Yves Behar, whose socially and environmentally sustainable designs have ranged from the One Laptop Per Child to Puma's new eco-friendly box and packaging, has teamed up with GE to...
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The key is to think about the environment as a whole. What is its purpose? How is it being used? Can we improve on function? Can we make it more conducive to healing?

Where learning takes place can have a big impact on how it happens and the result. Today, learning and teaching styles are collaborative, and technology is everywhere.

In a world where connecting and collaborating is vital to success, the role of the workplace is to connect people with people, information, the tools they need to do their job and with the culture of the organization.

Government agencies have a tough job, balancing a demanding workload with being good stewards of taxpayer dollars. It doesn't matter what branch of the government you work in, it's not easy.