Looking Forward: Conversations about the Future of Work

Looking Forward: Conversations about the Future of Work


Latest Episodes

S3, E11: A last look forward
November 22, 2023

Two experts from MillerKnoll’s Global Research and Insights team recap last episode’s conversation on the Harkin Institute’s inclusive design, before revealing new insights from our Global Workplace A

S3, E10: Designing for progress
November 08, 2023

The road to inclusivity stops for many buildings at ADA compliance, but two architects for The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement at Drake University are charting a different pa

S3, E9: Advocating for inclusion
October 25, 2023

Thirty years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), there’s one research institute still pushing for more inclusive spaces for all. The Harkin Institute for Public Policy &amp

S3, E8: Evolving the workplace
October 11, 2023

What does it take to create workspaces people actually want to be in? Using smart technology as a sandbox, our guests explore how workplaces can forecast employee needs, measure results, and use data

S3, E7: Back to basics
September 27, 2023

Office density before the pandemic didn’t provide an ideal workplace experience for anyone. That’s just one of the takeaways from our chat with two experts from the Global Research and Insights team a

S3, E6: Reimagining cities
September 13, 2023

For this episode, we welcome two guests from the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies (CIFS). Carsten Beck is Director of Research and Lovisa Volmarsson is an Advisor and Futurist. Our conversation

S3, E5: Leading toward belonging
August 30, 2023

Like most weeks this season, we welcome two guests to this episode. However, since both have a knack for looking at issues from multiple angles, it feels like we’re packing in more insights per minute

S3, E4: Redesigning work
August 16, 2023

Our guests for this episode come bearing research from their respective organizations to spark business leaders to think differently about the physical environment. Despina Katsikakis is an Executive

S3, E3: Still a work in progress
August 02, 2023

When the insights come at you as fast as they do in Looking Forward, sometimes you need a chance to reflect and consider how they apply to your world. So, this season, we’ve invited members of our Glo

S3, E2: Redefining wellbeing
July 19, 2023

This week’s guests explore workplace wellbeing in both theory and practice. Gethin Nadin is a psychologist and Chief Innovation Officer at Benefex, a UK-based employee experience software company. He