Allsteel Inc. and The Gunlocke Company LLC, leading office furniture manufacturers and sister brands under HNI Corporation, announced the launch of Learning Labs, a virtual series of CEUs and industry discussions.
Allsteel | Gunlocke will offer digital webinars to connect the design community and drive compelling conversations about the most pertinent topics in the industry. The series will run twice a month and offer insights into areas such as agility and flexibility, professional services, interaction, collaboration, and other topical themes. Credits for CEU’s are available for architects and interior designers. To register and receive updates on “hot topics,” visit
www.allsteeloffice.com/insights/events/learning-labs. The schedule is below:
April 14, 11-12:15 p.m. CDT - Agility + Flexibility CEU
The word ‘agile’ is part of many terms used to define the workplace - agile processes, agile spaces, agile teams, agile work. There are commonalities across them all – flexibility and adaptably for example – but it’s important to understand what the word ‘agile’ means to your client or organization before starting the design process. This course outlines key definitions, and describes specific organizational, spatial and work setting components that need to be considered when designing an ‘agile’ workspace. Listen to the recording here.
April 28, 11-12 p.m. CDT - Designing for New Realities: Post Pandemic Workplace Considerations
Allsteel | Gunlocke will explore the future of the workplace as we see it now. This 1-hour session will cover:
Materiality: Is ‘Cleanability’ the New ‘Sustainability?’
Social Distancing: Social Collaborative
Remote Work: WFH and Integrating at Work
International Discussion with Pam Keefe, Vice President of HNI International
May 5, 11-12 p.m. CDT - Professional Services CEU
This CEU looks at the evolving professional services client as the industry changes, new ways of working, and new opportunities that are playing out in workplace design. The presentation will be a good primer for those who are interested in the breadth of what we are seeing and the shifts that might be coming.
May 19, 11-12 p.m. CDT - Hot Topic #2
Allsteel | Gunlocke will explore the future of the workplace as we see it now.
June 9, 11-12 p.m. CDT - Interaction and Collaboration 2.0 CEU
Collaboration is a vital part of work in the 21st century; yet our understanding of the actual activities in which workers engage and how best to design for them so that spaces don’t sit empty or frustrate their users is lacking. This course will briefly make the case for planning effective spaces, then review a series of considerations that cover “planning,” “provisioning” and “using” elements. We’ll test our theories with real examples, and share tools to apply in practice.
June 23, 11-12 p.m. CDT - Hot Topic #3
Allsteel | Gunlocke will explore the future of the workplace as we see it now.
July 7, 11-12 p.m. CDT - Power to the People Presentation
Power to the People shares four complementary perspectives on people: what motivates us, what engages us, the science behind performance, and what drives our behavior in social settings - including the office. The more we understand how we tick, how interdependent we are, and why we crave agency and belonging, the more we can contribute to the success of the people our workplace strategies and designs are meant to enable.
July 21, 11-12 p.m. CDT - Hot Topic #4
Allsteel | Gunlocke will explore the future of the workplace as we see it now.
