The Need for Flexibility in Healthcare Environments

Now more than ever we recognize the need for flexibility in all industries, but especially healthcare. Ships, convention centers, hotels, even tents in parks are being converted into hospitals in order to meet the surging demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rightly so, healthcare providers are focused on the immediate – on how to provide the…

In these unprecedented times, schools across the U.S. have been forced to close in order to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Many education systems have sent kids home with materials and tools that help them continue to learn outside of the classroom, leveraging technology to keep everyone connected. Communities are coming together…

Given the emphasis on principles like design thinking, active collaboration, and agility in today’s business culture, it’s no surprise that project-based learning has emerged as a leading educational model to prepare students for their future contributions to the knowledge- and service-based economy. Problem-solving has long been a key part of schools’ curricula, but 21st century…

The most effective modern workplaces are host to a diverse mix of spaces and furnishings that support the many different ways employees work – focusing, collaborating, learning, socializing – and many ancillary products are available to enhance the design of those spaces. But it’s risky to create lounge areas, huddle spaces and cafes (or any…

In part one of this blog series, we wrote that innovation can’t occur without teamwork, and we described several common business practices such as design thinking, generative thinking, and active collaboration that help to nurture an agile work culture that’s well-poised to succeed. But it all falls flat unless the physical workplace supports these modern…

Written by Dennis Summers, Senior Account Executive at dancker dancker’s Healthcare Logistics team has a tried-and-true process when it comes to managing our clients’ assets to ensure they have what they need, when they need it. If you’re like the rest of us, you’ve probably spent countless hours sitting in waiting rooms of doctor’s offices…

Learning and growth are no longer restricted to the classroom or library – the space in between classrooms and other traditional learning environments is valuable real estate where students and faculty collide regularly. Hallways, lounge spaces and common areas are no longer just empty spaces that students and faculty pass through as they go from…

In today’s fast-paced world, success is defined by how quickly an organization can correct a problem people are experiencing and adapt to change. Since real estate is one of the largest investments an organization makes, it can and should be used to improve work and worker experiences as well as foster innovation. Leading companies recognize…

Originally published in The Business of Furniture on November 6, 2019 Written by Darlene Burns, Design Director | dancker Years ago, we worked in offices. You may have had a desk in a cubicle or if you were lucky, a real office with walls. The environment was pretty much always the same. With the emergence…

Originally published by School Construction News in the Nov/Dec 2019, Volume 22, Number 7 issue Written by Steve Lang, President & CEO | dancker   The role of education is to prepare students to become active, successful, and contributing members of society. Surprisingly, the prevailing school model practiced today was defined in the mid- to…

Technology is pushing the world forward. Yet when it comes to workspace design, technology solutions are not typically specified until late in the design process, which creates a challenge for IT and AV teams brought in after furniture selections have been finalized. Today, businesses must support five different generations in the workforce. Each has their…

While everyone thinks of summer as time away from school, it’s a busy period when renovating or updating classrooms, learning commons, and other education spaces. Here is our suggested timeline and process to ensure your project will be delivered and installed by the end of the summer, right in time for the new school year…