At NELSON Worldwide, we know great workplace design not only enables and encourages communication, but helps leaders perform better. When we accomplish these two objectives in our design solutions, our clients gain a workplace that naturally boosts the opportunity for, and success of, the key to all great companies: great mentorship.

As the workplace evolves, the legal sector is no exception. This typically conservative industry has once again been forced to adapt quickly to maintain business continuity. The challenges developing around physical space, client service, and employee safety promise to reshape the legal workplace in both the near and long-term future. 

At NELSON Worldwide, we know a space has achieved success when it enables people across a diverse spectrum of biological, psychological, and cultural requirements to feel included, supported, and celebrated. The built environment must be a place that allows equal opportunity for people of all backgrounds to reach their potential and be successful at work.

NELSON Worldwide has conducted a comprehensive evaluation of COVID-19’s impact across industries to arm our clients and partners with short- and long-term solutions to best respond, adapt, and innovate in the wake of COVID-19.

This Assessment identifies macro trends and implications that will drive shifts in business models, brand development, and the design of built environments — and ultimately, shape the human experience.

Designers and architects understand that design has an impact on how people feel and behave, and the correctional environment is no exception. We’ve updated our design standards to reflect the impact the environment has on Trauma Informed Care models of treatment within a correctional setting. The environment is an important part of the treatment-based approach, critical to the well-being of both residents and staff. 

Studies have proven that a huge part of making employees feel comfortable, safe, and productive has to do with their environment. Knowing this, how can employers and designers use the return to the office as an opportunity to bring a more empathetic perspective to the workplace?

In this insight report, NELSON Worldwide has established five key principles in making more inclusive and inspiring workspaces for all.

The busiest shopping season of the year has arrived! As retail evolves and consumers seek new ways of purchasing, we set out to discover the motives behind today’s shoppers. Along the way, we “unwrapped” four ways retailers can improve this year’s holiday shopping experience.

Some attorneys start to get nervous when workplace designers discuss the private office. Why? We live in a corporate world now dominated by open layouts and free address plans, some very successful and others, less so. As law firms continue to modernize and explore trends that were long ago adopted by other industries, we’re seeing more of them embrace progressive space concepts than ever before. Does this mean dedicated, private attorney offices are on their way out?