BEHAVIOR BY DESIGN: HOW SPACE INFLUENCES HUMAN INTERACTION (SAMPLE)

SAMPLE SLIDES TO SUPPORT SXSW2025 SUBMISSION

1. photo credit CommonDesk photo credit Workable photo credit Workable photo credit Corgan Creating Community through Shared Space “Simply put, by creating community and reducing isolation and loneliness, coworking benefits both organizations and workers due to greater levels of work engagement, productivity, and worker happiness.” -Steve King Harvard Business Review, 2017 sample

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3. Cultural Shifts – Learning and Gathering Command & Control “Head of the Table” Didactic Leadership communicated by seating arrangement Meeting Behavior sample

4. Cultural Shifts – Learning and Gathering Meeting Behavior sample

5. FLOOR PLANS – SAME SIZE SPACES, DIFFERENT USES, DIFFERENT ORG. CULTURE Space as an Indicator of Organizational Culture Ordered rows Assigned seating Activities made to fit the space Activity specific zones Open office - typical sample

6. Space as an Indicator of Organizational Culture Space arranged to fit the activity Organize and reorganize teams organically Spaces take on multiple functions Open office - agile sample

7. Cultural Shifts – Real Estate Priorities Space + Behavior sample

8. Individual Space Collective Focused Culture Increased community space Variety of space types to support neurodiversity, workstyles & varied activities Meeting spaces reflect shifts in information delivery Variety of spaces for connection Designed to bring people together sample

9. “Studies in cognitive psychology and neuroscience show that human cognition depends not only on how the brain processes signals, but also on the environment in which those signals are received.” - Fayard , A.; Weeks, J. and Khan, M.; Harvard Business review, March-April 2021 sample

10. Varied acoustical experiences Accommodate sensitivities and neurodiversity Encourages change in behaviors by the acoustical character of the varied spaces sample