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Designing lab workspaces in the time of COVID

COVID-19 initially brought major disruptions to lab operations and staffing. Those disruptions are now often mitigated through split staffing shifts and increased distancing ...
April 8, 2021
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Prioritizing staff wellbeing: A call to action

The Program on Physician Wellbeing at Mayo Clinic reports that over 50% of U.S. physicians, especially those working on the frontlines of care—in emergency medicine, family and...
Feb. 8, 2021
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Libraries

Envisioning libraries as community hubs

  What makes the role of libraries unique during this time of social distancing? Libraries always have been asked to do a great deal to serve the public and a wide variety...
Oct. 22, 2020
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Museums emerging from the pandemic: Hands-on learning

HGA’s earlier installments in this series have covered insights that can apply to all museums such as: establishing trust, using clear communication, processing guests while ...
Aug. 6, 2020
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Coronavirus

Guiding changes in the workplace: Past, present, and future

In workplace design, change management is the process of equipping leadership (first) and then supporting staff (second) in a company to move from their current state to their...
June 17, 2020
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Coronavirus

Technology crucial during COVID-19 social distancing

There’s a great deal of uncertainty over the spread of the novel Coronavirus and our response to COVID-19 infection. The response of social distancing has been rapid, and is ...
March 19, 2020
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Designing campus buildings through an equity lens

Traditionally, campuses have been designed for the able-bodied, college-age student from the majority culture who enrolls full-time. But today’s campuses—from residential to ...
March 9, 2020