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Herman Miller joins the Future Forum to redesign work at home and in the office
The global leader in furniture and office design becomes a founding partner to help companies thrive in the post-pandemic world ZEELAND, Mich., April 6, 2021
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[{"type":"text","content":"The global leader in furniture and office design becomes a founding partner to help companies thrive in the post-pandemic world\n\n\nZEELAND, Mich., April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Herman Miller (NASDAQ: MLHR), the globally recognized leader in furniture and office design, is joining the Future Forum, the Slack-backed consortium that's helping executives at leading companies deliver on the transformation needed to thrive in the post-pandemic world.\nHerman Miller will become a founding partner of the Future Forum, collaborating on initiatives that help leaders rethink the way they design both the spaces and processes used to enable employee collaboration. Specific areas of focus will include:\nThe future of the office: Whether it's a return to headquarters, sustained work from home, or a combination of the two, the physical spaces companies use for work will need to look fundamentally different. Herman Miller and the Future Forum will work together to develop concrete solutions that companies can implement to meet the evolving needs and expectations of their employees. Creativity and innovation: The spaces used for work are only part of the story—the processes and procedures people work with are just as important. Herman Miller and the Future Forum will develop playbooks helping companies establish new methods for fostering employee creativity and innovation.\"Designing the optimal employee experience is all about balancing diverse needs for individual focus with expectations for collaboration and communication,\" says Joseph White, the director of Workplace Futures and Insight for Herman Miller. \"In the post-pandemic world, this redesign will be a critical competitive differentiator for companies. The best and brightest employees will seek out companies that help them cultivate balance, offering both support with home office setups and corporate office spaces that are optimized for choice.\"\n\"Thriving in the new world of work depends on giving employees flexibility in how, when and where they work,\" says Helen Lee Kupp, the director of product strategy and partnerships at the Future Forum. \"We're thrilled to partner with Herman Miller to help companies evolve the way they think about office space, technology and work processes so that they can thrive in the new world of work.\" Herman Miller joins other Future Forum partners...