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4 Priorities To Consider When Designing Workplaces For Gen Z

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Born between 1997 and 2012, Gen Z is the first digitally native generation and is becoming the most diverse and educated. With this shift in mentality and focus on a more varied, nomadic lifestyle, we need to ensure our workspaces are flexible and inclusive to support and engage Gen Z. It seems like a winning recipe, doesn’t it?

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From Cubicles To Community Hubs: Reimagining Work As An Activity, Not A Place

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On the most recent Future of Work podcast episode, we were joined by Dave Cairns, who has transitioned from a successful career as a professional poker player to join CBRE in 2012 where he is now a Senior Vice President. He provided an interesting formula to define culture: its values multiplied by behavior, raised to the power of influence.

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Amid Convenience Culture, Gen Zers Embrace Boutique Shopping—Here’s Why

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Those born between 1997 and 2012 were raised with connectivity at their fingertips. A 2020 study by McKinsey and Company found that unlike millennials, Gen Z is much more likely to shop at a brick-and-mortar. Hazel & Olive found its roots in Johnson’s apartment in 2012. Generation Z only knows a digitized world.

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Nobody Likes Dealing with Death—Until They Attend One of Amy Pickard’s Humorous ‘Good To Go!’ Parties

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When Amy Pickard’s mother died suddenly in 2012, she was understandably grief-stricken. It was such a weird, ironic moment that the company that I created for others actually helped me and helped my grief ,” she says. But she also felt frustrated and overwhelmed, since her mother didn’t plan ahead for her death. “I

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Authentically Gen Z: The Values, Aspirations & Drivers That Will Re-Define The Future Of Work

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As Generation Z—those born between 1997 and 2012—begins to enter the workforce, companies are realizing their current office spaces, operational policies, and company norms do not resonate as strongly with this emerging employee base as they did with those of decades past. Image courtesy of SmithGroup.

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For Mi Golondrina, Hispanic Heritage Is More Than a Month

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Embracing heritage is what this company is.” . Mi Golondrina began to take shape in 2012 on a trip Lynch took to Oaxaca, where she met artist Roberta Ángeles Ojeda. And much like the artisans are the spirit of Mi Golondrina in Mexico, Luz “Quina” Samano is the spirit of the company in the U.S.

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Travel Blogger Helene Sula Says Anyone Can Live an Extraordinary Life

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In 2012, there were few examples of full-time bloggers, and the path to revenue felt more like trades with other bloggers than profit. For many years, this was with travel guide companies that attract well-known trip hosts, like TrovaTrip and Avalon Waterways River Cruises. That’s what led her and Michael to lead trips themselves.

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