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Gensler Design Exchange

The Gensler Design Exchange creates a dialogue between design experts, creative trendsetters, and thought leaders to discuss how we shape the future of cities.

Sep 3, 2020

At this critical inflection point in our history, it's important to reflect and recharge in order to preserve not just our individual wellbeing, but also our ability to return to designing the future of our cities with our best foot forward. As we continue to dream up innovative, purpose-built spaces both public...


Dec 19, 2019

Hot off the heels of this year's Wellbeing Week, we'd like to share with you a few tips we learned from Grace Ogden, a mindfulness meditation teacher with the George Washington University Center for Integrative Medicine, who led our staff through three simple meditations to manage stress. Leading the conversation is...


Nov 5, 2018

In this episode of the Gensler Design Exchange podcast, Greg Plavcan sits down with Liz Resenic of Gensler’s Washington office. Liz is a Sustainability Specialist and an active contributor to Gensler’s WorkWell model as well as Gensler’s internal wellbeing initiatives. In their conversation, Greg and Liz discuss...


Oct 18, 2018

In this episode of the Gensler Design Exchange, Gensler's Gregory Plavcan talks with Gary Strehlke, Wellbeing Navigator at Steelcase. Steelcase's wellbeing hubs are an accessible approach to HR. Rather than the “principal’s office” HR tends to be, a wellbeing hub is an intentional space where employees can...


Oct 4, 2018

In this episode of the Gensler Design Exchange podcast, host Gregory Plavcan talks with mindfulness meditation teacher Grace Ogden. Grace draws from 27 years of experience in mindfulness meditation and teaches at George Washington University and UMass Medical School Center for Mindfulness. In this conversation, Gregory...