How to Create a Workspace with Direction
It's estimated that 1 in 4 Americans are currently working from home due to COVID-19. That's nearly 40 million Americans who have grown accustomed to the comfort of their home offices, the trials of videoconferencing, and multitasking home and work responsibilities. But what does this mean for employers who plan to bring them back into the office in the coming year?
Read MoreTopics: Collaboration, Human Development, Designer's Corner, Working from Home, Technology, Covid-19, remote, hybrid, Compass
Accessing Mobility in a Remote World
Do you sometimes feel like the past year has been a blur? As we come up upon a year of dealing with COVID-19 in the United States, the days can begin to mix together. This "Groundhog’s Day" feeling has been lasting over 10 months now, and even as life begins to return to normal, it may still seem as if progress is slow. At the same time, the world continues to move quickly. Kids are still learning. Companies are still hiring, producing, and flourishing. Some days, it can be challenging to remain productive and hopeful. So how can you gain access to a feeling of movement and change in a world dominated by distance? Here are just a few ways to get moving again.
Read MoreTopics: Active Learning, Human Development, Working from Home, Learn from Home, Technology, Covid-19, learning from home, hybrid classroom, remote, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Compass, Well-being
10 Lessons from 2020 That We'll Need in 2021
As the year comes to a close, we reflect on all that happened in 2020. With the pandemic came changes to how we learn, work, and socialize. When COVID-19 came to the U.S., MooreCo got to work to quickly provide solutions for students to keep learning and workers to keep producing. We hosted our first webinar in June and our second in October, featuring panelists in the fields of medicine, design, and education. We closely followed the trajectory of the virus and how it was affecting the back-to-school season. We learned a lot in 2020 about COVID-19, about remote learning and working, and about how to thrive in a pandemic and we want to share our findings with you. Here are the top 10 lesson from 2020 that we’re sure to need in 2021.
Read MoreTopics: Insider, Active Learning, Human Development, Healthcare, Working from Home, Technology, Covid-19, Back-to-school, hybrid classroom, remote, hybrid, i3sixty, quick ship, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Expert Analysis
Can We Find Togetherness Through Technology?
Although it’s not the same as being together in one room, people have been able to come together through the power of technology in 2020. Due to the pandemic, students are learning remotely, workers are telecommuting, and holiday get-togethers are taking place online to minimize the risk of spreading COVID-19. While it has been an adjustment with many challenges to move many of our activities online, there is also great opportunity being presented this year with new achievements in virtual togetherness.
Read MoreTopics: Active Learning, Human Development, Active Classroom, Designer's Corner, Working from Home, Technology, Covid-19, Back-to-school, learning from home, hybrid classroom, remote, hybrid, i3sixty, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Expert Analysis
5 Changes in Classroom Design to Expect in 2021
It goes without saying that 2020 has been a year of great change for many. Students, parents, and teachers have been affected by the fluctuations of school schedules caused by COVID-19. Some are learning remotely, some are learning in a hybrid model, and some are back in school full-time.
Read MoreTopics: Insider, Collaboration, Active Classroom, Designer's Corner, Working from Home, Technology, Back-to-school, learning from home, hybrid classroom, hybrid, quick ship
How Great Products and Service Can Make Life Easier in 2020
At MooreCo, we’re no strangers to the world of business. We’ve been operating for over 35 years, with a dedication to providing quality classroom and office furniture to create environments where people can thrive. That mission has never been more important than it is now. As schedules and environments adapt to a world living through a pandemic, products are needed to help provide solutions. That’s why we’re upping our game this year. Because we’ve heard from our partners and customers about what they’re feeling and what they need to keep going. Here's what we've learned about doing great business and how it can make life a little easier this year.
Read MoreTopics: Insider, Working from Home, Technology, Covid-19, Back-to-school, learning from home, remote, i3sixty, Affordability, quick ship
Topics: Design, Active Classroom, Healthcare, Working from Home, Covid-19, Back-to-school, hybrid
Topics: Active Learning, Active Classroom, Working from Home, Learn from Home, Covid-19, hybrid classroom, remote, i3sixty
All the Space Solutions You’ll Need to Keep Learning, Working, and Thriving Through COVID-19
In a truly unprecedented time brought on by COVID-19, learning continues to be different this year as communities work with ideas for how to reduce the transmission of the virus while still learning and working.
Read MoreTopics: Design, Designer's Corner, Healthcare, Working from Home, Covid-19, learning from home, remote
On April 24th, MooreCo put out a blog post about on how experts were predicting this year’s back-to-school season would differ from previous years because of Covid-19. As information continues to emerge about how the virus spreads and affects various populations, including children, we continue to stay on the heels of what to expect going forward.
Read MoreTopics: Design, Active Learning, Human Development, Clean Living, Working from Home, Learn from Home, Technology, Covid-19