Chapter 1 Culture

McDonald’s／Kickstarter／Vice／Zappos.com／Slack／Square／NHN

Chapter 2 Innovation

SAP／Microsoft／Aalto University Design Factory／Deutsche Telekom／d.school／Ziba

Chapter 3 ABW

Sky／Medibank／National Australia Bank／GSK／Essent

Chapter 4 Community

SPACE10／B. Amsterdam／betahaus／Seats2meet.com／CIT

Chapter 5 Smart

CBA／The Edge／Edge Olympic Amsterdam

Chapter 6 Wellbeing

Paramount House／Aurecon／CIRCL／Innocent Drinks

Chapter 7 Precinct

Superblocks／Industry City／NDSM

Case1

CBA
Australia’s largest mega-bank aims to be number one in digital through people power

Case2

Paramount House
A gathering place for the creative community of postcode 2010

Case3

Aurecon
One of the world’s largest timber office buildings is a second home to workers

Case4

Woodside
The world’s greatest smart building supports workers using naturalistic technology

Case5

Arup
“Living Arup”—A user focused vision

Case6

RMIT University
An urban campus open to the people of the city

Case7

Quay Quarter Tower
A vertical village creates a new community on Australia’s doorstep

Case8

Mirvac
An experiential showcase of one company’s innovations

Focus1

James Calder
Designing experiences rooted in culture

Focus2

Super-Experience
Changing the future of workplaces through super-experiences

Wrap-up

Editor-in-Chief: Shotaro Yamashita
How can we prevent technology from getting the best of us? Australian practices for avoiding a “degradation of emotions”

FEATURE

The Edge

Case1

Edge Olympic Amsterdam
A flexible smart building that caters to the individual

Case2

22 Bishopsgate
A vertical village that blends in with the City of London

Case3

Microsoft Netherlands
The “Micro Polis” — encouraging small-scale community building

Case4

CIRCL
A major financial institution takes a lead in the circular economy

Case5

B. Amsterdam
One of Europe’s largest coworking companies builds a smart city

Case6

Superblocks
Taking back the streets for Barcelona’s citizens

Focus1

PLP Architecture
How technology x people will change the future of smart buildings

Focus2

Zaha Hadid Architects
Data analytics meets workplace design

Focus3

The Smart Precinct
A new unit for building “smart” that will transform the city of the future

Focus4

Fab City
From global to local:building economic activity from the ground up

Focus5

DECODE
The data commons:Taking back control of our data

Wrap-up

Editor-in-Chief Shotaro Yamashita
Spaceship “Self”:Re-examining Ownership in the Digital Age

Feature

The New Generation of Workplaces Sparked by Studio O+A

Case1

McDonald’s
The “Next Exit” takes an iconic brand into the future

Case2

Slack
The Pacific Crest Trail: Spaces that reflect a love of nature

Case3

Blend
A refined business style meets homelike warmth

Case4

Cambridge Associates
An open office that encourages teamwork

Case5

Microsoft
A space to facilitate creative thinking and respond to evolving trends

Case6

Abaca
A co-living space that fits the lifestyle of young tech professionals

Case7

Giant Pixel
A startup studio that continues to produce the future

Case8

Alibaba Group
A 100-year-old auditorium becomes a home base for global investment

Case9

Food for Thought Truck
The continuously moving truck keeps Studio O+A’s innovative gears going

Wrap-up

Editor in Chief Shotaro Yamashita
How has Studio O+A changed the world’s workplaces?

Feature

Taipei Work + Gathering Style

CULTURE

Huashan 1914 Creative Park

Case 1

CIT
Coworking spaces that aim for sustainable, collective impact

Case 2

Gamania Group
Building the culture of the next generation on the values of FAMILY

Case 3

Songshan Cultural and Creative Park
A former tobacco factory becomes a homebase for Taipei’s creative start-ups

Case 4

FutureWard
Using Taiwan’s resources to fuel Taiwanese innovations

Case 5

Fieldoffice Architects
Working through material reality leads to ingenuity

Case 6

Taiwan Startup Stadium
Preparing start-ups for business overseas through in-house training programs

Case 7

PDIS
Giving ownership of the future to the younger generation through open government

Wrap-up

Editor in Chief Shotaro Yamashita
Where Technology and Wenchuang Intersect, and Beyond

Feature

New York Community Driven City

CULTURE

Magick City

Case 1

Kickstarter
Where the goals of individual creators align one-to-one with the mission of the company

Case 2

Boston Consulting Group
Engineering creative “collisions” via technology designed for people

Case 3

Vice
Media for Millennials, Made by Millennials

Case 4

A/D/O
Where the philosophy of MINI intersects with emerging talent

Case 5

Industry City
An ecosystem for working, homegrown in Brooklyn

Case 6

Pilotworks
A one-stop-shop that supports passion for the food business

Wrap-up

Editor in Chief Shotaro Yamashita
The Democratization of Work Style

Feature

Legacy and Innovation in London

CULTURE

Pop Brixton

Case 1

Barclays
A giant financial institution working with startups to help change its industry

Case 2

Sky
A broadcaster’s next-generation office attracts talented people

Interview

Olly Olsen & Charlie Green〈The Office Group〉
“What offices need is not standardization, but individuality”

Case 3

The Collective
Changing London’s living environment: the world’s largest co-living

Case 4

Level39
From Fintech to TMTThe 39th floor of this building is changing Canary Wharf

Case 5

Future Cities Catapult
A catapult to innovation led by the UK government

Case 6

Here East
A legacy of the London Olympicscontinues to grow

Wrap-up

Editor in Chief Shotaro Yamashita
The place where A and B meet

Feature

The next step for startup city Berlin

CULTURE

Holzmarkt

Case 1

Betahaus
From a hangout for interesting people to a place that attracts large corporations

Case 2

Factory
“Coworking is dead!” A new place cultivating a community

Case 3

Wooga
A culture of shared information attracts game talent from around the world

Interview

Nikolas Woischnik
“Berlin, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Japan — creating a global Startup network”

Case 4

Axel Springer Plug & Play Accelerator
Startup and global digital company

Case 5

IXDS GmbH
A design studio based in Munich and Berlin, Germany, that helps international organizations build innovative products and services

Case 6

Tech Open Air
Connecting people and ideas with art and tech: Berlin’s largest tech festival

Wrap-up

Editor in Chief Shotoro Yamashita
Will big corporations be Good News for Berlin?

Feature

A workplace creating an ecosystem

Case 1

Zappos.com
Aiming to realize core values together with old Las Vegas

Column

Downtown Project
The Downtown Project, aimed at realizing the “Three Cs”

Case 2

SAP
Design thinking provides an innovative corporate structure created together with customers

Column

HanaHaus
A new touchpoint with the startup community

Interview

Dave Blakely
Silicon Valley: Transitioning into a place that disrupts existing industries

Case 3

Square
From a city-like office innovation is born

Case 4

Dolby Laboratories
New home unites Dolby Labs

Case 5

Cisco
A giant of IT, incorporating startup culture

Wrap-up

From workstyle to ecosystem

Feature1

The new school for innovation
The tide of higher education in Canada

Case 1

The York University Lassonde School of Engineering(Canada)
The rebirth of engineering education at York University

Case 2

The University of British Columbia Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences(Canada)
Connecting learning experiences for the education of key regional pharmacy practitioners

Case 3

The University of Toronto Rotman DesignWorks & the Rotman School of Management(Canada)
A graduate school to teach business people to think like a designer

Wrap-up

Changing the university known as a place of learning to a place to be inspired by

Interview

Roger Martin
Design thinking in support of corporate decision making

Feature2

Large companies reconsider the meaning of gathering
Designing the space of the remote work age

Case 4

Microsoft(USA)
Maximizing the individuality of each team: New trends in the R&D-based office

Case 5

MEC(Canada)
A green base for making good—and timely—decisions

Case 6

Telus(Canada)
Canadian company rated tops for job satisfaction: Telus garden inspires creativity and collaboration

Feature

Well-being at Work
Finding healthy ways to work

CASE1

Medibank(Australia)
Innovative culture enhances the lives of the employees

CASE2

National Australia Bank(Australia)
Radically changing traditional banks

CASE3

SAHMRI(Australia)
The pine-cone shaped lab captures light and talent

CASE4

Macquarie Group(Australia)
The “healthiest” office in Australia

CASE5

Envato(Australia)
A lifestyle-based work environment creates a culture of creativity

Column

tacsi(Australia)
Finding solutions to the social problems of Australia

Feature

Self Mage Future
Autonomic Society

CASE1

Essent(Nederlands)
Beating the competition by respecting the individual

CASE2

NDSM/NDSM.nl(Nederlands)
A pioneer in the self made future

CASE3

Spaces(Nederlands)
Inspirational design for discerning workers

CASE4

Royal Dutch Shell(Nederlands)
One step beyond exploring the future, all together

CASE5

Waag Society(Nederlands)
Democratizing technology and supporting individual creative ability

CASE6

Seats2meet.com(Nederlands)
Learning to share with Dutch style co-working

Feature

Resilient Workstyle

CASE1

NHN Entertainment(South Korea)
Respect for Quality of Life and the Future of Games

CASE2

Singapore Telecom(Singapore)
Creating the Bonds that Build Change

CASE3

Seoul Creative Lab(South Korea)
Sketching a Human Vision

COLUMN

id KAIST(South Korea)
Designers’Vision of the Future

CASE4

Asiance(South Korea)
Local Roots in Global Relationship

CASE5

The Co(Singapore)
A Cool Coworking Space

Feature

Social Connectivity

CASE1

QVC Japan(Japan)
Close to the community; close to customers

CASE2

GSK(USA)
Transparency beyond industry standards

CASE3

Continuum(USA)
Providing of connection with society

CASE4

Tumblr(USA)
Surrounded by the users’creations

CASE5

Acumen(USA)
Design to resolve poverty

CASE6

Green Spaces(USA)
An unusual matching to contribute to society

Feature

Breakthrough with Open Innovation

CASE1

Rovio Entertainment(Finland)
Entertainment Media Company:
Recapturing the corporate culture for growth into new areas

CASE2

Aalto University Design Factory(Finland)
An innovation platform, bringing breakthroughs to corporations and society

CASE3

Sitra(Finland)
Eight Experts Bring Forth Social Reform

CASE4

Deutsche Telekom(Germany)
Unique Approach to Innovation: In-House Innovation

CASE5

MindLab(Denmark)
Solving social problems through participatory design;
an innovation unit involving citizens, corporations and government

CASE6

ReD Associates(Denmark)
Using knowledge and data based on social science for innovation/dd>

Feature

How to encourage Intrapreneurship?

CASE1

EVERNOTE (USA)
A product concept that reflects the individual’s own way of action

CASE2

AUTODESK (USA)
Reminding employees of the potential value of new business

CASE3

SKYPE (USA)
Revising the corporate culture while retaining the venture spirit

CASE4

WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION (USA)
Creating a highly public place to capture the desire for both external and internal self-realization

CASE5

OBSCURA DIGITAL (USA)
Using open-minded thinking to achieve artistic works

CASE6

RYOHIN KEIKAKU (Japan)
Investing in businesses and people who have eliminated habit and apathy

Essay

d.school (USA)
Stanford University’s special organization, where the innovation to turn design concepts into reality is taught　

Feature

Organic communication

CASE1

HOK London (UK)
Professionals representing a variety of specialties work in an open, attractive showcase

CASE2

Innocent Drinks (UK)
Building a best-selling product by being close to customer thinking

CASE3

Arup Group (UK)
Continuing an original value. The DNA of creative collaboration and partner matching

CASE4

Acne Production (Sweden)
A variety of different business activities coming together in the atelier is the stimulus for creativity

CASE5

DDB Stockholm (Sweden)
The creation of advertising based on active exchange outside the office and which appeal to human sensibilities

CASE6

CyberAgent (Japan)
Investing in businesses and people who have eliminated habit and apathy

Essay

Hyper Island (Sweden)
A next-generation, practice-oriented human resources school founded on Swedish co-creation concepts

Feature

The idea of an office that connects to the world

CASE1

Zappo.com, Inc. (USA)
Creating customer satisfaction in a playful office

CASE2

W.L. Gore & Associates (USA)
Innovation made visible brings company collaboration

CASE3

Ziba (USA)
Project Rooms: Helping to draw out potential needs

CASE4

Nikken Sekkei Ltd. (Japan)
The project-oriented workplace changes for the better

CASE5

Lifenet Insurance Company (Japan)
A lounge for good relations with customers

CASE6

Ama-town in Japan (Japan)
A depopulated area revived by outside people