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How smart campus design can curb college dropout crisis
How smart campus design can curb college dropout crisis  San Francisco Chronicle November 14, 2019

This fall, nearly 17 million students enrolled in college or some other postsecondary educational institution. Unfortunately, many will never earn their degrees.

How smart campus design can curb college dropout crisis
How smart campus design can curb college dropout crisis  SFGate November 14, 2019

Loneliness—not grades—drives dropouts. KI CEO Brian Krenke reveals how campus design fosters connection, improves retention, and helps students thrive.

Healthcare Design: MyPlace Lounge Furniture
Healthcare Design: MyPlace Lounge Furniture  Healthcare Design November 1, 2019

KI’s MyPlace Lounge Furniture enhances healthcare environments with flexible, easy-to-clean seating and junior-scale options.

Contract: MyPlace Lounge Furniture
Contract: MyPlace Lounge Furniture  Contract October 1, 2019

Discover KI’s expanded MyPlace Lounge: new curved options, ottomans, and single-seat designs for flexible healthcare use.

Contract: MyPlace Lounge Furniture Elements
Contract: MyPlace Lounge Furniture Elements  Contract October 1, 2019

KI expands MyPlace with Elements that support modular, engaging layouts in smaller healthcare or contract spaces.

KI's Dick Resch Honored with Wellness Leadership Award
KI's Dick Resch Honored with Wellness Leadership Award  The Business of Furniture September 25, 2019

Resch was recognized for his leadership in building a strong wellness culture at the Green Bay-based contract furniture manufacturer.

IIDA and KI Six-City Tour Highlights Discussions and Practices Related to Designing for Community
IIDA and KI Six-City Tour Highlights Discussions and Practices Related to Designing for Community  Business of Furniture August 14, 2019

Connecting with other people and the surrounding world is a basic human desire and is also an increasingly important part of modern space design.

Flexibility on the Fly
Flexibility on the Fly  Interiors + Sources July 29, 2019

KI expands Ruckus with mobile storage units that support teaching flexibility and tidy learning spaces.

NeoCon 2019 Themes: Community, Casual Comfort and Wellness
NeoCon 2019 Themes: Community, Casual Comfort and Wellness  Interiors + Sources July 1, 2019

NeoCon 2019 spotlighted themes of community, comfort, and wellness—KI stood out with its "Together By Design" approach, offering reconfigurable solutions that nurture connection and collaboration.

Hate the open office? Think it’s too loud? Enter the ‘phone booth.’
Hate the open office? Think it’s too loud? Enter the ‘phone booth.’  Chicago Tribune June 19, 2019

Interior designers are creating flexible workspaces that offer the privacy Gen Z workers demand.

Why you should spend more time outdoors — at the office
Why you should spend more time outdoors — at the office  Orlando Sentinel June 14, 2019

Americans don’t get out much anymore, and it's hazardous to our health.

Do You Trust Your Employees? Your Office Might Be Telling Them Otherwise.
Do You Trust Your Employees? Your Office Might Be Telling Them Otherwise.  Entrepreneur June 12, 2019

Workers are real people, not robots. Physical workplaces should reflect this.

Designing for Amenity Spaces
Designing for Amenity Spaces  Contract June 1, 2019

As amenity spaces become essential to workplace design, KI’s Serenade Gathering Table and Hiatus Sleeper Bench offer versatile, power-integrated solutions that blend comfort with innovation.

In Schools, is Community as Important as Pedagogy?
In Schools, is Community as Important as Pedagogy?  Metropolis May 28, 2019

Through a research initiative and a recently completed elementary school installation, furniture manufacturer KI is beginning to uncover the connections between interpersonal connections and learning.

KI appoints Brian Krenke to succeed Dick Resch as Green Bay furniture manufacturer's CEO
KI appoints Brian Krenke to succeed Dick Resch as Green Bay furniture manufacturer's CEO  Green Bay Press Gazette May 7, 2019

Commercial furniture manufacturer KI has named President Brian Krenke its new chief executive officer.  

Partners in Education: Students learn hands on with 3D printers
Partners in Education: Students learn hands on with 3D printers  NBC 26 May 3, 2019

Fifth and sixth graders at Lineville Intermediate School get hands-on with design and 3D printing, guided by insights from KI’s VP of design and development, Tim Homberger.

NeoCon Preview: MyPlace from KI
NeoCon Preview: MyPlace from KI  Interiors + Soruces May 1, 2019

KI’s MyPlace collection extends with 11 modular pieces that adapt to any interaction—perfect for creating defined zones with bold fabrics and reconfigurable bases.

The best way to use a standing desk — and what to buy to maximize the benefits
The best way to use a standing desk — and what to buy to maximize the benefits  NBC News BETTER April 24, 2019

A standing desk shouldn't replace sitting, but complement it. Here's the right way to use one, plus accessories to make it even more effective.

When Will K-12 Classrooms Scrap Those Age-Old, Rigid Desk-Chairs?
When Will K-12 Classrooms Scrap Those Age-Old, Rigid Desk-Chairs?  Edweek Market Brief April 1, 2019

Remember that little desk/chair combo used by millions of students—and maybe even you—in school? There are rumblings that they’re on their way out.

Mobile Furniture Makes for Engaged Minds
Mobile Furniture Makes for Engaged Minds  School Planning & Management March 1, 2019

Buffalo Grove High School in Illinois was selected for KI's Ruckus Grant Program to measure how furniture impacts student learning.

Making a Case (and Chairs, and Desks), for Employee Ownership
Making a Case (and Chairs, and Desks), for Employee Ownership  IndustryWeek January 10, 2019

KI Furniture started an ESOP in 2006–boosting profits, retention and engagement.

To better treat patients, hospitals should keep the family close
To better treat patients, hospitals should keep the family close  Tampa Bay Times January 2, 2019

An analysis of multiple studies conducted by Yale University researchers found that social interaction helps patients recovering from coronary artery disease or bypass surgery.

Five workplace predictions for 2019
Five workplace predictions for 2019  The Washington Post January 1, 2019

We asked several experts on workplace technology, data, compensation and other issues to make predictions on the likely-but-not-obvious trends they believe will take hold, the challenges managers will face and the new perks employees could see.

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