Kimball Office Wins Product Innovation Award for Hum. Minds at Work.™
Buildings magazine singles out Hum for Grand in Workplace Productivity category.
JASPER, Ind. - June 13, 2008 – Kimball Office captured the top award in the Workplace Productivity category in Buildings magazine's annual Product Innovations Awards program for "Hum. Minds at Work." Hum blends physical and cognitive ergonomics to create office environments that work the way minds think and work.
"We are really proud to receive this prestigious award," says Jeff Fenwick, Vice President / General Manager, Kimball Office. "It and the other product awards that we've won over the past years reflect our growing reputation as a leader in problem-solving design. It also validates the very disciplined product development process in which Kimball Office has invested."
The result of a multi-disciplined study into how people work – continually shifting between concentration and collaboration – and what they need to work at their best, Hum uses four core elements to facilitate easy shifts between individual work and teams, and back again – without changing place or losing context. Personal Workspaces are height-adjustable convex tabletops that enable smooth transitions from solo to group work. See Me™ Screens use an openwork pattern to filter distractions without isolation, ensuring timely and appropriate interactions between teammates. Terraces are raised, horizontal planes that give people the means to organize work and share information in ways that make sense to them. Meet Me™ Spaces are positioned where two Personal Workspaces abut, creating a natural point for teammates to exchange ideas without missing a beat. Space-efficient and highly adaptable, Hum is a facility-wide solution that can be configured to fit the needs of individuals, teams, and entire organizations.
In its 13th year, the Product Innovations Awards highlight innovative and thoughtful product solutions for facilities management professionals.
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