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How the Danes evolved the workplace
A progressive response to research on the health implications of a sedentary work lifestyle compelled the Danish government in 2015 to pass a law making it a legal requirement for employers to fit out workspaces with adjustable workstations to allow employees to alternate between sitting and standing throughout the working day*. The LINAK® first electric sit-stand desk system was a technological solution that assisted the Danish government in improving office workers’ quality of life.
Patrick Ramsden, Managing Director at LINAK Australia, here talks about how Bent Jensen, LINAK CEO, designed the first electric actuator to help a friend in a wheelchair and how the evolutions of this innovation created the first electric sit-stand desk system.
The adaptation of the sit-stand desk has come a long way. Today, sit-stand working is now mainstream among Scandinavian nations. Culturally the workplace has become more ‘dynamic’ with increased ‘movement’, and the manufacturing of commercial furniture and workspace design continues to push the boundaries as innovative technologies emerge, improving movement, connectivity, and functionality.
Learn more about sit-stand desk’s history
Denmark and the Danes - Cultural norms bring about purposeful design
Jannie Mcleod, Director of Operations and Strategy, Australasia 3XN, a Dane herself, provides an enticing discourse on Danish values and culture, work-life balance and the excellence in creative thinking that influences the unique Danish workplace culture. Jannie centres her presentation around Arbejdsglæde (“ahh-bites-gle-the”), a Danish word that means happiness at work and how the Danes achieve this by living Danish cultural values of trust, education and purpose.
In a typical Scandinavian logic, it does not make sense to do anything without purpose
The Sitting Generation – The latest research on a sedentary lifestyle
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many people to work from home (WFH), and as we navigate this ‘new’ norm, one thing is for sure: although offices are changing, we must be conscious of our sedentary behavior and the importance of movement.
Professor David Dunstan, Head of Baker-Deakin, Department of Lifestyle and Diabetes, provides evidence on an emerging work health and safety issue. He talks about what happens to the body when we sit for prolonged periods from behavioural and physiological perspectives and the impact COVID-19 has had and continues to have on office workers and the countermeasures to help us improve movement and boost our quality of life.
As a commercial furniture designer and specifier, you can help break the sedentary cycle along with LINAK. Learn more.
The New Office – Where to from here?
As the COVID-19 pandemic settles, the vision of the new office is slowly becoming more apparent. The office is having one of its most extensive overhauls in history. Everyone from interior designers, architects and commercial developers is thinking about what ‘The New Office’ will look like in the coming years.
About the speakers
Patrick
Patrick Ramsden, Managing Director at LINAK Australia, has over 25 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing and sales. Over the past seven years, he has worked closely with Australian commercial furniture manufacturers, providing solutions for applications on multimillion-dollar projects. He is passionate about bringing innovation to commercial office spaces through LINAK DESKLINE state of the art-technology.
Jannie
Jannie Mcleod, Director of Operations and Strategy, Australasia at 3XN, and CEO and Director of the TEDx Conference in Melbourne, has over 16 years of experience across various industries worldwide, including operational and marketing roles in architecture, engineering, finance and teaching.
Grounded in her Danish heritage, she believes in shaping ideas into practical strategies for sustainable growth and team development. She is passionate about sharing the Danish concept of ‘Workplace happiness’.
Professor David Dunstan
Professor David Dunstan, Head of Baker-Deakin, Department of Lifestyle and Diabetes, is in the top 1% of most cited researchers. His research focuses on ‘Understanding the adverse health consequences of too much sitting and the potential health benefits resulting from frequently breaking up sitting with active countermeasures’.
He is passionate about how best to implement efficacious ‘sit less and move more’ interventions at scale within healthcare settings with those living with or at risk of chronic disease. He has published over 340 peer-review papers and five book chapters.
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