As a hub for workplace innovation, Steelcase's redesigned Learning + Innovation Center (LINC) teaches how to create vibrant, accessible and adaptable workspaces to meet the demands of the hybrid era.

Employees and customers enjoy the new interior design of Steelcase’s Learning + Innovation Center in Munich

Inside Steelcase's redesigned Learning + Innovation Center | News

Employees and customers enjoy the new interior design of Steelcase’s Learning + Innovation Center in Munich

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Steelcase’s Learning + Innovation Center (LINC) in Munich is a laboratory for new ideas, products and spaces. Since it was set up six years ago it has become a vibrant international hub attracting employees, partners and customers from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa and it is here where many of Steelcase’s workplace product and interior innovations have been born.


'It was time to challenge our initial assumptions and rethink what a Learning + Innovation Center needs to do in the hybrid era'


Adept at responding to the evolution of our society and its demands, this year the LINC went through an innovation of its own. 'It was time to challenge our initial assumptions and rethink what a Learning + Innovation Center needs to do in the hybrid era,' says Carlos Gonzalez, EMEA Steelcase Learning team leader.

The new design welcomes diverse styles of hybrid working under one roof – from collaborative and informal, to focussed and formal

Inside Steelcase's redesigned Learning + Innovation Center | News

The new design welcomes diverse styles of hybrid working under one roof – from collaborative and informal, to focussed and formal

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The redesign has seen the footprint of the centre reduced, but connections, vibrancy and accessibility increased. Urban planning inspired ‘interconnected neighbourhoods’ and ‘shared attractors’ (spaces such as single-person video call rooms or social zones which anyone can use) – all contributing to ‘untapped potential synergies’.

Steelcase products are put to the test at its Learning + Innovation Center (LINC), including desk shelters, space dividers and the Think Chair (above)

Inside Steelcase's redesigned Learning + Innovation Center | News

Steelcase products are put to the test at its Learning + Innovation Center (LINC), including desk shelters, space dividers and the Think Chair (above)

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Co-design workshops brought up problems to be solved; from occupancy fluctuation, technology fatigue and the need for commute-inspiring vibrancy. In response, adaptable shared overflow neighbourhoods; acoustic desk ‘shelters’ for privacy; and a large communal table for special social events.

Interior architecture has been created within the workspace, with the help of products such as the dynamic Camper&Dens awning (above)

Inside Steelcase's redesigned Learning + Innovation Center | News

Interior architecture has been created within the workspace, with the help of products such as the dynamic Camper&Dens awning (above)

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Curious to see the LINC in action? Consider this your personal invitation from Steelcase to experience its fantasy hybrid workplace come true.

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