Spaceful Design Director Michael Spinoglio joined Lisa Leong on ABC Radio National’s This Working Life to explore how the physical workplace can influence how people feel, focus and perform.
In the episode, Fluorescent lights burning you out?, Michael joined Natalie Phillips-Mason, Founder of Inclusive Change, and neurologist and neuroscientist Dr Patrick Aouad to examine the relationship between workplace environments and employee wellbeing.
The conversation explored how factors such as lighting, acoustics and sensory conditions can affect people differently, and why there is no single formula for an effective workplace.
Michael discussed the role of workplace design in responding to these different needs, creating environments that give people access to the right settings for focus, connection and collaboration.
The discussion also considered inclusion and neurodiversity, and the importance of understanding how people actually experience a workplace when making design decisions.
Listen to the full episode of This Working Life on ABC Radio National and ABC listen.