Research conducted by global architecture and design firm Corgan has received the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Certificate of Research Excellence (CORE). Developed by Corgan?Hugo, the firm's research and innovation group, in partnership with Corgan's Workplace Strategies team, "The Hybrid Report" has received CORE recognition, which EDRA awards to rigorous and innovative practice-based environmental design research studies. The Hybrid Report outlines decision-making drivers, key pain points and preferences, and design elements that shape the employee experience.
The Environmental Design Research Association is an international organization with members who are design professionals, social scientists, students, educators, and facility managers. Applications to EDRA CORE undergo a rigorous, double-blind review by an interdisciplinary panel of experts. Hybrid Report authors are Melissa Hoelting Assistant Director of Hugo; Mahdi Afkhami, Design Researcher, Environmental Design; Samantha Flores, Director- Hugo; and Emily Strain, Director of Workplace Strategy. The CORE award was presented at the EDRA55 Portland conference June 19-22.
"We are honored that our work has received this esteemed recognition by EDRA," said Melissa Hoelting, Assistant Director of Hugo. "The Hybrid Report aimed to identify actionable insights for policy and design, and it is currently being used to advise Corgan's clients across industries and company size. We look forward to seeing its immediate and long-term impact on company culture and performance."
The Hybrid Report Methodology
Corgan?Hugo conducted 45 in-depth interviews with U.S. leaders working in industries with hybrid work environments. Executive leaders, managers, and HR professionals were identified and interviewed through a third-party platform, producing more than 40 hours of recorded anecdotal data and key leadership insights.
To identify workforce insights, Corgan?Hugo conducted a third-party survey of 1,000 full-time, corporate hybrid workers. The survey targeted workers born between 1965-1980 (Gen X), 1981-1996 (Millennials), or after 1996 (Gen Z).
Key findings of The Hybrid Report's survey of hybrid workers include:
Key findings of The Hybrid Report's interviews with leaders include:
"At the core of what I believe about the workplace is that it is a tool?one that organizations can deploy to achieve business goals," said Lindsay Wilson, President and Interiors Sector Leader at Corgan. "We didn't set out to debate the future of flexible work or hybrid work policies but to understand what makes the workplace work for people."
In this episode of the firm's podcast, The Square, Emily Strain and Melissa Hoelting discuss how design impacts how we work. Explore more Corgan research insights at News & Insights | Corgan.
Additionally, Corgan presented studies that align with this year's EDRA55 conference theme of Human-Centric Environments:
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Corgan is an employee-owned architecture and design firm with 18 locations and nearly 1,000 team members globally. The firm, ranked as the #4 architecture firm by Building Design + Construction, works with clients in a variety of sectors including aviation & mobility, data centers, education, health, mixed-use, multifamily, office, and workplace. Founded in 1938, Corgan has developed a strong reputation for agility in design by anticipating marketplace changes and leading clients to thoughtful, data-driven design solutions. Its research insights and design expertise empower the organization to foresee emerging changes and develop solutions that minimize risk, create flexibility, and maximize longevity. To learn more about Corgan, visit www.corgan.com.
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