Louisa Jewell, CPPA President, interviews Ian Rolston as part of her Improving Well-Being in the Workplace interview series. Ian is a speaker, creative analyst, design leader, and humanist. He is the Founder and global design strategist of Decanthropy – a collaborative equity design and innovation studio engaged by executive teams committed to equitable futures in both private and public sectors.
In the interview, Ian and Louisa discuss topics such as, keeping people connected in a hybrid working environment, designing workspaces that promote well-being and productivity, and what innovative design trends companies are moving towards.
" Organizations need to understand that in this current time, transparency and honesty is the only thing that's going to help make them distinct...quality, productivity and value, is really steeped in this idea of trust and transparency. "
About Ian Rolston:
Ian Rolston is a speaker, creative analyst, design leader, and humanist. He has collaborated with leaders of industry across three continents and has worked for transformative interior design firms in Canada and in the US across multiple sectors. He has occupied the role of President for the national interior design association, Interior Designers of Canada (IDC), and has served on the Board of Black Architects and Interior Designers Association (BAIDA). His studio, Decanthropy, supports teams to analyze, envision, align interests, communicate, and implement equitable futures.
To learn more about Ian, visit his LinkedIn.
About Decanthropy:
Decanthropy is a collaborative equity design and innovation studio engaged by executive teams committed to equitable futures in both private and public sectors. Led by Founder and global design strategist, Ian Rolston, the studio leverages cross-discipline knowledge foresight to optimize unrealized value for their clients impacting people, processes, and built environments. Decanthropy makes systems, strategies, and spaces more human. They are equity engineers – partners for social impact.
Website: Decanthropy.com
LinkedIn: decanthropy
