Work Life by Design

By Melissa Marsden

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Welcome to Work Life by Design a podcast for People & Culture leaders, C-Suite Execs, Entrepreneurs, Designers and anyone who is interested in elevating their experience of work! I’m your host, Mel Marsden, the Founder, and Director of COMUNiTI a Workplace Strategy and Design Studio focused on collaboratively, re-imagining and designing high-performance workplaces for our clients across Australia. Over the last decade I have refined my workplace toolkit to create our signature strategy offering, the Workplace Dynamics Blueprint, exploring the 5 pillars that underpin every high performing workplace. 1. Reimagining the Future 2. Brand &Culture 3. Values & Behaviours 4. Wellbeing 5. Employee Experience This process has seen my clients’ employees achieve results of;  84% employees feeling more productive  91% with increased job satisfaction  100% of employees feeling more collaborative I believe that our environments have the power to positively influence our behaviour and our performance at work. So much so, that I’ve written a book about! “The Next Workplace; Designing Dynamic Environments that Inspire Human Potential” connects the concepts of modern day management theory to the structural design of our physical workplace environments, aligning, enabling and inspiring the human potential of every organisation. If the last few years have taught us anything it’s that change is inevitable, and we no longer need to “go to work” to “work! Through this podcast we explore what it takes to make work, work! I draw back the curtains on my own business, the clients, and projects that we deliver, along with tapping into the knowledge and insights from academics, business leaders and champions of change. Together, let's elevate our experience of work.

Episode Date
The Art of Gathering, a placemaking perspective
May 13, 2024
Working your M.A.G.I.C at Work
May 06, 2024
It's not about RTO Mandates. It's about Fostering Community
May 01, 2024
Season 6 Fostering Community
Apr 29, 2024
That's it for Season 5! The highlight reel from 48 episodes
Oct 02, 2023
The Art of Focus in a World of Distraction with Angela Lockwood
Sep 25, 2023
Why you need to guide your people through change
Sep 18, 2023
The Pilgrim's Guide to the Workplace with Dr Agustin Chevez
Sep 11, 2023
What I Thought Everyone Knew But Doesn't
Sep 04, 2023
To own a Desk or not to own a Desk? What you need to consider when adopting desk sharing with Dr. Jenna Mikus
Aug 28, 2023
Mindwandering, Flow and Spaciousness - the key to innovation and creativity
Aug 21, 2023
A Community Approach to Building a Company, Culture & Employee Experience with Damon Klotz
Aug 14, 2023
How a Journey Map Can Design Your Employee Experience
Aug 07, 2023
Building your Leadership Capability with Rebecca Christianson
Jul 31, 2023
4 Ways to Redesign Work with Empathy
Jul 24, 2023
Permission to Pause | The impact of one simple action with Dr Ali Young
Jul 17, 2023
Wellbeing Rhythms for Work & Life
Jul 10, 2023
Pyschosocial Risks at Work with Dr Meg Hooper
Jul 03, 2023
COMUNiTI Turns 10!! 🥳 On the Couch with Dr Meg Hooper
Jun 26, 2023
Rehumanising the Workplace with Deanne Boules
Jun 19, 2023
What is your workplace telling your people is important?
Jun 12, 2023
Redesigning Work Before Place with Dan Mottau
Jun 05, 2023
Use Your Space to Tell Your Story
May 29, 2023
Two Common Creatives
May 22, 2023
Three Ways to Elevate your Workplace Experience - The Book Launch Wrap UP!
May 15, 2023
The Next Workplace / Sydney Launch Conversations Part 2
May 08, 2023
The Next Workplace / Sydney Launch Conversations Part 1
May 01, 2023
The Next Workplace / Melbourne Launch Conversations Part 2
Apr 24, 2023
The Next Workplace / Melbourne Launch Conversations Part 1
Apr 17, 2023
The Next Workplace / Brisbane Launch Conversations Part 2
Apr 10, 2023
The Next Workplace / Brisbane Launch Conversations Part 1
Apr 03, 2023
Designing Social Connection & Intentional Employee Incentive Programs
Mar 27, 2023
The First Step Most Businesses Miss, when Designing the Next Workplace;
Mar 20, 2023
Biophilic Design and the sensory impact of a two-story CBD forest terrarium with Ryan McQuerry
Mar 13, 2023
Enabling Change & Calling Bullsh*t
Mar 07, 2023
Designing your Digital Guardrails with Dr Kristy Goodwin
Feb 27, 2023
Creating Thriving Workplaces with the Serenity Collective
Feb 20, 2023
A Work Life in Flow
Feb 13, 2023
I wrote a BOOK! Michelle Broadbent interviews me about "The Next Workplace"
Feb 06, 2023
The Art of Placemaking with Mirvacs Paul Edwards - Part 2
Jan 30, 2023
Designing the Adaptive Workplace with Mirvac's Paul Edwards - Part 1
Jan 23, 2023
100th Episode!! What I've learned
Jan 16, 2023
Recast - Power of Environment
Jan 09, 2023
Recast - Designing Spaciousness in 2022
Jan 02, 2023
Recast - Hybrid Work, 9 Day Fortnight & Meeting Free Wednesday - The Future of Work at Entain with Jessica Sharpe
Dec 26, 2022
My Workplace Predictions for 2023
Dec 19, 2022
Designing your Workplace for Employee Experience
Dec 12, 2022
Connection in the Hybrid World of Work with Tegan Davies of The Oranges Toolkit
Dec 05, 2022
Finding your Zone of Genius
Nov 28, 2022
How to Lead Change Successfully with Dr Kate Byrne
Nov 21, 2022
5 Months with a Business and a Baby
Nov 14, 2022
Designing Hospitality Driven Workplaces with Brad Krauskopf
Nov 07, 2022
Welcome back for Season 5!
Oct 31, 2022
Off to Babyland! The Gift of Preparing a Business for a Baby
May 03, 2022
Three Key Ingredients in Creating a Thriving Workplace
Apr 26, 2022
On the Couch with Dr Meg Hooper; Change, Hybrid Working, Energy Management and The Great Resignation
Apr 18, 2022
How Well Is Your Workplace? The impact that the WELL Building framework can have on your business ROI with Ken-Yi Fong
Apr 11, 2022
Designing for Social Capital
Apr 04, 2022
Why you need a Coach... and I do too! With Tina Tower, Michelle Broadbent, and Amber Hawken
Mar 28, 2022
Why the 9 to 5 Doesn't Work! The History of Work
Mar 21, 2022
The Foundations of High Performance: Translating the Secrets of Elite Athletes Into the Boardroom
Mar 15, 2022
The Power of Environment
Mar 07, 2022
Work, Life & Mumming – Avoiding overwhelm, burnout and not taking yourself too seriously! With Dr Kristy Goodwin, Angela Lockwood & Dr Ali Young
Feb 28, 2022
What’s Happening in Workplaces? Are We in or Are We Out?
Feb 22, 2022
Boundaries & the Path to Self Acceptance with Dr Rebecca Ray
Feb 15, 2022
Work With Me!
Feb 08, 2022
5 Steps to Dissolving Overwhelm
Feb 01, 2022
Designing Spaciousness in 2022
Jan 25, 2022
Season 3 wrap up: what it takes to design a work life you love!
Dec 14, 2021
Building A Better Tomorrow Today – Work Built On A Foundation of Care with Dr Gary Webb, Mars Inc.
Dec 07, 2021
Myths About Goal Setting and How to Bust Them!
Nov 30, 2021
Hybrid Work, 9 Day Fortnight & Meeting Free Wednesday - The Future of Work at Entain with Jessica Sharpe
Nov 23, 2021
I have a confession to make…
Nov 16, 2021
Enhancing Workplace Performance with Bruce Davidson
Nov 09, 2021
Level UP! The Power of Personal Development
Nov 02, 2021
Raise Your Brand, Profile & Purpose to Thrive in Work & Life with Nicole Hatherly
Oct 26, 2021
Get Lit UP!
Oct 19, 2021
Getting You Future Fit with Andrea Clarke
Oct 12, 2021
Taking Back Your Personal Power
Oct 04, 2021
Living your Life by Financial Design with Mel Browne
Sep 27, 2021
Clarity of Vision
Sep 20, 2021
Career Alignment Without Running Your Own Show with Olivia Ruello
Sep 14, 2021
Values – The Guide Rails to Life
Sep 07, 2021
Navigating the Messy Middle with Keri Krieger
Aug 31, 2021
Do You Know Your Why?
Aug 24, 2021
A Life of Gold & Dust: Alchemy, Authenticity & Courage with Samantha Wills
Aug 16, 2021
Is Your Life in Balance?
Aug 10, 2021
Designing your One Beautiful Life with Tina Tower
Aug 02, 2021
Who Are You? … No, Really.
Jul 27, 2021
Taking your own Powerful Steps with Tory Archbold
Jul 19, 2021
Designing a Work Life you Love!
Jul 13, 2021
Season 2 Wrap Up
Jul 06, 2021
Why Your Workplace Doesn’t Work!
Jun 29, 2021
Technology: Enhancing Our Experience of Work with Cameron Douglas
Jun 22, 2021
Are we just creating Digital Silos?
Jun 15, 2021
Managing Cognitive Overload with The Third Space with Dr Adam Fraser
Jun 08, 2021
Feeling overwhelmed and exhausted? You’re not alone...
Jun 01, 2021
Can we design work 'Choose Your Own Adventure' style? with Dr Meg Hooper
May 25, 2021
It's all about the Chemistry
May 17, 2021
Shaping Work Lives with Kursty Groves
May 11, 2021
How Persona Profiling Shapes your Workplace Design
May 04, 2021
Making Work Absolutely Human with Rhonda Brighton-Hall
Apr 27, 2021
The Real Cost of a Fitted Out Workplace
Apr 19, 2021
Decoding Tomorrow: a futurist perspective
Apr 13, 2021
5 Levels of Workplace Autonomy: Reimagining a remote workforce
Apr 06, 2021
The Impact of Wellbeing on Business Performance with Dr Adrian Medhurst
Mar 26, 2021
Workplace Equality #choosetochallenge
Mar 22, 2021
Returning to the Workplace: Optimising Space for People with Claudette Leeming
Mar 15, 2021
The Future of Work: The Impact of Covid
Mar 09, 2021
How Long Does It Take To Design and Build A New Workplace
Mar 01, 2021
Your Wellbeing Strategy, More than just a Fruit Box
Feb 26, 2021
Why Flow, Routines & Rituals Are Important In Workplace Design
Feb 25, 2021
Translating Your Purpose into Culture
Feb 24, 2021
Reimagine Your Future of Work
Feb 23, 2021
IS YOUR WORKPLACE FUTURE READY?
Feb 19, 2021
Drink Anyone? The sh*tstorm that was 2020
Dec 20, 2020
Business Innovation, Enabling Work That Matters with Fiona Triaca
Dec 06, 2020
Setting Your North Star
Dec 06, 2020
Self Fidelity, How to Thrive at Work with Cassandra Goodman
Nov 30, 2020
The Link Between Values & Behaviours
Nov 23, 2020
The Business of Design
Nov 16, 2020
Who to Hire & When
Nov 09, 2020
Workplace Technology, It's More Human Than You Think with Aston Consulting
Nov 02, 2020
Designing Your Future Workplace | Who Needs to be Involved
Oct 26, 2020
Digital Wellbeing and The Impact on Productivity with Dr Kristy Goodwin
Oct 19, 2020
The Importance of Brand in Workplace Design
Oct 12, 2020
Creating the Rules of Belonging with Fiona Robertson
Oct 06, 2020
How much space do you need?
Sep 28, 2020
The Business of Brand in the New Era with Sarah Skeats
Sep 21, 2020
How much does a new office cost?
Sep 14, 2020
A Pragmatic Approach to the Tough Stuff with Ali Hill
Sep 07, 2020
Workplace Styles | What are the options?
Aug 31, 2020
Coworking: Designing Space for People with Jonathan O'Byrne
Aug 24, 2020
Workplace Trends Beyond 2020
Aug 18, 2020
Why you need a Wellness Strategy with Katrina Walton
Aug 10, 2020
The True Purpose of Workplace
Aug 03, 2020
Babies at Work, It can Work! With Nadia Taylor
Jul 27, 2020
Transforming Leadership with a Calm Mind with Amber Hawken & Brett Robinson
Jul 13, 2020
The Brand Story Founded on Country Values with Dugald Warby
Jun 29, 2020
The Scientific Impact of Workplace Design with Dr Libby Sander
Jun 22, 2020
The Value in Designing for Business Values with Nadia Taylor
Jun 18, 2020
Welcome to Work Life by Design, the Podcast
Jun 11, 2020