Community settings
Explore ways that the workplace can encourage people to interact with their extended networks while supporting the range of work that happens at the community level.
Forum
These large, flexible Community settings are ideal for learning, information-sharing, and networking. When they’re not hosting community-level events, forums provide another space where employees can sit down to think or socialize.
![Two people sitting in a brightly lit, open floorplan community setting featuring Herman Miller Fuld Nesting chairs, yellow NaughtOne Pippin chairs, and Herman Miller OE1 Agile Walls.](https://images.hermanmiller.group/m/7179c62f770bb4d/W-MK_WA_Community_Settings_Routing_1.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=400)
Featured products
Herman Miller Fuld Nesting Chairs provide comfort, support, and high-density storage.
NaughtOne Pippin Chairs offer a secondary seating option along the perimeter.
Herman Miller OE1 Agile Walls can be reconfigured to add a sense of boundary.
Strategies behind this setting
![A laptop and book sitting on a black and white table that features white Herman Miller Fuld Nesting chairs dark blue seats](https://images.hermanmiller.group/m/26859c63bdd7ce9b/W-MK_WA_Community_Settings_Routing_2.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=400)
For Wellbeing
Choices about adjacencies, furnishings, and tools consider the fit for the range of people who will use this space. Seating options accommodate a broad range of people without special accommodation to help convey a sense of belonging.
![A communal seating area furnished with yellow NaughtOne Pippin chairs used to encourage face-to-face interaction](https://images.hermanmiller.group/m/5bbc6d36f777113a/W-MK_WA_Community_Settings_Routing_3.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=400)
For Connection
Bring people together to encourage face-to-face interaction, which helps build trust and community. A range of seating options and ample circulation space support activities from formal presentations to informal exchanges.
![Herman Miller OE1 Agile Walls used to adapt spaces to help support flexibility in a community setting](https://images.hermanmiller.group/m/207b06cf21f56650/W-MK_WA_Community_Settings_Routing_4.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=400)
For Change
Help your organization embrace change through flexible, multi-use, interconnected spaces that adapt to support people where and when they work. The streamlined kit of parts is intuitive and easy to rearrange.
Café
These inviting community settings support gathering or hosting, often around food and drink. They accommodate a range of people with seating and tables at different heights.
![Several people utilizing a café community setting furnished with Herman Miller Overlays, Headway Tables, and Muuto Still Cafe Tables](https://images.hermanmiller.group/m/5d1dc5df554113e7/W-MK_WA_Community_Settings_Routing_5.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=400)
Featured products
Herman Miller Overlay can create semi-private spaces in open areas.
Herman Miller Headway Tables provide space for people to meet up, touch down, or work side by side.
Muuto Still Café Tables can be used separately or pushed together.
Strategies behind this setting
![Several secluded seating areas furnished with white tables, dark blue seating, and Herman Miller Overlays for privacy](https://images.hermanmiller.group/m/63cef2059c4b1a/W-MK_WA_Community_Settings_Routing_6.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=400)
For Wellbeing
Help people feel connected to their organization and its purpose by providing space to reduce social isolation and enhance belonging. The mix of open vistas and hideaways meets a range of needs while encouraging connection.
![Yellow stools arranged at a long, black and white elevated table used to encourage connection in a café setting](https://images.hermanmiller.group/m/576e03f23f3a2515/W-MK_WA_Community_Settings_Routing_7.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=400)
For Connection
Weak ties—people who do not interact often—help us access new ideas or opportunities for innovation. Seating that supports a range of postures, configured for small groups or individuals, welcome people from diverse backgrounds.
![Two black and white Muuto Still Cafe tables feauting Knoll Bertoia chairs used to facilitate flexibility in a café setting](https://images.hermanmiller.group/m/4661b16a2cd96b3e/W-MK_WA_Community_Settings_Routing_8.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=400)
For Change
Flexible, multiuse, interconnected spaces can adapt to support people where and when they work. The furnishings allow quick adjustments by people in the moment, or more extensive reconfigurations with support from facilities teams.
Explore more settings
Discover the insights and planning strategies behind other Design with Impact settings.
![Two individuals having a virtual meeting in a group conference room furnished with Geiger Tuxedo Component Lounge seating, a black and white Herman Miller Headway Conference table, and a Knoll Reff Profiles Credenza](https://images.hermanmiller.group/m/6cc9be7054cea615/W-MK_WA_Community_Settings_Routing_9.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=400)
Group settings
Spaces designed to help teams connect, communicate, or collaborate
![A large, brightly lit "study hall" setting with large windows, white brick walls, NaughtOne Pullman Chairs, a Muuto Linear System Series and Mounted Lamps, and Herman Miller Asari Chairs](https://images.hermanmiller.group/m/3676c54f23e526e1/W-MK_WA_Community_Settings_Routing_10.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=400)
Individual settings
Spaces where individuals can focus or find respite without distractions
![A collage of different spaces - including an interior office, exterior walkway, and a private study space - that represent community, group, and individual settings](https://images.hermanmiller.group/m/2b560277530fe5f6/W-MK_WA_Settings_Hero.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=400)
Settings overview
Our full range of settings designed to support social interaction at every level