Kimball International category guide
Kimball International Learning and collaborative settings
Plan Kimball learning and collaborative settings with guidance on reconfiguration, table storage, sightlines, power, technology, and room transitions.
Product planning
Planning learning and collaborative settings with Kimball International.
Zing provides an official starting point for learning rooms and collaborative spaces that need to change between activities. Buyers should map teaching, discussion, presentation, and individual work modes before choosing table shapes or heights. Review how quickly people can reconfigure the room, where unused tables go, how cables are managed, and whether facilitators maintain clear sightlines. Pettus planning guidance can compare these needs with the floor plan and storage available; model-specific mobility, power, and finish details should be verified in current National resources.
Zing, offered by National, is a flexible table collection with power options, wire management, flip-and-nest configurations, multiple shapes and heights, and coordinating mobile tools. The page identifies workplace, education, and health settings as intended contexts.
Buyer planning guide
What to evaluate before specification.
Use the room, user needs, and project constraints to narrow the right application before comparing product options, finishes, and project requirements.
Planning factor 1
Activity transitions
List the room’s teaching, testing, discussion, presentation, and project modes, then assess how many moves each transition would require.
Planning factor 2
Mobility and storage
Evaluate who reconfigures the room, available staging space, travel paths, floor conditions, and the footprint of furniture when stored.
Planning factor 3
Learning sightlines
Check views to instructors, displays, peers, and shared content from every planned orientation, including occupied chair positions.
Planning factor 4
Power and technology
Map device use, charging, cable routing, display connections, and facilitator equipment before selecting powered or unpowered table locations.
Where this category can support the plan
Connect the product category to the way the space must work.
- Training rooms
- Active-learning classrooms
- Collaborative project spaces
Brief
Document users, activities, room conditions, priorities, and constraints.
Compare
Review application paths, current options, dimensions, and visual direction.
Coordinate
Align finishes, technology, adjacent furniture, clearances, and budget.
Confirm
Validate current specifications, lead times, delivery, and installation requirements.
Frequently asked questions
Questions buyers ask about learning and collaborative settings.
How should a reconfigurable room be tested on paper?
Diagram each required setup, occupied circulation, furniture movement paths, and storage positions rather than reviewing only one preferred arrangement.
When are flip-and-nest tables useful?
They may suit rooms with frequent layout changes when staff can move them safely and adequate storage or staging space is available.
Does every table need integrated power?
Not necessarily. Base the decision on device use, session length, floor or wall power access, cable management, and room-change patterns.
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Compare adjacent applications before narrowing the final product and planning direction.
Start with the room and the work
Bring Pettus the requirements—not just a product name.
Share the floor plan, users, timing, budget direction, and open questions. We can help organize the next planning and specification steps.