The humanness revolution: Inside Canva’s iconic Sydney HQ

Smartcompany published an article by Stephanie Palmer-Derrien about Canva’s Iconic Sydney HQ developed by Stasia

It’s a sunny Sydney day, and Canva’s semi-famous canteen is alive with employees munching on freshly cooked food or conducting meetings over coffee. Office dogs sit obediently (for the most part) at their owners’ feet.

There’s hot, homemade falafel, baba ganoush, and veggies grown on the startup’s very own farm.

It’s only natural that the food is good. Head of vibe Chris Low is a former restaurateur, and used to host Canva founders Cliff Obrecht and Melanie Perkins as regulars.

When he sold the business, the pair, along with third co-founder Cameron Adams, asked him to come on board to help manage company culture as the startup scaled.

At the time, he had never worked at a tech company and had little knowledge of the startup ecosystem. In fact, he wasn’t entirely sure what Canva did, he admits.

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