Today’s workspaces are shifting away from cubicles and offices and much more frequently reverting back to an open concept layout. Open concept offices have proven to boost communication, collaboration, and productivity and are even boasted as being more economical than traditional layouts. But as increasingly dense workforces are operating in open concept workspaces, another challenge is arising: managing noise. Think of the constant sounds of an office in operation: printers and scanners at work, cell phones buzzing, keyboards clicking, talking and chatter. Whether for the sake of maintaining privacy or ...read more...
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4 Tips for Designing a Community-Based Office
The static office is no longer the only acceptable standard. Today’s employees thrive in flexible, community-centric work environments that value focus, collaboration, learning and socialization over traditional office norms. A shift towards a community-based office layout can help boost your employees’ morale and productivity while also streamlining the square footage of your office space, in turn translating into a boost for your business’ bottom line. Here are 4 tips for designing a community-based office. Implement Flexible Workspaces Today’s workplaces are shifting to adapt to the fact that the ...read more...
3 Tips to Benefit Your Business Through Lean Office Design
If you hear the term “lean office” and think of an office on a diet, you’re actually not that far off. A lean office operates in a streamlined capacity which focuses on continuous improvement to boost productivity and efficiency, in turn benefiting the bottom line. Developed in the early 1990s by Toyota Manufacturing, the concept of “lean” initially applied to the manufacturing process. But you can also apply the concept of lean into your office to eliminate wasted activity, time and space to benefit business functionality. Here are 3 tips to benefit your business with a lean office. ...read more...
How Your Office Design Can Help You Win Business
You don’t get a second chance at a first impression. It’s a cliché, but it’s true. And in the business world, a poor first impression can mean lost deals and missed revenue. We all know the business basics of how to make a good first impression: smile, perfect your handshake, make eye contact and use positive and confident body language. But we don’t always consider the environment we choose for that first impression. For a company hosting a potential client, the office is a physical representation of the company’s culture and values. While clients ultimately want a company that can get a job done well, ...read more...
What Does It Mean to Design a Workspace for Behaviour?
To know where we’re going, we have to know where we’ve been. As it turns out, this is even applicable to office design. At least that’s what the study of human psychology in the workplace – and its growing importance in achieving results – is telling us. First, there was the open bullpen office layout. Reminiscent of a 1950s newsroom or trading room floor, the bullpen often evokes images of a chaotic environment with little or no separation between workers. Then, in 1964, Robert Propst designed the cubicle as a way to empower employees by eliminating the bullpen’s privacy deficit. In 2018, our deeper ...read more...
