Is there room for psychology in office design? Absolutely! In fact, we believe that considering the psychological needs of the people who use an office is the best way to maximize return on your investment while attracting and retaining motivated, successful employees. That’s a big claim, and it’s backed by research. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Abraham Maslow first published his Hierarchy of Needs in a 1943 paper titled “A Theory of Human Motivation”. He discussed the importance of meeting needs in stages, beginning with the most basic, and working up to a stage of self-actualization where individuals achieve ...read more...
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How to Make the Most of Natural Light in Your Office
Lighting has a huge impact on employee morale and the overall productivity of your business. As per the Harvard Business Review, 47% of employees interviewed for a research study expressed tiredness due to lack of natural lighting, whereas 43% found the environment downright gloomy. A simple and obvious fix for this, of course, is letting in some natural light or sunlight. In fact, an additional benefit of natural light is that it is one of the key components for an up and coming office design approach: Biophilic design. What is that you ask? Simply put, this type of design includes the incorporation ...read more...
What If You Design the Perfect Workplace… And Outgrow It?
Let’s admit it; it can be extremely frustrating when you’ve poured time and money into designing the perfect office, only to outgrow the space. While it usually doesn’t happen overnight, there is a good chance that your team will not be able to fit in the current premises in a couple of years, especially if you’re a fast-growing company. What’s more, with the rise of the millennial workforce, and their demand for a dynamic and evolving workspace, it is more likely than ever that you will outgrow your office, and fast. In these circumstances, changing the office can become absolutely necessary. Obviously, ...read more...
Is Your Workplace Ready for Gen Z?
As of 2018, there were already 9 million ‘post-Millennials’ (Generation Z) in the U.S. workforce. This generation accounts for the second-smallest portion of the labour force, comprising about 5% of the U.S. workforce, but its presence is growing rapidly. Don’t make the mistake of thinking this generation is the same as the one before them. Having grown up in a different decade, shared traits and tendencies in this generation are not the same ones as Millennials. According to Generation Z Goes to College, the 2016 book by researchers Dr. Corey Seemiller and Meghan Grace, this generation has a different ...read more...
6 Strategies to Beat Silo Mentality and Build a Stronger Culture
What is silo mentality? Silo mentality is not a new term. This is when different departments – accounting, marketing, etc. – see themselves as separate entities or ‘silos’ as opposed to parts of a larger whole. It can lead to behaviours such as only sharing the bare minimum of information or seeing other departments as competition. Overall, it results in a disjointed team (if it can be called that) whose members have no loyalty to those outside their department. It is also far from a lean or efficient mentality, since getting information and completing projects involving multiple departments is made very ...read more...
