Don’t be so quick to call them entitled. There are actually compelling reasons to redesign your office with millennials in mind. Graduating from college is as daunting as it is exciting. Young adults leave…
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Only several years ago, it was normal to see 1:1 ratios between employees and cubicles. But as business practices and office designs modernize, the number of employees per desk is actually going up. One…
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Building your small business takes many dedicated hours in your office. Your office serves as a place of business operations, client communications, and a daily reminder of your purpose. It makes sense to choose…
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When approaching the task of designing a new office, we need to remember that designing is not synonymous with decorating. Designing should change employee behavior – not just change aesthetics. The Three Work Modes…
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Interestingly though the list of ABW misconceptions that I’ve come across over the past couple of years is endless, if not amusing. For example, thinking that you have to move desk every hour or…
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What is Activity Based Working? Activity based working (ABW) is based on the premise that no employee ‘owns’ or has an assigned workstation. Rather, the broader workspace provides employees with a variety of predetermined activity areas…
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Open office layouts have been the dominant style for office designers for several years. While the debate continues to rage on about whether they are superior to closed offices (most likely not cease any…
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As many organisations look at redesigning their workplaces and shifting into flexible working approaches like activity-based working and teleworking, a structured change management program can have a big impact on how well employees and…
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Recently a colleague asked me why suddenly office planners are adopting lockers in the workplace, something historically confined to schools or sports facilities. Again the issue here is about personal space under attack, all be it…
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Whenever I get into a discussion of the future of work- and more specifically ideas related to more efficient use of office space like hot desking, agile working, smart working, or the ‘new working’–…
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Traditionally, work and the workspace were focused on the individual, with every employee in the company having an allocated workpoint, which became a symbol of their status and identity. Although sometimes used politically, the allocated workpoint…