Take time to notice how you use and manage your workspace. What feeling does it give you? Does it make you feel motivated or dull? Does it encourage you to focus or communicate?
Space, and the experiences it provides are shaping performance, productivity, and the loyalty of employees. In fact, top businesses and corporations like Google and Apple invest in designing their workspaces in a way that facilitates creativity and growth in their team.
With the advent of technology and the recent effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, the landscape of our workspaces is changing more dramatically. The transition to digital or hybrid working arrangements is now being widely adopted by most companies. How is your company coping with the era of experience for workspaces?
Cultivating Modern Workspace Experience
Redesigning or restructuring your workspace to accommodate change does not have to be an overwhelmingly expensive, daunting task. Start by looking at the culture and values of your team members and the company’s – both should be considered and accommodated.
For example, if you value innovation, your workspaces should spark imagination from your team. Some get inspired by having a clear view of the outside while some prefer having their own corner, however, there should also be a middle ground for collaboration – where they can freely and safely express their ideas.
In cultivating modern workspace experience, consider these two things:
· Flexible Design and Style
When you think about your workspace, do not just think about getting the work done, think about the flow and interaction of people. Instead of having a fixed working station, you can start shifting from having semi-private and semi-open workspaces. Physical partition of spaces is not to create hierarchy or competition, but a sense of independence and the equal importance of each division’s tasks.
· Ergonomic Features
Ergonomics is not all about posture and comfort; it is about free movement. This puts a premium on your team’s healthy lifestyle. How is your workspace connecting and supporting your team members? If a certain job involves repetitive tasks, how does the workspace make it less straining and dreadful? The purpose of this feature is to retrofit the job and space to provide a work-life – productive, meaningful, and sustainable.
Experience-centered workspace refocuses the company’s lenses on people over work. In turn, it presents a high return of investment through improved productivity, increased output and overall growth for the company. Prioritizing your people is always worth it.
Let us help you establish a new vision for your workplace. Connect with TRBI today.
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