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Flexibility In Design: Turning A Workplace Into An Outdoor Oasis

Allwork

In the workplace, the pandemic changed everything: workers traded in cubicles and water cooler chats for their couches and furry friends. One way to do this is by utilizing the power of nature, which can have a profound impact on creating a happy, healthy and productive work environment. adults are at an all-time high.

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How Physical Spaces Shape Human Relationships and Emotional Well-Being

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For those of us who are returning to the workplace on a regular basis, being surrounded by an environment that strengthens our connections with other people will undeniably impact our emotional well-being. It is about how people engage with the built environment and, by extension, with each other. It’s all about balance.

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A New Approach To Work: The Benefits Of Implementing Activity-Based Working In Your Office

Allwork

The different spaces we see today in many offices in the hybrid era — open areas with hot desks, breakout rooms, huddle rooms, private offices, café spaces, libraries, outdoor spaces, learning spaces, etc. have been commonplace in ABW offices for over thirty years.

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What Can Young Lawyers Teach Us About The Future Of Workspaces?

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Younger lawyers prioritize a legal workplace that supports flexibility, equality, and collaboration, favoring environments with open spaces and modern aesthetics over traditional “men’s club” interiors; these preferences are reshaping law firm office design. Gensler: How does the office support your work style?

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Interruption vs. Distraction: What’s the Difference?

Eat Your Career

The full video (“Managing Interruptions & Dealing with Distractions”) is available in the Career Success Library. It’s like someone coming into your workspace and knocking on your cubicle wall and saying, “Got a minute?” Right now, here in this Zoom environment, I see the chat moving with one eye.

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How the 21st Century office was born in post war Europe

Workplace Insight

Although he came to be known as the father of all those cubicle farms that dominated US office life in the late 20th Century, and still do to a lesser extent, he was driven by some of the same principles as the Schelle brothers.

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Does Office Design Really Affect Productivity?

Productivity Bits

The best office concept relies on employee freedom, allowing the employee to choose their work environment. Companies should embrace both the open plan type office and the cubicle design, to provide workers with a choice. So, to answer the question “Does office design really affect productivity?” – Yes, it does!

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