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WORKPLACE

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CELLULAR

OPEN PLAN

ABW

AGILE

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CELLULAR

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This is a very hierarchical style of working and is generally seen today in legal, financial and professional service sectors where sensitivity of work is most prominent and it idealises conventional aspirations of one day obtaining the much revered ‘corner office’.

Advantages

  1. Privacy for management

  2. Fewer smaller meeting rooms required

  3. A clear indication of company hierarchy

 

Disadvantages

  1. Isolation between staff

  2. Lack of transparency

  3. Reduction of sharing and trust across teams

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CELLULAR
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OPEN PLAN

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Typically, in an open plan environment management would sit amongst their teams and to overcome the need for private offices, quiet rooms or shared meeting rooms are located in close proximity to manager workstations for convenient use when greater privacy is required.

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Some open plan environments may also introduce hot desking, a practice where workstations are not owned by one individual but are shared.

Advantages

  1. Visible and social connection between employees

  2. Access to management and senior staff members 

  3. Fewer built rooms = lower construction costs

 

Disadvantages

  1. Disturbance from noisy teams and employees

  2. A visible lack of hierarchy

  3. Can be considered uninspiring environments

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ABW

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Advantages

  1. Knowledge sharing between teams

  2. Improved morale and productivity

  3. Reduction of footprint

 

Disadvantages

  1. Adjustment of management styles

  2. A larger investment of IT infrastructure

  3. Teams may find it difficult to colocate

ABW

Activity Based Working encourages individuals to choose a working environment that suites the type of work they are conducting at that moment. Typical settings range from project hubs, and booths to focus spaces, lounge environments and co-working platforms. Employees are empowered to move around throughout their day to perform tasks in the most appropriate setting. It is a system that is based on trust and employees are measured on performance rather than face time.

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AGILE

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In a fully agile environment staff have unassigned workstations with a variety of alternative work settings that are designed to bring project teams together easily and efficiently so they can collaborate and deliver a project with minimal disruption to their day and their colleagues. This environment supports teams that are typically project-based and collaborative settings provide interactive technology & writable surfaces to facilitate meetings, workshops and project hurdles.

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Neighbourhoods are introduced into agile environments so that teams can be located together in defined areas to reduce disruption. This provides a softer transition into this new style of working.

Advantages

  1. Empowered and more productive employees

  2. Efficient and meaningful meetings

  3. Employee choice

 

Disadvantages

  1. Investment in a variety of furniture styles

  2. A larger investment of IT infrastructure

  3. Management may struggle to find private spaces 

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WHY design your workplace?

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Designing the right space for your business can save you money, retain and attract the best staff and motivate a more productive workforce.

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By knowing which is the best workplace style for your business you can optimise your physical footprint and potentially save on your rental output.

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Understanding what is actually important to your business and your staff and knowing what type of environment will maximise their output will increase job satisfaction and help motivate employees.

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