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The Benefits and Challenges of an Activity-Based Working Environment
Coined in 1996 by Erik Veldhoen, author of the book The Demise of the Office, the concept of activity-based working (ABW) refers to a workplace strategy that provides workers with a choice of settings for various workplace activities.…
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Is Your Office Design Undermining Your Corporate Culture?
You may think that your competitive advantage in the marketplace relies on your patented processes or on the highly-skilled workers you managed to retain. But the truth is, people and products aren’t things that are intrinsically a company’s – competitors can easily hire away your best people and gain access to the knowledge that supports your processes.…
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Office Interior Design Mistakes to Avoid
Let’s face it, not everyone has a knack for office design. As an office manager, you may have no difficulty choosing an appropriate color scheme for the walls, but you may not understand space restrictions or be up to date with the latest advancements in productivity-enhancing ergonomic office furniture – and you are bound to make costly mistakes.…
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The Truths and Myths about Office Ergonomics
Over the past three decades, we saw the importance of office ergonomics steadily growing as a wealth of validated scientific research linked musculoskeletal disorders to work.…
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Startup Design Guide: How to Choose and Furnish Your First Office Space
One of the biggest challenges for businesses, and especially new ones, is finding the right office space. As a startup founder, you may need no more than a laptop and an internet connection to carry out your work, and you may have no problem doing it from your living-room couch, coffee shops, or even park benches.…
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How to Design Your Startup Office for Performance and Innovation
The first thing you would notice if you were to observe the latest trends in startup office design is the fierce competition for being ‘cool’. Every company set out to attract the brightest of the bunch ditches the drab, unappealing C-suite for casual work spaces and relaxation areas with a raw and edgy esthetic.…
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