Hot Desking
It's time you get acquainted with hot desking.
Modern workplaces are all about creating environments for collaboration and productivity, while at the same time trying to increase ROI on real estate. Is it a dead equation or can it be done? The answer is yes, and the solution is hot desking.
Table of contents
Workplace design
Smart space planning
What is space planning? What does it really mean? For some, who have the luxury, space planning can mean designing the spaces of your workplace before your move into it. For others it revolves more around optimizing the space you’re already in. Smart space planning on the other hand is an art form.
Smart space planning entails planning a space based on the potential activities taking place there. It involves calculating the space needed for every activity as well as the equipment and furniture. It also includes knowing your own workplace well. What are your needs? What habits exist in this office and what problems do we have?
Maybe you’ll need to optimize your mobility or maybe you’ll need to create new meeting rooms? When optimizing your mobility you make sure that as much of your needed equipment is mobile. Our CEO Andreas usually recommends portable tv-screens instead of stationary projectors, a portable speakerphone like the Jabra Speak instead of a stationary conference phone, and of course using equipment that supports Bluetooth, having great wifi and using cloud services. These are just a few tips on how you can evolve your office into a mobile-optimized unit where you dictate the conditions and not the office.
Start off by making a list of all of the activities taking place in your office. Ask your coworkers what they think is missing or what they feel they need to do a better job. Then plan your space based on that. Think of what lighting these activities need, what type of furniture, and which technology. Sounds easy enough? Keep reading and we’ll tell you about all of the popular ways to plan your office space. To be able to create the ultimate workplace you’ll need smart space planning as opposed to just planning space. Based on your organization’s needs, problems and habits you should plan spaces, furniture, lighting, and technology to match them. A piece of overall advice is to create more but smaller meeting rooms. 50-70% of all meetings in Sweden contain 1-4 people. So, if you were to be smart about your office space planning you make sure that half of the meeting spaces aren’t conference rooms – they are the biggest space thieves!
Office layouts are a huge part of the office design and as we mentioned earlier the trends here are evident. From separate offices to cubicles to open floor plans. An office layout isn’t just about the walls we put up and where we put them. It’s about creating a layout that encourages creativity, favors communication and increases productivity. Again – shouldn’t be so hard, right?
Office layouts
Did you know that the trend of open floor plans dates back long before the cool Silicon Valley people started using it? The first open floor office was designed in 1939. But, as with everything else we got carried away with the design, and too many people were crammed into the same space – so we invented cubicles!
Open floor plans
The initial intent with open floor plans was good though. The purpose of tearing down office walls and creating an open space is to encourage cooperation, transparency, and communication. There are many ways you can plan an office within an open floor plan. You could for example have assigned seating or you could allow coworkers to choose their seats based on the specific need that day. You could also create so-called neighborhoods which are basically what it sounds like. The purpose is dedicating a space to a specific department or group to increase a feeling of togetherness.
Whether your organization would benefit from an open floor plan or not is debatable. It exists an ongoing conversation about what open floor plans do to your office productivity. The truth is that it completely depends on the organization. For larger companies where the work is individual, the productivity could take a toll in an open floor plan but companies based on team projects can benefit from it. Physical openness can lead to better communication, better teamwork, and in the end better ideas.
When considering open floor plans it’s important to weigh the benefits on one hand and the costs on the other.
Workplace design
Smart space planning
What is space planning? What does it really mean? For some, who have the luxury, space planning can mean designing the spaces of your workplace before your move into it. For others it revolves more around optimizing the space you’re already in. Smart space planning on the other hand is an art form.
Smart space planning entails planning a space based on the potential activities taking place there. It involves calculating the space needed for every activity as well as the equipment and furniture. It also includes knowing your own workplace well. What are your needs? What habits exist in this office and what problems do we have?
Maybe you’ll need to optimize your mobility or maybe you’ll need to create new meeting rooms? When optimizing your mobility you make sure that as much of your needed equipment is mobile. Our CEO Andreas usually recommends portable tv-screens instead of stationary projectors, a portable speakerphone like the Jabra Speak instead of a stationary conference phone, and of course using equipment that supports Bluetooth, having great wifi and using cloud services. These are just a few tips on how you can evolve your office into a mobile-optimized unit where you dictate the conditions and not the office.
Start off by making a list of all of the activities taking place in your office. Ask your coworkers what they think is missing or what they feel they need to do a better job. Then plan your space based on that. Think of what lighting these activities need, what type of furniture, and which technology. Sounds easy enough? Keep reading and we’ll tell you about all of the popular ways to plan your office space. To be able to create the ultimate workplace you’ll need smart space planning as opposed to just planning space. Based on your organization’s needs, problems and habits you should plan spaces, furniture, lighting, and technology to match them. A piece of overall advice is to create more but smaller meeting rooms. 50-70% of all meetings in Sweden contain 1-4 people. So, if you were to be smart about your office space planning you make sure that half of the meeting spaces aren’t conference rooms – they are the biggest space thieves!
Office layouts are a huge part of the office design and as we mentioned earlier the trends here are evident. From separate offices to cubicles to open floor plans. An office layout isn’t just about the walls we put up and where we put them. It’s about creating a layout that encourages creativity, favors communication and increases productivity. Again – shouldn’t be so hard, right?
Office layouts
Did you know that the trend of open floor plans dates back long before the cool Silicon Valley people started using it? The first open floor office was designed in 1939. But, as with everything else we got carried away with the design, and too many people were crammed into the same space – so we invented cubicles!
Open floor plans
The initial intent with open floor plans was good though. The purpose of tearing down office walls and creating an open space is to encourage cooperation, transparency, and communication. There are many ways you can plan an office within an open floor plan. You could for example have assigned seating or you could allow coworkers to choose their seats based on the specific need that day. You could also create so-called neighborhoods which are basically what it sounds like. The purpose is dedicating a space to a specific department or group to increase a feeling of togetherness.
Whether your organization would benefit from an open floor plan or not is debatable. It exists an ongoing conversation about what open floor plans do to your office productivity. The truth is that it completely depends on the organization. For larger companies where the work is individual, the productivity could take a toll in an open floor plan but companies based on team projects can benefit from it. Physical openness can lead to better communication, better teamwork, and in the end better ideas.
When considering open floor plans it’s important to weigh the benefits on one hand and the costs on the other.
Workplace design
Smart space planning
What is space planning? What does it really mean? For some, who have the luxury, space planning can mean designing the spaces of your workplace before your move into it. For others it revolves more around optimizing the space you’re already in. Smart space planning on the other hand is an art form.
Smart space planning entails planning a space based on the potential activities taking place there. It involves calculating the space needed for every activity as well as the equipment and furniture. It also includes knowing your own workplace well. What are your needs? What habits exist in this office and what problems do we have?
Maybe you’ll need to optimize your mobility or maybe you’ll need to create new meeting rooms? When optimizing your mobility you make sure that as much of your needed equipment is mobile. Our CEO Andreas usually recommends portable tv-screens instead of stationary projectors, a portable speakerphone like the Jabra Speak instead of a stationary conference phone, and of course using equipment that supports Bluetooth, having great wifi and using cloud services. These are just a few tips on how you can evolve your office into a mobile-optimized unit where you dictate the conditions and not the office.
Start off by making a list of all of the activities taking place in your office. Ask your coworkers what they think is missing or what they feel they need to do a better job. Then plan your space based on that. Think of what lighting these activities need, what type of furniture, and which technology. Sounds easy enough? Keep reading and we’ll tell you about all of the popular ways to plan your office space. To be able to create the ultimate workplace you’ll need smart space planning as opposed to just planning space. Based on your organization’s needs, problems and habits you should plan spaces, furniture, lighting, and technology to match them. A piece of overall advice is to create more but smaller meeting rooms. 50-70% of all meetings in Sweden contain 1-4 people. So, if you were to be smart about your office space planning you make sure that half of the meeting spaces aren’t conference rooms – they are the biggest space thieves!
Office layouts are a huge part of the office design and as we mentioned earlier the trends here are evident. From separate offices to cubicles to open floor plans. An office layout isn’t just about the walls we put up and where we put them. It’s about creating a layout that encourages creativity, favors communication and increases productivity. Again – shouldn’t be so hard, right?
Office layouts
Did you know that the trend of open floor plans dates back long before the cool Silicon Valley people started using it? The first open floor office was designed in 1939. But, as with everything else we got carried away with the design, and too many people were crammed into the same space – so we invented cubicles!
Open floor plans
The initial intent with open floor plans was good though. The purpose of tearing down office walls and creating an open space is to encourage cooperation, transparency, and communication. There are many ways you can plan an office within an open floor plan. You could for example have assigned seating or you could allow coworkers to choose their seats based on the specific need that day. You could also create so-called neighborhoods which are basically what it sounds like. The purpose is dedicating a space to a specific department or group to increase a feeling of togetherness.
Whether your organization would benefit from an open floor plan or not is debatable. It exists an ongoing conversation about what open floor plans do to your office productivity. The truth is that it completely depends on the organization. For larger companies where the work is individual, the productivity could take a toll in an open floor plan but companies based on team projects can benefit from it. Physical openness can lead to better communication, better teamwork, and in the end better ideas.
When considering open floor plans it’s important to weigh the benefits on one hand and the costs on the other.
Workplace design
Smart space planning
What is space planning? What does it really mean? For some, who have the luxury, space planning can mean designing the spaces of your workplace before your move into it. For others it revolves more around optimizing the space you’re already in. Smart space planning on the other hand is an art form.
Smart space planning entails planning a space based on the potential activities taking place there. It involves calculating the space needed for every activity as well as the equipment and furniture. It also includes knowing your own workplace well. What are your needs? What habits exist in this office and what problems do we have?
Maybe you’ll need to optimize your mobility or maybe you’ll need to create new meeting rooms? When optimizing your mobility you make sure that as much of your needed equipment is mobile. Our CEO Andreas usually recommends portable tv-screens instead of stationary projectors, a portable speakerphone like the Jabra Speak instead of a stationary conference phone, and of course using equipment that supports Bluetooth, having great wifi and using cloud services. These are just a few tips on how you can evolve your office into a mobile-optimized unit where you dictate the conditions and not the office.
Start off by making a list of all of the activities taking place in your office. Ask your coworkers what they think is missing or what they feel they need to do a better job. Then plan your space based on that. Think of what lighting these activities need, what type of furniture, and which technology. Sounds easy enough? Keep reading and we’ll tell you about all of the popular ways to plan your office space. To be able to create the ultimate workplace you’ll need smart space planning as opposed to just planning space. Based on your organization’s needs, problems and habits you should plan spaces, furniture, lighting, and technology to match them. A piece of overall advice is to create more but smaller meeting rooms. 50-70% of all meetings in Sweden contain 1-4 people. So, if you were to be smart about your office space planning you make sure that half of the meeting spaces aren’t conference rooms – they are the biggest space thieves!
Office layouts are a huge part of the office design and as we mentioned earlier the trends here are evident. From separate offices to cubicles to open floor plans. An office layout isn’t just about the walls we put up and where we put them. It’s about creating a layout that encourages creativity, favors communication and increases productivity. Again – shouldn’t be so hard, right?
Office layouts
Did you know that the trend of open floor plans dates back long before the cool Silicon Valley people started using it? The first open floor office was designed in 1939. But, as with everything else we got carried away with the design, and too many people were crammed into the same space – so we invented cubicles!
Open floor plans
The initial intent with open floor plans was good though. The purpose of tearing down office walls and creating an open space is to encourage cooperation, transparency, and communication. There are many ways you can plan an office within an open floor plan. You could for example have assigned seating or you could allow coworkers to choose their seats based on the specific need that day. You could also create so-called neighborhoods which are basically what it sounds like. The purpose is dedicating a space to a specific department or group to increase a feeling of togetherness.
Whether your organization would benefit from an open floor plan or not is debatable. It exists an ongoing conversation about what open floor plans do to your office productivity. The truth is that it completely depends on the organization. For larger companies where the work is individual, the productivity could take a toll in an open floor plan but companies based on team projects can benefit from it. Physical openness can lead to better communication, better teamwork, and in the end better ideas.
When considering open floor plans it’s important to weigh the benefits on one hand and the costs on the other.