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How Open Floor Plans Help Increase Worker Productivity

Empty meeting roomThe reign of the cubicle is coming an end. Many of today’s leading tech companies, Google and Facebook included, are transforming their offices into open workspaces. Companies who have successfully implemented this change in workspace organization have seen a huge increase in productivity, creativity, and collaboration. Although implementing drastic changes into an office’s layout can be an undertaking for management and expensive, there are little adjustments employers can make to their office that will start generating the same results.

1. Break-Out Meeting Areas that Promote Collaboration
When implementing an open workspace, it’s important to have certain break out areas where employees can collaborate without disrupting the day-to-day tasks of other colleagues. These breakout areas can be used for a variety of usages. When employees need to zone in and focus at the task at hand, breakout areas give them ability to seclude themselves and finish their task. In addition, break-out areas encourage small meetings between employees without the worry if disrupting those around them.

2. Movable Furniture
Supplying workers with movable furniture gives them the opportunity to create an environment that matches their needs. For certain employees where socializing is distracting, movable furniture allows them to arrange their workspace to be more secluded. On the other hand, employees who thrive better after collaboration will have the ability to move around the office and meet with the necessary person.

3. Atmosphere
When companies implement open workspaces, they will notice a change in their office’s atmosphere and culture. Open workspaces encourage all kinds of interactions including collaborating, brainstorming, and socializing. Having a constant buzz of conversation around the office increases connections between employees and creates a coffee shop feeling within the office. As an employer, it’s important to promote and encourage this kind of interaction.

4. Custom Workstation Accessories
Each employee has unique characteristics and therefore unique demands when it comes to their workspace. In order to have productive employees, it’s important to alter an employee’s workspace to meet their needs instead of asking the employee to adapt themselves to meet the static workplace. Technological advancements are making this easier and easier to develop in an office. New ergonomic products are available which can alter an individual’s workspace to match their needs, therefore making the employee more comfortable and more productive. For information on the latest ergonomic products or on how to get an ergonomic program started in your office, contact E3 Consulting Corporation today!

For these reasons and more, companies are continuing to adapt away from the cubicle floor plan to a more open floor plan. Implementing this change in an office environment leads to more collaboration between employees and therefore more creative ideas.

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