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“With certainty, how well we live and function in
our office determines the health of people and
organizations. The degree to which we have
survived in unfavorable circumstances is a tribute
to human adaptability.
However, the fact that we can adapt does not
mean that we do not also pay the penalties for
forced fits”
Wisdom from Robert Propst - 1968
3. Engine of Prosperity
In the new landscape of work, a
dynamic equilibrium of shared
passion and profit delivers
greater performance and value
for both individuals and
organizations.
By offering a new vision for
management, tools, and places,
Living Office generates this
mutually reinforcing engine
of prosperity.
Happiness
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8. • Laura wants to add a visual of LO HUB here, with a link to the HUB.
Will that look bad? Seems weird to have a link on screen. Maybe we
do it in the notes and just include the masthead illustration from the
website?
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17. What makes a good work day
good?
A Living Office
18. Human Dynamics + Work
Knowledge and insights on people, who
are the starting point. Based on the
fundamentals of life, not industry.
Based on 80-year literature review of
psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
The sociology of work – how people affect
their work environment and how it affects
them.
Pragmatic and applied.
At the heart of human-centered, problem-
solving design.
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20. Fundamental to All
Achievement
We strive for
excellence and
take pride in our
accomplishments
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Status
We seek
recognition of our
contributions.
Security
We desire
health, safety,
familiarity, and
competence.
Autonomy
We seek
freedom in our
actions and
decisions.
Purpose
We want to make
a meaningful
difference.
Belonging
We want a
meaningful
connection to others.
21. Living Office
Our ongoing research and
exploration demonstrate
compelling connections between
our fundamental human needs
and the management methods,
technology and tools, and places
that help us fully realise “Living
Offices”
TOOLS +
TECHNOLOGY
MANAGEMENT
+ METHODS
PLACES
22. Shaping the Questions
What are the motivators of human behavior in your workplaces?
How are these manifest in your organisations?
How does the physical environment catalyse, foster, and affect the behavior of your staff?
What are the implications for design and organisational practices of your business?
23. Achievement
We strive for excellence and take pride in
our accomplishments.
MANAGEMENT + METHODS
TOOLS + TECHNOLOGY
PLACES
24. Security
We desire health, safety, familiarity,
and competence.
MANAGEMENT + METHODS
TOOLS + TECHNOLOGY
PLACES
25. Purpose
We want to make a meaningful
difference.
MANAGEMENT + METHODS
TOOLS + TECHNOLOGY
PLACES
27. Autonomy
We seek freedom in our
actions and decisions.
MANAGEMENT + METHODS
TOOLS + TECHNOLOGY
PLACES
28. Belonging
We want a meaningful connection
to others.
MANAGEMENT + METHODS
TOOLS + TECHNOLOGY
PLACES
29. Fundamental to All
Achievement
We strive for
excellence and
take pride in our
accomplishments
.
Status
We seek
recognition of our
contributions.
Security
We desire
health, safety,
familiarity, and
competence.
Autonomy
We seek
freedom in our
actions and
decisions.
Purpose
We want to make
a meaningful
difference.
Belonging
We want a
meaningful
connection to others.
30. Engine of Prosperity
In the new landscape of work, a
dynamic equilibrium of shared
passion and profit delivers
greater performance and value
for both individuals and
organizations.
By offering a new vision for
management, tools, and places,
Living Office generates this
mutually reinforcing engine
of prosperity.
Happiness
Hinweis der Redaktion
Humans are amazingly adaptable but that doesn’t mean that we have to rely on their adaptability to make the workplace a success
From this I take the thought that too many places are designed without consideration for the culture of the business and the needs of the individual.
This leads to people having to adapt by sometimes being forced to work in a particular way
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Forward-thinking organizations are incorporating shared workpoints into their floorplans.
The work environments of leading-edge companies are evolving from individually assigned “workstations" to providing a variety of shared “workpoints” individuals can use to accomplish the different activities that comprise work today. These innovative landscape plans expand definable work zones beyond individual workspaces and meeting rooms to include a variety of shared spaces designed to support different activities.
Individually owned workstations are often unoccupied.
With our studies of over 100 landscapes showing that individually “owned” spaces sit unoccupied 60 percent of the time, it’s not surprising to note that, in progressive landscapes, these dedicated spaces are fewer and smaller. On one hand, this phenomenon reflects the ongoing trend of downsizing and increasing density. But in many cases the total number of usable square feet per person remains the same, indicating that this space is being reallocated to collaborative settings. (5)
Workpoint sharing only works when people can personalize their own work experiences.
In our experience, workpoint sharing succeeds only as part of a comprehensive design strategy focused on making it easy for people to personalize their own work experience on an ad hoc basis from day to day and even from moment to moment. In a workplace that provides options for where and how different tasks may be accomplished, people feel respected by an organization that values their judgment and contributions over mere efficiency.
(4) Cresa. “Workplace Evolution, Not Revolution. ”September 14, 2014.”