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OK,
you've agreed that much work of the work your company does can
be done more efficiently on a flexible location basis. You now
the new systems and business process, and HR policies you need
to bring in to support Information Age flexible working.
But what about the office? Still serried
ranks of workstations, and private offices for the managers -
all of them heavily underused.
Rightly you say workers need to
meet face-to-face, for team building, creative activities,
supervision. But does your workplace really help those kind of
activities?
The following articles in Flexibility
explore innovative approaches to workplace design.
Flexible
conferencing - coming soon to a desktop near you
The technology is here now to make high quality integrated
video, audio and web conferencing a reality from every desktop.
And these are going to make quite a difference to the way
offices are designed, when virtual meetings become commonplace.
Meet
the PowerDesk - integrated desk/computer
Style on the outside, technology on the inside. This is the
motto of PowerDesk, a company producing "intelligent furniture"
for the office and the home office. If you want a bit of class
and more elbow room in the office, some of these should do the
trick.
Fun in the office
The recruitment firm Office Angels recently surveyed 1500 workers
and employers to find out what would make offices better to work
in. Football, pets and more natural air and light featured in the
list.
Online
tool to assess your space needs
Make the case for office redesign with an online space audit tool .
We outline the issues involved, and link through to an online demo of the
tool
Guide to
Flexible Working in the Information Age
Flexibility has written a book in association with Toshiba. The book has
a chapter dedicated to facilities and design issues for the flexible
office - in all its manifestations. And it shows how designers and
facilities managers need to work together with their colleagues in HR and
IT to deliver the best results.
Guide
to flexible facilities
A mini-series this - 7 pages looking at how to develop the flexible
office.
Wireless
working
One of our Flexible Technologies articles examining the coming wireless
world. What will it mean for office design?
Tomorrow's
Office
We review a classy book focusing on office design for new ways
of working
Offices
past and present
A Flexibility potted history of the office - they've been
around for longer than you might think. This article explores
the continuing value of offices and future directions.
An
office environment for creativity
Case study of how an advertising agency uses an innovative
approach to office space to promote creative thinking and client
focus
Digital's
Office of the Future
A golden oldie, this one - an office of the future which is now sadly in
the past. But certainly one to set you thinking.
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