03 Sep DOES YOUR OFFICE HAVE ‘COLLISION ZONES’?
No, this is not the blow from two crashing vehicles but rather the space where ‘serendipitous personal encounters | chance meetings | accidental interactions’ take place inside the office. You see some of the best ideas if not most – do not occur at your desk. These ‘creative breakthroughs’ come to you at different venues out from interacting with others – but definitely not when you are alone in your table.
These ‘bump areas’ or ‘streets’ (in Activity Based Working environments) is a key feature that makes for a collaborative office space. We call it ‘Creative Zones’ .
Now, what do we exactly mean?
Think about low pressure conversation venues, random throwing of ideas, casual after meeting chats, interesting small pitches – these is where the magic of innovation occurs. And in order for innovation to happen, you have to create an environment that feeds collaboration and conversations intuitively, organically, -continually.
So what does your office need to have? What must you create in your office?
– Strategically planned areas for eating, reading and brainstorming
– Group coffee breaks
– Company social activities
– Team events
– Team spaces
– Multi-purpose or purpose-free areas
– Hang-out |Lounge areas
With HUBB Consultants, you do not have to be Google or Apple to encourage your staff to leave their desks.
We’d love to hear from you on how we can help so why don’t you give us a call.
Source: bostonglobe, trackolade, 99u
