More desk-bound work and converging technology are playing a big part in modern, sedentary lifestyles. To counteract this, it is important that office design takes human factors and ergonomics into consideration. Research from the Furniture Industry Research Association suggests that only 1% of the UK currently have sit-stand desks in comparison 90% of Scandinavian office workers.
The average New Zealander currently spends about 43.3 hours at their job each week. For everyday workers, there isn’t much time left to focus on physical and mental wellbeing. Not surprisingly, the solution one arrives at is that the workplace needs to become an atmosphere whereby health and wellbeing are nurtured.
You might have noticed that we updated our logo. As we move into a new year, we wanted to encapsulate our holistic approach to workspaces.
“GCUC is the biggest coworking conference series in the world, and just like the industry itself, we don’t follow the rules. We give you all the things you need and none of the things you don’t.
There are many benefits to an open-plan office space. Studies show agile workspaces enhance collaboration, innovation and productivity.
It’s an exciting time here in Christchurch, where so many new office buildings are springing up. And with the influx of modern architecture and 21st Century sustainable building practices, many companies are jumping on the opportunity to bring their office design into the 21st Century too.
Recently I was reading an article about office design. Companies like Amazon, Google and Samsung are pulling out all the stops when it comes to creating spaces with all five senses in mind – employing everything from diet to colour theory to increase productivity.
What does Monday morning look like in your mirror? Is there a glint in your eye? Is optimism and energy emanating from every pore? Or do you appear grey and distinctly ho-hum about the whole darn thing, just psyching yourself up to make it through to Friday?
But, when it comes to the world of work, businesses of all shapes and sizes have good reason to want to pin down likelihoods. Office space doesn’t come cheap, and today’s leases are long – so much can be lost by making an investment wrong-turn. There do need to be some fairly stable indicators of how the world of work will look five, ten, fifteen, twenty or more years, for any progress to occur, but what are they?
We all know technology is escalating at speed, with digitisation, artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality impacting the workplace to a greater or lesser extent as every new day dawns.
