Wide Open Workspace Presentation #1
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Elizabeth Dukes • Don Traweek
BLAZING NEW TRAILS IN THE WAY PEOPLE WORK
A Little History • Offices have been around for millennia • This Egyptian pictograph demonstrates the office of
ancient times
1940s • We see individual offices appear • Open planning was common across multiple industries such
as banking, insurance and media
1950s • Open floor plans became more common • Supervisors can definitely see you now
1970s • Sometime during the 70s, the walls went up • Cubicle farms were born
However, in this environment, how
can anyone tell you’re really
working?
The “Conference Room” • Also known as: meeting rooms, huddle space, enclaves, collaboration space • The main idea is ge,ng people together to share thoughts and ideas,
brainstorm new concepts, leverage other’s strengths and innovate
Today • Where does that lead us? • Where else? At Google, of course! • A place famous for innova>ve collabora>on spaces
like these
Put yourself in this young grad’s shoes:
What assumptions are you going to make about working? What are you going to look for in your first job? What questions are you going to ask (other than about raises and bonuses)?
The Expectations
The whole world of work they are entering is quite different from what it used to be.
The twenty-somethings grew up with technology.
They understand it. They know how to use it. They expect it.
Do you think the talented young grad would choose you over any other company?
How can your company attract and retain top talent?
• Create a meaningful, exciting and flexible work environment
• Create a more holistic employee environment
• Provide great online tools (social, communication)
• Invest to integrate all learning content (as well as expert and social tools) into one easy-to-use interface – which is what young employees expect
Why does this ma-er? Unemployment remains high among many groups, highly skilled workers are in great demand as baby boomers retire in large volumes – making it critical
for organizations to become talent magnets and build passion among current and future employees.
A Gallup poll says only 20% of the workforce
happy.
So as the economy picks up, people will
start changing jobs, and today’s social media
tools make it very easy to find opportunities.
The Reality Whether we’re in a corporate mega-campus on acres of rolling hills, or a customer’s office, we likely spend more time working than not.
American workers spend an extra seven hours per week on work tasks such as checking emails and answering phone calls outside normal work hours.
We also take fewer vacation days than anyone else.
Average American workweek = 46 hours Adding up to 378 + hours/ year than many Europeans
And we’re not finished when we leave the office…
The Solution We’re expected to perform at our very best, and new talent is demanding more-‐ but the tradi>onal office s>ll forces the worker to adapt to a fairly rigid infrastructure that doesn’t foster crea:vity or collabora:on.
We should redesign the work environment to make it more enjoyable, collaborative, and fun. To appeal to the new generation and benefit the existing.
Zappos Headquarters
Google pioneered this strategy with the launch of yoga classes, basketball courts, and even a bowling alley at its California campus.
The Solution
Today, most high-technology companies serve free breakfast and lunch, along with ping-pong tables, provide couches, rooms in which to nap, and brightly colored cubicles and open work spaces. With no sign of cubicles, anywhere.
The key is to create an environment where your employees WANT to come to work.
Our co-founders have written a book titled, Wide Open Workspace, which will be released in April of this year.
It’s all about productivity and how it’s achieved in the contemporary business environment, and the transformation that is touching companies around the globe. The best workspaces must be flexible, mobile, and managed by technology that gives workers what they need to be successful.
The enduring image of the archetypal American cowboy is used in the book as a metaphor and parallel between the innovation, trailblazing, and
completely new thinking. Today’s human resources, information technology, and facilities
management professionals must be inventive, nimble and courageous, just like the cowboy of the 19th century.
The changes are exciting, and they challenge all of us to understand and
embrace them.
Days of the giant cube farms are as over as the days of polished mahogany
office doors with names stenciled in
gold.
Looking to the Future
Technology, globalization, and a
new generation in the workforce have changed all that
permanently..
Click here to learn more about our vision:
WWW.IOFFICECORP.COM/WIDE-OPEN-WORKSPACE