Category / Office
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Understanding The Psychology Of Colour In The Workplace
Colour is an important component of any well-designed workspace, and the right mix and balance can have dramatic effects on the psychological well-being of your workers. A splash n’ dash of colour here or there isn’t quite enough to leverage the full benefits, however. Rather, you’ll need to take into account how each individual colour…
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Creating a Collaborative Office Environment: Design Strategies for Teamwork
The very nature of business means that teamwork is integral to overall success, but it’s surprising just how many companies underestimate the need to nurture it. Today’s workspaces are migrating steadily away from the stuffy and impersonal work models of the past, but they’re also facing a new set of challenges, such as how to…
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How To Optimize The Conference Room For Hybrid Meetings
The conference room has forever held a somewhat stereotypical image for many workers the world over. It’s widely regarded as the place where the corporate higher-ups have serious meetings and look at slides, while making important decisions about the direction of the company. That does happen, but today’s conference rooms have also become multifunctional spaces…
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Should You Hire A Professional To Redesign Your Office Space?
It’s easy to conjure up the perfect office space in your head, but turning it into a reality is far trickier. Often, we aren’t able to take important criteria into account, such as spacing, aesthetics, and most importantly, functionality. It pays to hire the professionals to step in and offer their assistance. Plus, it saves…
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Crafting A Millennial-Focused Office Space
Running jokes about millennials aside, the truth is that they represent a significant portion of the modern workforce. On top of that, millennials have tapped into some positive workplace-related habits that previous generations should have capitalized on years, if not decades ago. It’s only natural that the modern workplace would shift to represent millennial work…
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Understanding Corporate Office Design Trends In The Modern Age
The 2000s were a decade that saw a massive paradigm shift in office design trends. Companies began migrating away from the stuffy and regimented office spaces of the 80s and 90s, and began focusing heavily on creating environments that would maximize employee engagement and enthusiasm, while attracting new talent, and wowing major clients. Suddenly, the…
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Designing An Office For A Tech Startup
Ever since the internet took shape and became our primary form of communication, companies have been springing up by the tens of thousands to take advantage of this wondrous new market. The earning potential is limitless, but each prospective company needs to stay at the cutting edge of both technology, and tech culture in order…
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Creating Privacy In An Open Office Environment
Open office spaces are all the rage, but they continually catch flack for robbing employees of the kind of privacy commonly associated with traditional workspace models. The abolishment of the dreaded cubicle came at a cost, and many companies have been scrambling to figure out solutions to deal with the increase in distractions and bustle…
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Choosing Office Furniture To Fit A Small Workspace
Many companies have aspirations to become ultra-large conglomerates and mega-corporations, but they never start out that way. In fact, many of the world’s most famous corporations and big businesses started out in someone’s basement or garage, growing steadily over the course of many years. Other companies will never grow beyond a small workspace, and that’s…
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Preparing For The Big Office Move
Whether your business is relocating to another province, or another part of the city, it pays to be prepared. The same goes for companies who have outgrown their current space, and need a bigger slice of real estate to set up shop, and stake their claim. Moving the office is a complex affair, but it…