Collaboration Trends As Companies Continue To Return To The Workplace
As companies continue to return to the workplace and find the new normal in this ever changing world, our team of experts share their collaboration trends and design ideas to help make your team feel inspired and motivated. Planning ahead with design, inspiration and a dynamic work environment in mind will help create a culture that your team will feel productive and excited as they collaborate together.
Offer An Outdoor Space To Collaborate
Having an outdoor area for your team to collaborate as an additional option is a fantastic idea and allows everyone to feel comfortable and meet with their team during these constantly changing times. Having a space outdoors allows for all levels of comfort for your employees to be respected and considered. Plus, fresh air is a natural mood enhancer and a great way to bring a new perspective to your team meetings.
“Moving outdoors during the right times of year are becoming more important than ever. People feel safer in the open air verses inside an air conditioned or heated space.”
Create Comfortable Conversation Areas
Creating comfortable collaboration spaces is an easy and simple way to ensure that your team feels excited and happy to be returning to work. Redesigning areas to provide the flexible space to easily collaborate is an impactful way of empowering your employees to connect but at their own comfort level.
“If your space includes access to an outdoor area that is a HUGE asset! In good weather, that will be a popular spot for collaboration. Accentuate that asset with comfortable conversation areas – tables and chairs. Screens can privatize areas while umbrellas can provide shade. Outdoor heaters will prolong the season.”
Provide A Variety Of Spaces To Collaborate
Creating a variety of spaces within your workplace allows for your team to move around and feel empowered to take control of their work day. It also allows for new conversations and impromptu connections within all departments. Depending on your teams work style, everyone preforms their very best when they can decide how to work depending on the day and the task at hand.
“As companies continue to return to work, having a variety of spaces to collaborate in will be beneficial. It is helpful to have different spaces based on the size of the group, the style of work (casual or formal seating, for example), and any technology needs.”
Provide Smaller Meeting Areas
Providing smaller meeting areas that encourage a more social environment for that personal connection and collaboration with your team helps create options for places to get work done.
“Providing more open areas with glass walls and more collaborative, but private meeting spaces.”
