Is your closed door killing your creativity?
Is your cubicle squashing your ability to communicate?

The cubicle arose years ago as companies shifted workers from individual offices into communal workspaces, but still wanted to keep them separated and focused. Now, office tides are shifting again, as companies tear down cubicle walls, exploit shared space, and convert any available hallway, closet, or kitchen into a collaborative working room. Call it the Google approach to office design: the workspace should be a fun, collaborative extension of the brand, where people feel free to use the whole space.

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Keeping a business running smoothly all relies on how happy you keep your employees. But what keeps an employee happy? Is it donuts available in the morning?  Is it longer breaks during the day? Or is it the occasional office party? No, in fact half of all employees say the design of the office is crucial in their morale and overall happiness in the workplace. Jane Hodges, an author of Bnet.com, explains the most cost effective ways to keep a well-designed office and retain workers. 

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A great way to become eco-friendly is to start in your office.  Desks, shelves, and chairs have more of a negative effect on the Earth other than using up natural resources.  Certain office furniture can “introduce toxic chemicals into the environment, both during their manufacture and after their disposal”, so says Trenton DuVal, an author of GigaOm.  DuVal talks about companies who are leaders in the office furniture manufacturing and pioneers in helping the environment, including our good friends at Steelcase.

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From yoga rooms to collaboration spaces, Robert McGarvey from Executive Travel, explains how to get the most from your workspace and your teams.  Mobility, flexability, and sustainability are lucrative in creating a positive work environment.  Companies are realizing that employees will perform better when they enjoy where they work, and creating a comfortable environment is where it starts. 

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Knocking down the walls and breaking down tradition is the typical trend that is happening in offices recently.  Offices are getting rid of their traditional monotonous cubicles and replacing them with products that have more of a purpose than to give someone a place to sit.   What will the office of the future look like?  What new creativity, flexibility, and productivity will office products and design contribute to the future of business?  To find out, the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute asked Steelcase, a manufacturer of office equipment, to predict the coming years.

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