The place where so many people spend their working lives should have a “social life.” That sounds like jargon doesn’t it, but it means that people in office should have easy access to one another. Instead of regarding the workplace as the dump where they have to work for eight hours every day, they should see it as the place where they interact with colleagues, in a stimulating and rewarding way. This is the office of the future; the desktop has a key role. Flat computer screen are fast replacing those huge monoliths, so that the surface has more room, and indeed the desk can be smaller. The result is that you are nearer to your closest colleagues. Look around the modern office and you see fewer divisions and partitions, because they represent rigidity and hierarchy. Chance encounters in the corridor or by the drinks machine are more fruitful than organised meetings. So, if colleagues bump into each other and want to talk about marketing or advertising they need to scuttle into a hole. Hence tomorrow’s office should have enough space to have one to one chatting. Décor will have to be high on the agenda too. Shabby conditions depress many office workers and dull their minds but clean discreetly coloured walls are an aid to calm, constructed thoughts. The colours, however, should be natural, so that staff are able to adapt the walls so that they can match their own taste and personalities – with photographs, posters and whatever else you might like to put into your office to feel more comfortable.
Generous use of glass is another means of brightening up the office. The theory is that large windows physically let in more light and psychologically encourage cleaner
Thinking. If there is more glass there should be fewer venetian blinds, which symbolise the opposite of transparency.
Electronic record keeping is so much more efficient and it saves space. Designers say filling can easily be cut by 50% in most offices.
Sick building syndrome needs to be eliminated as this can make people ill. The answer maybe is to insist on water based paints and minimal use of toxic chemicals and also adhesives. Consequently employees stay with a company, they feel better and the staffing difficulties and recruitment costs are reduced.
So a desirable office environment is not too difficult to achieve; de – clutter, take down unnecessary divisions, add some natural colours on the walls and you’re nearly there. And with all of the extra space you should have on the desks, why not co –ordinate some great looking desk items from The Corporate Gifts Co; here are five great example from our website.
1) Lunar post it holder
2) Boomerang letter opener
3) Star desk award paper weight
4) Decision maker pen stand
5) Chrome puzzle globe
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That’s true Andrew. Also branding your office with office supplies like promotional staplers, notepads, and custom imprinted pens will unify your employees and show your companies team spirit!
Even more basic modern office products like mouse pads and travel mugs make great desk items that will get company names recognized on clients’ desks.