Workers whose environment includes plants and art are 15 percent more productive than those who work in spartan spaces, and the Senescent Desk by Love Hulten blends Mother Nature's touch with minimalist modernity. This untreated wood desk boasts a self-sufficient garden complete with a water tank, fans and...
Open-plan offices may encourage collaboration and improve communication, but they may also create barriers to productivity, according to a piece in today's Wall Street Journal. As of 2010, 68 percent of U.S. workspaces had an open-seating or open-plan design, which ditches secluded offices or traditional cubicles in...
This list of Ridiculously Efficient resources on creating a productive work environment puts all the good stuff in one place. Research and Case Studies * Working From Home and Productivity * 5 Monday Must-Reads on Workspace Optimization * ROWE Your Way to Peak Productivity * Where Are Your Productivity Places? * Tech Company Atos to...
The newly opened Google London L4 office design reinforces the tech giant's culture of fostering creativity and inspiration in spades. The fourth-floor office holds a band rehearsal room, a movie theater, an indoor park, a coffee lab packed with dozens of java blends, a game room and meeting...
The Missing Link headquarters in South Africa recently got a makeover that the team aptly describes as "organized chaos." There's an indoor treehouse made from a 6-ton tree (it died of natural causes), vibrant graffiti murals by Nic Hooper, a slide and a fireman's...
Managers can supercharge team productivity by taking a cue from video game design and gamifying aspects of work. Adam Dole of Method recently outlined the four things video games teach us about motivating people in a post for Fast Company: * Games create urgent optimism. * Games create tight social groups. * Games...
