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Design At The Heart Of Any Business Plan
For a number of years, businesses have viewed building and office design as one of the last things to consider; well this is no longer the case. Design of the workplace is important to any business plan, because of the impact design can have on the way people work. This means quality design can help businesses operate successfully and profitably.
Productivity and business strategy go hand in hand with the work environment. A tailored design can positively influence a business’s success and future development. Professional office design companies can provide an objective view that allows businesses to discover and define their personality and purpose, which allows for a tailormade design to be created.
To ensure a productive and efficient workplace, businesses must start by assessing their operational needs. This involves understanding current structure, future goals, diversification, efficiency and profitability, and brand identity. Through a full understanding of a business, designers can understand their clients’ wider requirements, not just the properties physical needs.
The right design is as much about assisting and supporting the reinvention of how an organisation functions, as making space changes. A good design can consider how different people work best; some on their own, some in teams, some agile and others not.
Overcoming Problems Through Design
The main issues facing most businesses are profit, talent shortage and understanding the impact of technology on operations. All three can be addressed through workplace design.
Profit
Profit, is a result of many factors including productivity and employee engagement. From our experience, temperature, light quality, health, acoustics, technology and placement of people all have an impact on productivity. Profit also comes from employee engagement. Businesses who can get employees to invest emotionally and have believe in its goals, can lead to positive outcomes. Designing a workplace that enables people to work in their own way, and to engage with the business and its identity, to collaborate, to have quiet time and to be healthy.
Talent Shortage
Many businesses are experiencing talent shortage. Attracting and retaining staff is essential for businesses to continuing developing themselves. Businesses that offer staff a workplace that they can connect with, that provides them with the choice of pace and style of working that suits everyone, and a workplace that supports individual and team needs are a step ahead of their competitors. It’s not about replicating what your competitors are doing, it’s about using what they do, developing it further and creating your own brand identify for your office.
Technology
Technology is one of the fastest and most rapidly changing elements for all businesses. Technology affects how we work, where we work and the tools which we need to work. Office fit out specialists who understand how businesses use technology, can design and create workplaces that support and promote the use of adaptable technology in offices.
Flexible Office Design For Businesses
Design should be about understanding a business and making the office space suit strategic and operational requirements. Many businesses now recognise that being standard isn’t good enough, and they have to be different and at the forefront of design to maximise their potential. The design of the office space should be a high priority to all businesses. It dramatically strengthens brand, identity, and future employee productivity, all of which add up to help create a more successful business.