Think Dynamic!

When designing your office space think dynamic! This Dubai project is a radical example of the power of a space that can adapt to ones personal whim, only in Dubai, however the power of it is obvious.

Design for Play, for Creativity

Children can teach us lessons in creativity and innovation. I remember my professor, from Sociology 101, telling us about the most popular playground in Europe. It wasn’t full of jungle gyms and swings, it was full of lumber, boxes and rope. The kids invented their own worlds on the spot and it was reassembled into something new the next day. Your office needs to have elements that allows the staff to express themselves or to suit their tasks for that day.

Dynamic Office

I don’t believe that one can hard code the perfect space. It needs to be adaptable. Allow those in the space to move it and design it based on their own moods, projects, or friendships. Some of these ideas can be found in this space used by Innovation Lab (http://www.innovationlab.net/sw17052.asp) in Copenhagen. This design is well within reach of most companies.

Now imagine your office space to be inspired by the same dynamics. Knowledge workers need quiet space to concentrate however they share ideas, brainstorm and overcome hurdles better in open spaces. The most effective office design will accommodate those elements.

Read this article for more insight - http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/4991.html.