How to Design Your Office for Maximum Productivity
Stop Thinking “Open” and Start Thinking “Variety”
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Turns out that the open office idea isn’t all it was cracked up to be. In fact, open offices are associated with lower employee satisfaction and less productivity, higher levels of stress and fatigue, and higher rates of absenteeism including more sick days
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Improve Your Lighting
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If you can’t see properly, you can’t work well. Poor lighting causes eye strain, headaches, fatigue, stress, and a host of other problems, both physical and mental. One of the easiest things you can do to boost productivity is to improve the lighting in your office
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Raise the Ceilings
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If you are designing a new office or are ready to renovate, consider raising your ceilings. Studies have found that people prefer ceilings that are 10 feet high and that higher ceilings are associated with thinking more freely.
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Paint the Walls (as long as it’s not white)
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Color has a major effect on our emotions and our productivity, and when it comes to employee effectiveness, white is one of the worst
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Control the Noise Level
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Noise is hands-down the most common office complaint, especially in open-plan offices. Research has linked noise to lower productivity, more illness, more stress, lower job satisfaction and morale, and other negative effects