"Though the nature of collaborative space varies according to
culture, the one constant is the need for a greater variety of informal
areas that give workers a choice about where and how they interact. That
choice can come in many forms—lounge seating, focus rooms, stools and
tall tables, perhaps even file islands that invite colleagues to gather
and compare notes when they bump into each other on the go.
“Formal
conference rooms are great for presentations, but informal spaces
encourage a different kind of interaction—more unstructured, more
creative, and more conducive to a collaborative culture.
Technology
has freed knowledge workers to work just about anywhere, causing
organizations to re-evaluate the role of their physical workplace. This
much is becoming clear: The need for dedicated offices and walled
conference rooms is on the wane, replaced by a desire for informal
collaboration space.
“The collaboration plan represents a cultural shift from space that is ‘mine’ to space that is ‘ours.’ It encourages
people to start thinking of the entire floor as their office, not just their individual workstation.”
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| Steelcase collaborative office space design - Bringing nature indoors |
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| Meeting Outdoors |
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| Light Work, Informal Gathering with Colleagues |
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| Princeton Students working outdoors |
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| Light, Privacy, shelter, Comfort... Outdoors |
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