How to decorate a law office

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Decorating a law office is really important, both for the well-being of its professionals and for the image they project to the outside world, since lawyers receive clients in the office on a daily basis. The law firm is the first impression that the client receives and even, in many occasions, the first information that he/she receives from the firm. The first thing we can say when talking about how to decorate a law office [...]

Flexible, non-territorial and healthy, these are the new offices

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The new offices have little to do with the traditional ones. Years ago, Google's corporate headquarters inspired companies around the world to adopt a more modern and even, in some cases, disruptive approach to workspace design. These offices became famous for their emphasis on innovation and creativity, and for being perfectly aligned with their casual, informal and collaborative work culture. Google employees have at their disposal specific tools and work environments to facilitate teamwork [...]

When the workspace embodies a company’s purpose

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"Corporate culture can only be maintained in the face-to-face setting," commented ESADE consultant and researcher Carlos Cortés León the other day. I fully agree. In different articles in this blog, we have already talked about the importance of the narrative dimension of the office as a brand experience and corporate culture. When employees come to the office they need to reconnect with the brand, hence the importance of the office conveying who the company is. [...]

Habitual sitting postures and health

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Sedentary postures could be defined as "those positions in which a considered part of the body weight is transferred to a working surface".  In the workplace and at school, this posture is related to the appearance of pain and discomfort due to the poor relationship between the anthropometric dimensions of man and those of his workstation, even leading to chronic muscular disorders. Several studies have highlighted the relationship between sitting postures and the furniture used [...]

Designing workspaces for people’s well-being

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Architecture and design are fundamental when it comes to creating workspaces for the well-being of workers. But why is there so much talk about these environments today? Because of their impact on our health. When the pandemic arrived, workers already came with a backpack of health to improve, especially with deteriorated psychological health, according to the study "Intergenerational Health and Wellbeing in the workplace", by the Generation & Talent Observatory, carried out in collaboration with [...]

Multisensory offices, when the well-being of employees is important

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Multisensory offices or sensehacking is a concept that is increasingly used to talk about how multisensory design can promote a higher level of employee wellbeing. Furniture, colours, decoration, temperature, spaces, noise... The design and equipment of workplaces are fundamental in creating certain psychological experiences. Working in an office with natural light is not the same as working in a poorly lit office. It is not the same to have comfortable chairs and tables, as it [...]

How to create innovation spaces in the office

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New innovation spaces are changing the face of the office. Why are they on the rise? The use of agile methodologies encourages innovation, as opposed to the traditional way of managing projects that ends up limiting the scope of work. Already with these methodologies, professionals can be flexible enough to pivot and change the path of the project before the waters get out of control. Methodologies such as Scrum, Lean, Kanban and Smart allow to [...]

How and why to attract talent to offices

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How to attract talent is one of the big questions in organisations. They have been searching for the formula for success for decades. But now something has changed; it is no longer just a question of how to attract talent to the company, but also how to attract talent to the office. Hybrid working has not only changed our perception of the way we work, it has also created new needs, opportunities and challenges for [...]

Container offices: What are they and what are their advantages and disadvantages?

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Container offices are becoming increasingly common in urban and industrial environments as well as in the home, especially with the rise of teleworking. In many countries, it is not uncommon to see containers in the gardens of many homes set up as workspaces. These container offices provide their owners with a perfect setting for the home office, comfortable and at the same time with the privacy necessary for the optimal performance of their activity. This [...]

Office furniture for a circular economy

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The circular economy will represent the great challenge of the coming decades, influencing all our business activities and bringing clear economic, social and environmental benefits: efficiency in the use of resources, reduced risk in the supply of raw materials, innovation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and improved well-being and quality of life. We are talking about a future that is already starting to become a reality because the new generations want change. The growing environmental awareness [...]

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