Out of the blue? The impact of colour on productivity
At Dale, we believe using colour effectively is an integral part of creating a workspace that reflects your organisation’s culture.
It shouldn’t be assumed that a fully open plan design is the solution to a more productive office, as although breakout areas came out on top in the survey, quiet spaces for work that requires concentration or privacy (such as for making phone calls) came in third place with 17.1%.
20.7% of 45-54 year olds surveyed believe that quiet spaces will increase their productivity at work, this could be because this generation is more used to traditional workspaces, where private offices and closed meeting rooms are the norm. This age group also voted the ‘ability to customise my workspace’ highly with 14.9% believing that would help productivity. Again, a highly personalised workspace (with plants, pictures and in-trays for example) is a very traditional approach to office design and one that may have had its day with the increase of workspace flexibility.
There are numerous studies that show fully open plan office design doesn’t necessarily work, so there needs to be a balance between traditional partitioned or private offices and open plan, collaborative office design.
45-54 year olds voted quiet spaces as the most important thing to improve productivity in the office, with 20.7% choosing this:
At Dale, we believe using colour effectively is an integral part of creating a workspace that reflects your organisation’s culture.
Research suggests that having chill-out spaces in the office will attract young talent.
How design affects office communication, mood and productivity.
Many organisations don’t budget for art in their commercial interiors projects. Yet some feel “art is a critical component – on par with light, air, ergonomics and quiet spaces” in a well considered office design. We think the tide is turning and more businesses are starting to feel that art is a necessity for their workspace.