A Guide to Workplace Metrics, Data, and Research
March 03, 2022
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Combining data and metrics with a company’s vision creates a workspace where employees thrive. Learn more from our experts in Work Design magazine.
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What is the significance of data when space planning? Head counts, seat counts, and standards are all typical ways to start generating square-footage requirements, but these are simply numbers and counts. They do not reflect the holistic view of the ‘heart’ of a company and its staff or how the work environment should be organized to optimize things like culture and wellbeing, while supporting productivity and creating a space where staff thrive. So how are things like culture, morals, productivity, and well-being measured in the first place? Is it even possible? If it is possible, how is that information leveraged to create a sense of community and ‘buy in’ that is tied to company culture? Can that be accomplished through space planning?
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