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Published on Nov 18, 2015

How to design your office to appeal to introverts. Honoring the office as a sacred space. http://resovate.com/

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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How to honor the introverts in your office

yes you have them

Nearly 50% of people are introverts

what is an introvert?

  • 1/3 to 1/2 of your office employees
  • Derive energy from working quietly
  • Prefer time for reflective thinking
  • Detail oriented
  • Problem solvers
Photo by josian8

quiet places

  • Noise is the biggest issue in an open place office
  • > 1/2 of workers are unhappy with lack of speech privacy
  • 90% of workers say they need quiet places
  • 40% say they don't have them
  • What would happen to productivity with quiet?
Photo by Kay Gaensler

WHY
should your employees have to hold a private conversation in the bathroom or closet?

what if

we were to see offices as sacred space?

imagine

the hush of a forest, lake or mountain. Pretty quiet right?

but hOW?

Provide headphones

Use sound masking, ie piped in music or white noise

Add sound absorbent materials

Create spaces i.e. pods for one on one conversations

Provide quiet rooms for concentrated work

overwhelmed?

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