WORKPLACE INSIGHTS
Workplaces must be designed with two things in mind:
- There isn’t one way to work. Different roles require specific functionality.
- Change is never complete. Workplace evolution continues. We must be ready to adapt and re-adapt.
To create designs that are informed by these two things requires research. So, for over a decade, Haworth has invested in experts from around the world, from ergonomists to environmental psychologists, to conduct research and gain insights about global workplaces and cultures. Our resulting knowledge has a powerful, positive impact on our customers' business performance, and enables us to create beautifully functional products.
The knowledge we gained from this research, and from talking with our own employees about their needs, helped drive the design of One Haworth Center. We anticipate that our organizational culture will evolve because of this building, and we’ll continue to learn and adapt.
The influence of our knowledge can be seen throughout One Haworth Center:
- In the layout of workspaces. We have created more group and open spaces to better accommodate the way people work today—collaboratively, informally, and with smaller groups.
- In individual office spaces: We use many different configurations of panel-based workstations in One Haworth Center, which gives people a higher degree of control over their space and thus supports multiple work styles and enables people to be more productive.
- In the raised access floors. Our research shows that the number one concern of employees in a workplace is being too hot or too cold. Because our airflow system is under the floor, nearly every employee has access to a vent and can control the amount of airflow in their space.
- In the light of day. Nearly all employees have access to daylight and views, which research has shown has positive effects on performance and mood.
Learn More
| Work Style Insight | Video | |
| What is Organizational Culture? | ||
| Why Global Matters? | ||
| Design Features Supporting Group Work | ||
| Design Features Supporting Individual Work | ||
| Why One Haworth? | ||
| Art of Friendship |
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