We've seen some great gadgets and equipment for designers. So many cool stuff, that we could actually assemble infinite perfect office spaces! Every week we'll assemble a perfect office, and we'd like you to help us. What equipment would the perfect office have?
Browsing beautiful workspaces is a great way to get inspired. It’s also a great way to get some ideas for your own office and discover how other people put their workspace together. So for today, we gathered a showcase of beautiful and inspiring workspaces to show you. Remember to click at the images to check out more about each space. And feel free to leave a link to show us your own office.
Picture this: A person sits alone in an office, head in hands. Fingers drum on the desktop. The clock ticks as a deadline looms. Then: "Eureka!" Cue the light bulb, the widened eyes, the "I just had a brilliant idea" music.
As we all know, creativity doesn't always work that way. Innovation is critical when it comes to success in business, whether for a huge corporation or a tiny start-up; and more often than not, the seeds of that innovation will come from the minds of talented employees. But leaving people alone in rooms isn't the best way to spark their mad genius. (Unless, of course, they're all Steve Jobs.)
So how to achieve that "eureka" moment? These days, the most creative professional environments encourage employees to collaborate, share, and develop ideas with their peers. And building a workplace that fosters inspiration doesn't happen by accident.
Despite the massive changes we've seen in our personal lives from technology, the workplace has been remarkably static. Many of us still work in big offices, in cubicles, and at the same desk and computer every day.
Not for much longer.
The workplace of the future is going to be less centralized, more mobile, and more flexible than anything most people outside the startup and freelance economy have experienced before.
And the trend's going to be accelerated by rapid uptake of mobile technology, economic volatility, and the global war for top talent.
We've illustrated where things are going using charts, data, and examples of the changes that have already begun.
Pocket Change's office also brings street art indoors with a 42-foot-long mural created by a local artist. It only seems apt for a space that used to be an art gallery. What's more, employees seeking downtime can huddle in the communal picnic table area or make use of the custom bar and beer tap.
Most people and corporations are terrible at planning for the future, according to prominent futurist Dr. Peter Bishop of the University of Houston.
"The way the public — and particularly the way policy and decision makers talk about the future, is with way more certainty than they should have," Bishop explained in a phone conversation with Business Insider.
"To tell you what's going to happen is asking the wrong question," he said. "It's not what the future will be, but what it could be or what it might be. And the problem is that in the halls of decision, in the boardroom or the pentagon or something like that, That degree of uncertainty is not welcome."
Listen up, hiring managers. A study from research firm Development Dimensions International revealed yesterday that many employers often misrepresent the finer details of their company and the open position during interviews, leaving many recruits eventually disappointed with their new job.
Specifically, the survey found that only 51% of new employees "felt confident in their decision to accept the job." DDI found this figure after surveying 2,300 new hires with an average age of 35.
"…[H]iring is a high-stakes interaction and managers are not necessarily capable of discerning what a candidate can really bring to a company. So they base it on gut instinct and a lot of times that gut instinct is wrong," Scott Erker, DDI’s vice president of select systems and co-author of the study, told The Wall Street Journal.
Millennials have a stronger-than-ever influence on the workplace.
They're starting more and more companies themselves, and expect their workplaces to be as digitally native as they are.
These 10 companies know that, and are completely changing the way we work, start our businesses, hire staff, and collaborate in the 21st century.
Millennials have a stronger-than-ever influence on the workplace.
They're starting more and more companies themselves, and expect their workplaces to be as digitally native as they are.
These 10 companies know that, and are completely changing the way we work, start our businesses, hire staff, and collaborate in the 21st century.
You know, sometimes a task manager isn’t enough. Sometimes you need something that keeps you work flowing beyond the to-do list. There are several apps that can do just that, and I call them “workflow apps” as they may not be the backbone of a trusted system, but they sure can support the workflow that helps you keep that trusted system intact.
On a visit to Standard Motor Products' fuel-injector assembly line in South Carolina, Atlantic writer Adam Davidson asked why a worker there, Maddie, was welding caps onto the injectors herself. Why not use a machine? That's how a lot of the factory's other tasks were performed. Maddie's supervisor, Tony, had a bracing, direct answer: "Maddie is cheaper than a machine."
Davidson's complex, poignant story, Making It in America, revealed some chilling data about where American manufacturing is headed. It's a matter of simple math. Maddie makes less in two years than a $100,000 machine would cost, so her job is safe—for now.
Elsewhere in America, robots are getting cheaper and more sophisticated, and they're landing better, more advanced jobs. They are driving cars, writing newspaper articles, and filling prescriptions, displacing people with years of schooling and training under their belts. It sounds like a classic sci-fi story, but that disconcerting future isn't in the future. It's here today.
I don’t know about you guys but my workspace is always, always messy.
Today, while cleaning my room I thought that I need a better workspace, then I thought many of you might also need a better workspace. So here’s an inspiration of how your next workspace should look like.
One more thing, while designing a workspace, don’t ever forget the basic rules of ergonomics. This is the science of arranging furniture in such a way that worker stays very comfortable and highly active.
You may think that you don’t have time to organize your office, but if you really knew how much time that disorganization cost you, you’d reconsider. Rearranging and moving piles occasionally doesn’t count. Neither does clearing off your desk, if you swipe the mess into a bin, or a desk drawer. A relatively neat and orderly office space clears the way for higher productivity and less wasted time.
Organizing your office doesn’t have to take days, it can be done a little at a time. In fact maintaining an organized office is much more effective if you treat it like an ongoing project, instead of a massive assault. So, if you’re ready to get started, the following tips will help you transform your office into an efficient workspace.
Here at WDL we like to keep you posted on everything about Web Design, creativity and inspiration. And we also like to present you talented and inspiring designers, illustrators and artists. Today we gathered a list of designers you should know. Along with their bio, we will show their workspace, so you can check out other designer’s setups. Feel free to leave a comment and a pictures of your workspace.
Today, we are going to start a series of inspirational workspaces, whether at work or at home. This series will bring aide in enhancing your daily space in such a way that you feel comfortable and feel at is while dealing with your daily task.
Having a proper workstation is always important when you're a professional. Here's a collection of creative examples of workspace setups to help you get inspiration and ideas about how to create a clean and effective environment to work in.
Most designers spend an incredible amount of time in their office on the computer. Because of this, it’s important to have a work area that is comfortable, enjoyable, and encourages creativity. The space doesn’t have to be large or extravagant, but it does need to allow you to do your best work for long periods of time.
In this post we’ll showcase 40 workstation examples. You’ll see a lot of variety among these examples, and hopefully they will serve as inspiration if you are in need of some improvements to your own office or working area.
Many of us work in a home office – either full time, or at night. So you would have discovered that working from home has its own special challenges. Here are twelve posts from around the Envato network and elsewhere that show you how to put the perfect home office together, and how to make the most of the home office lifestyle.
Many of us work in a home office – either full time, or at night. So you would have discovered that working from home has its own special challenges. Here are twelve posts from around the Envato network and elsewhere that show you how to put the perfect home office together, and how to make the most of the home office lifestyle.
Since we believe that the environment you work in is really important, not only to help you focus and be productive, but also because your office is the place where you spend most of your time, we decided to gather some inspiring images of beautiful offices. From companies to home offices, here are several different styles to inspire you.
