passion purpose meaning - best practices in workplace design
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PASSION | PURPOSE | MEANING
Work, Workers, WorkplaceA point of view
Stephen M. Frey, AIA – Principal, Arocordis Design
architecture | interiors | workplaceJune 10, 2015
Origins & backstory
PurposePassionMeaning
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Where are we going?
Corn leaf Cell, Schulte ©
Alternative work
settingsOff-shoring
Rise of artificial intelligence & automation of knowledge work
Aging workforce &
development issues
Wellness & wellbeing
Vermont brand &global competition
Maker movement
Eco – Ag – Tech sectors
Lack of right kinds of education for today’s jobs, let alone tomorrows’
Your work today, but what about tomorrow?Selling - Design – Making – Face to face – Remote work – Heads down analysis – Team based work – Monitoring transactions Customer service calls – Troubleshooting – Coaching – Mentoring Brainstorming – Programming – Fixing stuff – CollaborationCoding – Outdoors – Indoors – Meetings– Walking - StandingSitting – Watching & Observation – Planning – Organizing - Production line – Shipping & receiving – Warehousing – AssemblySourcing – Auditing – Writing – Talking to others - One on ones
MILLENIALS1976-
1995
BABY BOOMERS 1946 to 1964GENERATION
X 1965-1975
TRADITIONALISTS 1930’s to 1945
GENERATION Z
1996-2005+
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It’s a generational thing, or is it?
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Millennials to dominate workforce by 2025 (75%)
=Millenials seek:• Purposeful
connection to business mission, “Walking the talk.”
• Work / Life balance yet committed
• Give back to community
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Source – F. Drew, Brookings Data Now, 2014
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An obesity epidemic….
VT
Sedentary behavior is rising“ The amount of time a person sits during the day is
associated with a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and death, regardless of regular exercise, according to a review study published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine.”
How can cultivating an active work culture help?
The seven faces of wellness in workplace designActive design, with on & off-site programming
Vibrant storytelling, three-dimensional branding
Offer quiet away spaces for reflection, renewal
On-site learning spaces, inspiring growth
attention to safety, wellbeing, ergonomics
Spaces to encourage social, face to face interactions.
Views, fresh air, comfort, energy efficient
The Active Workplace builds engagement by design
A spectrum of choices, from sedentary to active movement and beyond.
Tuning spaces: Customize architecture, layout, furniture to business, physical
and technology needs
SIT TO STAND
SITTING STANDINGLOUNGING & PERCHING
MOVING
S E D E N T A R Y A C T I V E C A R D I O
VT League of Cities & Towns: A design framework
• Downtown Montpelier, VT location• 50 people• 3 depts. – (advocacy,
insurance and municipal services)• 15,000 sf• Mission driven statewide
reach
Movement & Sociable spaces
Open work areas & hotel spaces
Backyards & huddle rooms
Meeting, collison and work areas w/ branded artwork
National Life Group HQ Modernization Project
• Hillside campus location
• 700+ people• 3 business units• 250,000 sf (1958
part) • Mission driven
• Long term view• Local and national• Face to face and
remote work• Telepresence, virtual
An out of date workplace – “before”
Values driven design process
PROJECT GOALS &OBJECTIV
ES
BUSINESS & CULTURE NEEDS
MISSION, BRAND & CORE VALUES
SUSTAINABILITY &STEWARDSHIP
Project goals & objectives
Workplace Design
Strategies
CREATE AN ENDURING & FLEXIBLE OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK
BETTER ALIGN UPDATED OFFICESTO MISSION BRAND & VALUES CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE HIGH PERFORMING, SUSTAINABLE WORKPLACE
Workplace Design Strategies
• Reduce real estate footprint• Attract &
retain talent• Move from
“I” to “We” spaces• Streets &
work neighborhoods• Front &
backyards• Branding &
Story• Nature near,
beauty
Workplace design strategies • Enhance
transparency• Choices in
collaboration & privacy• Work anywhere• Paperless office• State of the art
energy efficient lighting upgrade
Plan concept, circulation & nodes
Front Yards
Collaboration zones & backyards
Lighting upgrade – work areas
Branding graphics reinforcing missioncore values, story
Stairs as wellness space
Planters / living walls / nature near
Renovated cafeteria servery & dining
Restrooms for wellbeing
PASSION | PURPOSE | MEANING
Work, Workers, WorkplaceA point of view
Stephen M. Frey, AIA – Principal, Arocordis Design
architecture | interiors | workplaceJune 10, 2015
Thank you!
Photographerswe’d like to thank:Carolyn Bates PhotographyJim Westphalen PhotographyGary Hall Photography(others by Stephen Frey, various)
For more from us:Arocordis [email protected] voice@arocordisdesign88 Phillips Road Montpelier, VT 05602