The best use of workspace requires the analysis of human
behaviour. Designers use their creativity, experience and knowledge to deliver
results that would show an improvement for desired human behaviour at work
testing a variety of spacious elements.
As workspace designs are becoming more complicated,
expectations increase accordingly. The psychology of human in the workplace
raises many questions and improvements for the next generation of office design.
While the focus on collaborative behaviour was high in the
last few years, the concern was raised for those who finds it challenging and
need more relaxed and quit space. Thus, open-space design slightly changed
and innovations were brought within offices to increase individual spaces
within the workspace, thus it is more common to see work cubes that would
separate space and provide individual space in today’s working environments.
The issue was to find a balance between collaboration and
concentration. The simple solution is to understand and anticipate the needs of
human behaviour. It is important to shape the space in a way that will be optimally
used by humans which will lead to the workspace productivity.
According to Carl Jung (1921) there are 4 types of universal
human cognition that include:
-ability of thinking, the way logic process and progress
-emotional drives and response as well as integration
-intuitive introspection (including building and achieving feelings such as trust and belief)
-senses and its influence how it interprets the surrounding environment
Workspace design will encourage or discourage workers’ behaviour. As people’s thinking, feelings, beliefs can be shaped using workspace components, it is important to analyse and examine these, as they will determine the future success.
-ability of thinking, the way logic process and progress
-emotional drives and response as well as integration
-intuitive introspection (including building and achieving feelings such as trust and belief)
-senses and its influence how it interprets the surrounding environment
Workspace design will encourage or discourage workers’ behaviour. As people’s thinking, feelings, beliefs can be shaped using workspace components, it is important to analyse and examine these, as they will determine the future success.
Also, workspace is affected by organization’s culture which
is formed by engaging teams within an organization that works together to
deliver business results. As today’s business environment is more complex than
ever before mostly because of new technologies and remote working, a diverse
workspace should be encouraged that would fulfill the needs of employees.
TOP FACTORS TO CONSIDER while shaping workspace:
1. Understand individuals’ thinking and behaviour
2. Cognitive needs of team
3.Build ‘belief and trust’ of individuals and teams
4.Understand virtual as well as physical environments and the way it shapes team behaviour
1. Understand individuals’ thinking and behaviour
2. Cognitive needs of team
3.Build ‘belief and trust’ of individuals and teams
4.Understand virtual as well as physical environments and the way it shapes team behaviour
