How to Design a Hybrid Work Office Related Articles Creative Ideas for Call Centre Office Design What Is Hybrid Working? Optimize the Hybrid Return to the Office The Pros and Cons of Hybrid Working © Sergey Lavrentev - Shutterstock - 23893354 107 Filed under - Industry Insights, HP | Poly, hybrid The heart of hybrid working is your office. It is where employees connect, collaborate, and learn – both in person and virtually. Your configuration and equipment choices can make hybrid meetings both easy and highly productive. Six Steps to Create an Office Designed for Hybrid Work 1. Understand Your Employee Workstyles Everyone works differently based on their role and preferences. A sales colleagues may spend most of their time on the road, a product marketer might hop from meeting to meeting, a graphic designer might dedicate their workday to their desk, and a technical writer might spend half the day in their cubicle and half in a quiet huddle room. 2. Examine How Your Group Meeting Spaces Are Used Group meeting spaces can be the most in-demand real estate in your office – even if they are not always used for group activities. First, look at how your meeting spaces are being used. Can they be reserved for video conferences or are they being used by individuals looking for a quiet place to work? Next, consider how often they are used. 3. Decide Whether Seating Will Be Assigned or Unassigned How are workspaces distributed to employees? Three basic approaches are: fully assigned, where every employee who regularly goes to the office has a dedicated desk; hoteling, where employees reserve empty spaces through an app before they go in; and hot desking, where employees choose an unassigned space when they arrive. 4. Re-Distribute Your Office Space Now, take what you learned in the three steps above to develop an office plan. Use the information to determine how much space you need for individual desks, how much space for meeting rooms and what size those rooms should be, and then to adjust the space to meet these needs. 5. Establish Your Hybrid Work Policies These policies define the parameters of flexible work and are central to how the office will be used, including when and how the number of employees in the office will fluctuate. For example: Does everyone need to be in the office a few days a week? Should each team coordinate a day for all members to be in for in-person collaboration? Are there events (like all-company meetings) during which the entire workforce will be in the office? 6. Equip Your Spaces to Enable Effective Hybrid Collaboration For individual workspaces, whether they are assigned or unassigned, ensure that each space has everything required to be comfortable and ready for employees, such as a docking station, monitor, and a webcam. For hotel desks, create an ergonomic checklist that reminds employees to adjust the workspace before starting their workday. This blog post has been re-published by kind permission of HP | Poly – View the Original Article For more information about HP | Poly - visit the HP | Poly Website About HP | Poly Part of HP’s portfolio of hybrid work solutions, Poly creates premium audio and video products so you can have your best meeting — anywhere, anytime, every time. With Poly, you’ll do more than just show up, you’ll stand out. Read other posts by HP | Poly Call Centre Helper is not responsible for the content of these guest blog posts. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect those of Call Centre Helper. Author: HP | Poly Published On: 18th Apr 2024 - Last modified: 23rd Apr 2024 Read more about - Industry Insights, HP | Poly, hybrid Recommended Articles Creative Ideas for Call Centre Office Design What Is Hybrid Working? Optimize the Hybrid Return to the Office The Pros and Cons of Hybrid Working Contact Centre Reports, Surveys and White Papers Get the latest exciting call centre reports, specialist whitepapers and interesting case-studies. Choose the content that you want to receive. Contact Centre Reports, Surveys and White Papers Invites to exclusive Webinars & Events Weekly Newsletter