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5 quick fixes to scientifically upgrade your office
5 quick fixes to scientifically upgrade your office
• Every team needs a great office
Wait what?
SCIENCE!!!
• Every team needs a great office
• How to create a great office?
Wait what?
SCIENCE!!!
• Every team needs a great office
• How to create a great office?
• Look for ideas in unusual places…
Wait what?
SCIENCE!!!
• Every team needs a great office
• How to create a great office?
• Look for ideas in unusual places…
• The academic world for example.
Wait what?
SCIENCE!!!
• Every team needs a great office
• How to create a great office?
• Look for ideas in unusual places…
• The academic world for example.
• Intrigued? Let’s go then!
Wait what?
SCIENCE!!!
NUMBER ONE: promote collectivism
• We made print-outs of our most important values
You did what?!
• We made print-outs of our most important values
• As well as quotes that promote a shared culture
You did what?!
• We made print-outs of our most important values
• As well as quotes that promote a shared culture
• We then taped them to our doors
You did what?!
• We made print-outs of our most important values
• As well as quotes that promote a shared culture
• We then taped them to our doors
• Why doors? As it happens, doors work like a casino slotmachine. You never know who’s gonna walk in, setting you up with a system of variable rewards. Humans love that!
You did what?!
We found that cooperative subjects in collectivistic cultures were rated by coworkers as the most cooperative; they reported working with the greatest number of people, and they had the strongest preferences for evaluating work performance on the basis of contributions to teams rather than individual achievement.Chatman & Barsade (1995)
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SCIENCE!!!
• If there’s one thing we want our team to do, then it’s…
What we were trying to achieve…
SCIENCE!!!
• If there’s one thing we want our team to do, then it’s…
• Work Together
What we were trying to achieve…
SCIENCE!!!
• If there’s one thing we want our team to do, then it’s…
• Work Together
• We want to promote a culture that values
• Contribution
• Cooperation
What we were trying to achieve…
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NUMBER TWO: share goals
• TO THE WINDOWS!!!… but not to the walls
what we did
• TO THE WINDOWS!!!… but not to the walls
• We have goals as a company that exceed our individual efforts
what we did
• TO THE WINDOWS!!!… but not to the walls
• We have goals as a company that exceed our individual efforts
• Those shared goals are written on our windows
what we did
• TO THE WINDOWS!!!… but not to the walls
• We have goals as a company that exceed our individual efforts
• Those shared goals are written on our windows
• Why the windows?
• Aside from doors, our eyes usually drift to the windows when we have an idle moment. Great to improve our belief in our shared goals.
what we did
[our research] suggest that the purported benefits of demographic diversity are more likely to emerge in organizations that, through their culture, make organizational membership salient and encourage people to categorize one another as having the organization’s interests in common, rather than those that emphasize individualism and distinctiveness among members.Chatman et al.
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SCIENCE!!!
• So yes, we need to work together
Explain please…
SCIENCE!!!
• So yes, we need to work together
• But we’re all so different…
Explain please…
SCIENCE!!!
• So yes, we need to work together
• But we’re all so different…
• Different skills, demographics, interests…
Explain please…
SCIENCE!!!
• So yes, we need to work together
• But we’re all so different…
• Different skills, demographics, interests…
• To ensure that we don’t work for ourselves, but work for our team
Explain please…
SCIENCE!!!
• So yes, we need to work together
• But we’re all so different…
• Different skills, demographics, interests…
• To ensure that we don’t work for ourselves, but work for our team
• We try focus all the eyeballs on the goals that we SHARE
Explain please…
NUMBER THREE: mixed seating
• We used to have islands
what we did
• We used to have islands
• Each department was its own island
what we did
• We used to have islands
• Each department was its own island
• Now we have a huge continent with different nations and no borders
what we did
• We used to have islands
• Each department was its own island
• Now we have a huge continent with different nations and no borders
• Development and Marketing are sitting right next to each other
what we did
• We used to have islands
• Each department was its own island
• Now we have a huge continent with different nations and no borders
• Development and Marketing are sitting right next to each other
• One table, one team
what we did
Mutual understanding is key. Van Der Vegt & Bunderson's 2005 research suggests that teams with low collective identification have a detrimental effect to the appreciation of diverse expertise. So, if you were thinking that just by placing your rockstar developer next to your nifty content creator you'll get an interdisciplinary melting pot, you're wrong. If there's no collective identification chances are that they'll have no regard for each other's expertise at all… Ouch.
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SCIENCE!!!
• Some departments are natural enemies by default
Let’s break it down
SCIENCE!!!
• Some departments are natural enemies by default
• Marketing likes to launch stuff fast, development likes to build things well
Let’s break it down
SCIENCE!!!
• Some departments are natural enemies by default
• Marketing likes to launch stuff fast, development likes to build things well
• Understanding each others unique skills, but more importantly, each others stakes makesfor much better cooperation
Let’s break it down
SCIENCE!!!
• Some departments are natural enemies by default
• Marketing likes to launch stuff fast, development likes to build things well
• Understanding each others unique skills, but more importantly, each others stakes makesfor much better cooperation
• So we make them work together and sit together
Let’s break it down
NUMBER FOUR: library
• We built ourselves a library
what we did
• We built ourselves a library
• Every book, every team member read and LIKED, we now share in our office
what we did
• We built ourselves a library
• Every book, every team member read and LIKED, we now share in our office
• What’s more? We include notes and highlights of the stuff we particularly liked in the books
what we did
El Harbi, Anderson & Amamou found in 2011 that information and knowledge were key to the operational success of small Tunisian ICT firms. The successful ones developed very useful internal systems for sharing information, as well as efficient methods for tapping into existing external knowledge.
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• Startups and small companies do not have the luxury of having in-house expertise for everything
So…
SCIENCE!!!
• Startups and small companies do not have the luxury of having in-house expertise for everything
• We need to do a lot ourselves
So…
SCIENCE!!!
• Startups and small companies do not have the luxury of having in-house expertise for everything
• We need to do a lot ourselves
• That means we should be able to learn fast and share well
So…
SCIENCE!!!
• Startups and small companies do not have the luxury of having in-house expertise for everything
• We need to do a lot ourselves
• That means we should be able to learn fast and share well
• The fact that the books have all been read by at least one person, opens up room for discussions
So…
SCIENCE!!!
NUMBER FIVE: plants
• We didn’t plant a forest in our office
what we did
• We didn’t plant a forest in our office
• Nor outside of our office
what we did
• We didn’t plant a forest in our office
• Nor outside of our office
• But we did buy a few plants and trees to make our office space come alive
what we did
Complaints regarding cough and fatigue were reduced by 37 and 30%, respectively, if the offices contained plants. The self-reported level of dry/hoarse throat and dry/itching facial skin each decreased approximately 23% when plants were present. Overall, a significant reduction was obtained in neuropsychological symptoms and mucous membrane symptoms.
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• Aside from plants making every space look much better
Ahh…
SCIENCE!!!
• Aside from plants making every space look much better
• There are actual health benefits! AMAZING!
Ahh…
SCIENCE!!!
• Aside from plants making every space look much better
• There are actual health benefits! AMAZING!
• But don’t forget to water them every now and then!
Ahh…
SCIENCE!!!
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• Promote a culture of collectivism
• Focus on shared goals
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• Promote a culture of collectivism
• Focus on shared goals
• Sit everyone at the same table
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• Promote a culture of collectivism
• Focus on shared goals
• Sit everyone at the same table
• Build a library together
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• Promote a culture of collectivism
• Focus on shared goals
• Sit everyone at the same table
• Build a library together
• Get some plants
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