HP Innovation Journal Issue 13: Winter 2019 | Page 26

“Creating a sense of community
is an important part of people
working their best. You get
innovation through interactions.”
—LAURA BETH MERTZ
Amenities Design Lead at PDR
local ingredients, homemade dressings and, soon, house-
grown herbs from the garden. “We’re also offering healthy
snacks throughout the day rather than high-carb foods and
sugar,” says DelaFuente.
HP’s Houston campus includes a variety of spaces, giving employees
the flexibility to work individually or collaborate in groups.
Upstairs, employees work in “neighborhoods” based on
their business unit. Employees from across departments
come together to socialize in community spaces like
centralized coffee bars and game rooms with ping pong or
foosball tables.
The new cafeteria offers healthy choices like build-your-
own and grab-and-go salads made from fresh, seasonal,
printers outright. Instead, HP helps
manage and optimize a company’s
printer fleet — reducing the total
number of printers and replacing
models that waste energy. In addition,
by regularly servicing printer fleets
and refurbishing and redeploying
units, HP helps keep equipment in
use longer.
Creating a sustainable workplace
also considers the health of work-
ers and supports the special needs
of employees.
HP develops products that use mate-
rials and chemicals which cause no
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Employees exercising at the on-site gym—complete with
showers—can visit the adjoining juice bar, or head out-
doors to run or bike on nearby nature trails, play a pick-up
game on the basketball court or just sit by the nearby
lake. On rainy days, there’s an indoor walking path, and
employees also have access to wellness rooms designed for
meditation, prayer or for nursing mothers.
“HP really values employees and the work they do,” says
Mertz. “Creating a sense of community is an important
part of people working their best. You get innovation
through interactions.”
This article originally appeared on the Garage by HP.
harm and that are designed to be
safe in working environments. For
example, test results showed that
HP A3 PageWide and multifunction
printers meet at least the standard
for ISO Class 7.0 cleanrooms, when
operated with Original HP cartridges.
Additionally, HP’s Office of Aging
and Accessibility develops technolo-
gies that support a range of disability
and age-related limitations by con-
sidering accessibility early in product
development, conducting testing
with individuals who have accessi-
bility needs, and incorporating their
feedback into product design.
As the number of remote work-
ers grows, companies will be faced
with the challenge of ensuring that
all employees can com municate
and collaborate effectively and in a
sustainable way. The HP Elite Slice
supports virtual collaboration—a
more efficient solution than moving
people and teams around. Tools like
these enable workers to stay con-
nected, share files and tools, and work
together seamlessly and securely.
1–5. Additional substantiation details available
at www.hp.com/go/journal_footnotes.