Stick or Twist?
Thinking of Moving Office? Define Your Workplace Strategy First
Reinventing or moving your workspace can be a daunting project – one that takes diligent planning, deep consideration and an ability to look at the big picture and tiny details simultaneously.
The initial stages of the project are a perfect time to review your overall workplace strategy:
• What’ s the primary driver for creating a new workplace?
• Does your workspace offer what your employees require to thrive?
• Are you expecting growth- or do your current premises no longer reflect the aspirations of your organisation?
Stick or Twist?
Although refurbishing an existing space can be a cost-effective way to bring new energy to an organisation, moving to an entirely new space allows you to take a comprehensive approach to modern amenities, sustainability and possibly even allows a fresh start for your business culture.
Moving office should be a chance to reimagine elements of your organisation from the ground up – a blank sheet of paper on which you can map out a new vision.
Interaction are working with a number of clients across the UK to help them introduce hybrid working as we design and build their physical workplaces. We help them scope:
• Budgets
• Space requirements
• Potential locations
• Approach to sustainability
• The suitability of your existing space for your business strategy
• The cultural impact of a move, including retention and recruitment
• New and optimum ways of working
• Have your employee numbers grown beyond capacity – or are you needing to downsize to a smaller, but better-suited space?
• Do you have a clear understanding of the ways in which your current premises suits your requirements and aligns with your preferred ways of working- and where it doesn’ t?
This is a great time to consider a feasibility study – a strategic investigation into how necessary or realistic an office move might be compared to a refurbishment, or simply doing nothing.
Your workplace strategy should inform the space you choose – not be driven by it. Many organisations, on deciding they need a new office immediately jump to calculating the square footage they require, then look for a space that matches.
However, they will be missing some crucial steps in this journey – a developed workplace strategy will guide them in many vital aspects, not just raw square footage.
• Timelines and legalities
• Stakeholder management and internal communication strategy.
Get in touch to find out how we can help you make the right choices for your business: Charlie Moss charlie. moss @ interaction. uk. com Relationship Manager www. interaction. uk. com