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Are Collaborative Office Desks Right For Your Office?
Collaborative Office Interiors (COI) is here to help you with your office space planning goals.
Whichever route you take, the end result will enhance the productivity of your organization and improve employee satisfaction along with your bottom line.
Open office design isn’t a new concept
Office design has changed significantly through the centuries. Dedicated offices were first introduced in Roman times, but the first office buildings did not come into being until the 18th century. At the time, office designers found that separate spaces were needed for introspective executive work, but for daily tasks, workers got more done working alongside their peers in a communal atmosphere. This type of office design, known as Taylorism, was designed to extract maximum productivity from the workforce – and maximum profits for the company.
Open-concept workspaces continued to be the norm in many industries right through to the 1970s. In the 80s, this dynamic changed and we saw the advent of cubicles. Made up of acoustic panels, these cubicles effectively separated workers from each other and while they offered a greater degree of privacy, they were widely panned as being one of the most depressing periods in office design.
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The modern office: coming full circle
Today’s office, you might say, has come full circle. Modern businesses have returned to the open-office design as research continues to prove how important collaboration is to innovation and business success.
To encourage collaboration among your teams, supplying them with the right office furniture will support teamwork, promote innovation, and improve your employee’s feeling of wellbeing at work.
Modern benching systems establish a platform for innovation to thrive, providing sleek design and functionality that is second to none. For an open-design office, co-working environment, or for high-producing teams, Collaborative Office Interiors has collaborative office desks, benching, and panels in a range of styles, colors, and patterns to suit your brand’s style