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I know smart working would save me space, but is it right for my organisation?

The majority of Office Space Utilisation Surveys tell us that across a typical week, 50% of workstations are left empty. Smart working will address this by moving away from the concept of individual desks and allocating say 5 employees to 4 workstations.

An organisation working smartly will typically have:

  • a number of different types of work settings based on activity rather than ownership.
  • a home working policy with enabled IT for remote log-in.
  • work methods that are able to be adapted to smart working
  • technology to enable staff to log in at different locations within the office space.
  • space for personal storage when not in the office.
  • increased amount of meeting rooms/ quiet rooms

Smart working is much more than just saving space, it is recognising that with today’s technology we don’t all have to be in the same room in order to work together.

It is certainly not a “one size fits all” solution, needing strong management direction and commitment from the top down.

We have advised a number of clients making the transition to smart working creating office design solutions to support the process. For example the Davis Langdon LLP office in Milton Keynes has 80 workstations, but can support over 100 staff working from the 900m2 NIA office.