{"id":67016,"date":"2020-11-23T10:49:08","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T15:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/?p=67016"},"modified":"2022-03-30T13:36:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T17:36:16","slug":"office-space-productivity-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/research-insights\/expert-insights\/office-space-productivity-design","title":{"rendered":"Three workspace attributes that improve employee productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In every industry, highly productive teams<\/a> are the key to success. Though nuanced, most companies define being productive as getting work done quickly and<\/em> in a high-quality way. After all, a better output from each employee improves a company\u2019s overall health and growth\u2014and when time is money, it\u2019s not a far leap for productivity to become a top priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But how do you ensure that your team, or even you as an individual, are being highly productive? And what exactly influences productivity<\/a> anyway?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though complex to quantify, employee productivity strongly relates<\/a> to job satisfaction. By conducting employee surveys and learning about their pain points, you\u2019ll be able to understand whether your people believe they can get their work done and done well. A variety of factors plays into their feelings: your company\u2019s mission and vision, the nature of the work being done, relationships between colleagues, the health and wellness of individual employees, and many more.

These factors may seem vast or disconnected. Yet a commonality exists between most: the physical workspace<\/a>. After all, it\u2019s where you spend the majority of your time. It\u2019s where you interact with coworkers and build relationships<\/a>. It\u2019s where you communicate your company\u2019s mission and vision to your teams. It even contributes to your health and wellness by way of spatial design (i.e., your access to natural light, plants<\/a>, and other factors). You can\u2019t deny that space has a powerful impact<\/a> on the way people feel and, therefore, the quality of work they\u2019re producing within it.<\/p>\n\n\n