๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ป: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜

Have you heard of "Kaizen"? Itโ€™s a Japanese concept focused on self-discipline and the relentless pursuit of daily improvement. ๐ŸŒฑ

Iโ€™ve embedded this philosophy into my approach to workplace strategy and design. Hereโ€™s how.

First, letโ€™s talk about the problem.

According to Gallup, nearly 80% of employees globally are not engaged in their jobs. Thatโ€™s staggering. ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

Gallup identifies the key drivers of engagement: ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต, ๐˜ข ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ด.

Company cultures are eroding. The challenge? Re-engaging a disconnected workforce.

๐— ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป? ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต "๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ป" ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ. ๐ŸŽฏ

Instead of creating aesthetically pleasing spaces with nice finishes, cool furniture, and the usual layout of desks, breakout spaces, and meeting rooms, we must think beyond the basics.

Our 'space type' vocabulary must expand, as hybrid 'remote' working is on the rise. We also need a daily plan to enhance the employee experience in these spaces.

Hereโ€™s a simple example: Imagine adding a dedicated event space to your office. You also need to create a schedule of activations that target specific employee interests or align with business goals.

Why does this matter? Because in todayโ€™s attention-driven social economy, just showing up to the office isnโ€™t enough. The traditional office model doesnโ€™t cut it anymore.

The key isnโ€™t just building the space (the hardware). Itโ€™s about considering the activity programming (the software) that will bring that space to life. They go hand in hand.

The power of Kaizen lies in continuously upgrading and improving the activity programming within a space that supports it.

Could you see "Kaizen" influencing your workplace design?

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