Traditional Office Design an Expensive White Elephant ???
> Halbyn Rich is the lead consultant and innovator specialising in a uniquely integrated approach to workstyle and workplace transformation. He is the Managing Director for Peoplespace Consulting Ltd and a Director of Flexibility Ltd. Read more from this author
Traditionally the world of office environment construction and refurbishment has been supported by separated disciplines operating with very different agendas and disconnected methodologies within ‘guarded’ knowledge silos. These disciplines include architects, construction, mechanical and electrical engineers, human resources, interior designers, ICT consultants, technology providers and furniture suppliers.
Individual providers define themselves by comparing the benefits, services and value for money they offer against the competitors within their particular field. Each organisation can point to case studies with evidence of the possible benefits delivered by the individual package of work they delivered at a particular stage of a project and within the limitations of their specialist knowledge. Typically the project development ‘baton’ is handed on from one discipline set to next through the life cycle of the project, guided by the project manager. When work packages do overlap the project manager may facilitate some coordinaion but in conceptual terms the disciplines largely work in isolation.
Consequently isolated pockets of benefit creation are offered to the client, each with a narrow scope for optimising the results defined by the tradional boundaries of each discipline and the gaps in understanding between them.
I have found that through experience of a combination of challenging projects I have developed the understanding and expertise to deliver a far mor integrated approach to workplace development projects with the ability to provide greater benefits over the traditional linear and compartmentalised standard. The enhanced benefits included improved cost and space efficiency, more inherent ‘future proofing’ adaptability within the working environments created a faster project delivery. This methodology soon attracted clients that required solutions to ‘mission impossible’ projects and invitations to contribute to ‘New Ways of Working’ think tanks.
The additional ingredient of new workstyles provides the opportunity for even greater efficiencies and when include as part of the Integrated Approach the potential benefits ae multiplied to levels that can not be touched by the sum of traditional workstreams.
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