Creating a Comfortable and Stimulating Work Environment

Efficiency & Time ManagementWell-being & BalanceAll employees≈ 20 min

Key skill: Mental load & focus

Summary

Set up your workspace to gain in efficiency and wellbeing: diversify your locations, travel light, refine ergonomics and lighting, then regularly declutter both your physical desk and your digital files.

Target audience

Anyone wanting to improve their productivity and quality of life at work or when working remotely

Learning objectives

Organise your workspace (with AI's help?) to improve your efficiency and enjoyment at work
Vary your work locations to boost your creativity and focus
Get organised to travel light between home, coworking spaces, and the office
Refine the details of your work environment to make it appealing and motivating

Module outline

Articles10 illustrated tips for a comfortable, stimulating environment · Technology and AI for organising your workspace · Microsoft's cabins: an example of an innovative workspace
Expert videoAn overview of workspace architecture, and the importance of diversity and appeal in a space
AnchoringA quiz and true/false exercise to explore the topic further and cement what you've learned
Memo cardDownloadable memo card: the key takeaways from the expert video
CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment

Models & methods

Architecture, diversity, and appeal of the space; flexible working; the 'travel light' principle; annual decluttering and sorting.

Research-based

The example of Walt Disney having his creative teams change locations; an anecdote about flexible working cited (40 desks for 60 employees).