The Workplaces of today finds itself at a unique existential intersection. While veterans of the industry identifying as Baby Boomers and Gen-X see out the twilight years of their professional days, the Millennials rise to positions of leadership, taking the proverbial baton from their predecessors. Further, the influx of Generation-Z, young Turks who will helm future organizations, spices the broth even further. Incumbent workforces practice work cultures that have been refined over the years, commensurate to the technology available to them, with modes and models of workplaces ergonomically and aesthetically shaped to foster these cultures.
Newer generations, decidedly more tech-savvy, will bring with them work cultures and styles shaped by the techno-verse that spawned and nurtured them, and the success of the workplaces of the future will be predicated on ensuring a transitional environment that is collaborative, flexible and nurturing in equal capacity.
Some Trending Designs Of The Workplaces in 2020
1. A Mix Of Private And Collaborative Spaces:
It is in lieu of dictating an open plan/hierarchical setup. This helps foster work patterns that may differ from user to user, keeping in mind the dictum that every employee is an individual, and encouraging individuality makes a more proactive and motivated employee.
2. Embracing Technology:
It promotes both productivity and employee well-being. Sensory technologies create ambient, monitory environments attuned to the perceived state of mind of a workforce based on the time of the day and corresponding energy level.
3. For Employee Engagement Measures:
Bringing in Employee Engagement Measures that can keep the creative juices flowing. These may range from directly designated spaces like gymnasiums, game rooms, etc, and also more implied measures like circulation spaces within an office converted to jogging/walking tracks, brain gyms that facilitate stimulation of cerebral faculties through activities like reading, puzzles, crosswords, and visual and aural content. Exercise chairs, selfie walls, listening to booths, etc may all play a part in this endeavor.
4. AI and Robotics Workplaces:
Embracing AI and Robotics as not just an inevitable but an essential part of work cultures. Robot buddies slowly permeate workplaces, and this helps with not just fingertip access to information and tasks, but may provide an invaluable reservoir towards automating/optimizing tasks that may otherwise suffer due to limits on computing power and human error.
5. Greener Workplaces:
Greener Workplaces will mean that the environment in any workplace will be beneficial professionally as well as sustainably. Since the millennials and Gen X are emerging to become a bulk in our workforce, their value around sustainable and greener workplaces will improve their talent while boosting their confidence.
The CANVAS Design
One of India’s leading architectural design studio, The Canvas Design, stands tall on 15+ years of industry experience of its Founding Evangelist, Ms. Sapna Khakharia. Sapna is a passionate leader and through her vast management experience, she always ensures that clear objectives and expectations are delivered and maintained always.
“This new age of workspaces is evolving along with the age of women entrepreneurship where people are recognizing the talent behind all these successes. These innovations that we are bringing in the design industry are booming the charts. We at The CANVAS Design look at such opportunities where we can showcase our talent and blow their minds”, said Ms Sapna Khakharia.
Building relationships with clients, authorities, and professional colleagues have ensured that Sapna has been able to draw upon a vast diversity of Architectural and ID typologies for her career to date. Her penchant for Workspace Architecture, Hotels, F&B, Residential, and Interior Design facilitates her understanding of global trend and retrospective influences.
She seeks to examine and execute the opportunities that each site and project possesses in order to fulfill the site’s design potential. She truly believes that responsiveness to the end user’s needs is imperative in creating a functional and inspired sense of place. Sapna is of the belief that architecture without people is like an art piece without its soul.
The world is getting smaller and global thinking motivates her to transcend architectural boundaries both geographically and culturally. Sapna’s burning ambition and dogged determination led to The Canvas to win the prestigious title of the iNFHRA FM Excellence Award, which is the only jury led award in the fraternity, in the best design category for one of its client – Tata Sky, India’s leading content distribution platform.
Sapna draws a huge chunk of inspiration from her father who she also considers as a mentor and the pillar of support, under the guidance of whom she went on to achieve success in her life. She has honed her design sensibilities from him and they share various common interests. Being one of the few Female Entrepreneurs in a typically male-dominated industry, she has navigated her share of growth and challenges, only to emerge supreme.
She is also an advocate for gender inclusivity at the workplace and has pioneered many policies within The Canvas for the betterment of women employees. Additionally, Sapna has been instrumental in making The Canvas, one of the top 5 companies in India to have an official policy on menstrual leave for its women employees.
More power and success to you Sapna! Hit https://thecanvas.design/ now!!
