Collaboration Tools
As group work is more prevalent, the tools to support these exchanges will be important: tools for virtual connection, tools for access to information, tools for externalization, and tools for embedding. Work has become more complex for many and helping individuals work more effectively in groups will be a goal for the workplace.
General Attributes:
Layers of visual and audio insulation depending on activity
The ability to externalize ideas in a variety of methods
Use the space to support individual & collective memories
Access information and virtual teammates seamlessly
Space Division
Given the ever-changing nature of work within the open plan, spaces feel better and are more legible when contained according to activity and purpose. Also, as more open group spaces become more integrated, spaces will need elements to divide and make sense of the space while supporting other needs within the space. Virtual connection, group externalization, and group storage are all ways to enhance space division while supporting the workspace.
General Attributes:
Separation
Acoustical considerations
Provides a visual anchor to the space
Supports virtual connection and access to information
Creates interest and legibility within the space
Untethered Power
We are closer than ever to being untethered from power, but we are not there yet. Exploration into batteries, robotics, Al, and wireless power could change how we use space and work within our settings.
General Attributes:
Freedom to be off there building power grid
Freedom to be off there building power grid
Balance of the energy supply-charging batteries at night
Autonomous support as needed
True flexibility
Freedom from the wires
Cable management solved
