All 3 minutes will be interrupted or diverted by a Büromitarbeiter on average. And it takes 23 minutes to get back to the original task. Reason enough to learn how concentration and efficiency can be increased.

Individual office or open space? It's all in the mix! Copyright: Steelcase

Single Office - world leader

Today's Working world often gives the impression that open spaces and large offices have become the norm. However, a study shows that the traditional individual office still prevails.

Employees some corporations are now allowed to work from home or in a café, while others have introduced flexible workspaces in their open-plan offices. Reports like these often give the impression of a completely modern, mobile working world - but a study shows that reality lags behind this picture.

Single office outweighs open space

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Despite increasing Teamwork there is more office space with individual offices worldwide than office space that is configured as open space. This difference is particularly large in Germany:

For example, more than half of the employees still work in individual offices, only 19 percent in open-plan offices. Exactly the reverse is true in the UK, where only 14 percent work in individual offices, but already half of workers work in open spaces.

Tradition, status, power

A study conducted by Steelcase in collaboration with Ipsos further shows that individual offices continue to express hierarchies: the higher the rank of employee in the company Companys, the more likely it is that he will have one of his own Office disposes.

Because individual offices traditionally for Status and independence, it is evident why employees who have their own office are often more satisfied with their work environment overall.

Open Spaces: pros and cons

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Our work life today, however, is more mobile and team-oriented than ever before - individual offices are no longer up-to-date in many cases. But even if this awareness is slowly gaining ground, many employees still shy away from the counterpart open-plan office.

These are so far automatically associated with noise and lack of Privacy connected. However, if implemented correctly, an open space promotes collaboration and not volume, it supports it Communication between colleagues instead of isolating individuals, and contributes to more flexibility and Commitment am Workplace at.

Freedom of choice promotes commitment

An open space should be openly designed, diverse System with different working environments, which offers employees different options depending on the task. Because employees who are free to choose their workplace to match their current task are proven to be happier and more committed.

For the design of office spaces, this means bringing freedom of choice into our working environments and questioning the traditional individual office. This does not mean that all individual offices should be abolished in principle. In the future, flexibility will be required that suits everyone. One, flat rate Solution doesn't exist - and that's a good thing.

10 tips for more efficient work - Photo Steelcase

10 tips for more efficient work

But regardless of the individual office or open space How can your own Behavior can awareness actively control and enable more efficient, productive work? We have put together 10 tips for you.

Some of these tips are known to surprise others. Therefore: Just try and work more efficiently!

  1. Look out the window: The best ideas often come when the thoughts digress - before going to sleep or taking a shower. The brain then processes information in the background and creates new activation patterns. Here, it can help to think about something else, and then devote itself again to new ideas of problem solving.
  2. To have the goal in mind: The brain must know how a task is designed precisely, in particular what content, which end and end it has. Tasks therefore need a clear beginning and an even clear end, so that the intellectual resources can be divided as best as possible.
  3. To create a to-do list: The inner reward system longs for small successes. In doing so, checking off tasks by means of a list can help and significantly reduce the stress.
  4. Talk to yourself: Instead of concentrating, thoughts often wander into the distance. Small secondary activities such as self-talk or doodle help to hide distractions and arrange the thoughts.
  5. To take breaks: The brain can only record and process information on a limited basis. It is almost impossible to focus on a task longer than 45 minutes. Therefore the work should be divided and interrupted by several small breaks.
  6. Search nearby: Attention is highly dependent on the proximity of neuronal stimuli. Spectators in the front row are more attentive than spectators in the last bench. So important is the physical proximity to the task or the conversation partner.
  7. Take a deep breath: Regular meditation can contribute to a better focus and concentration. To work more efficiently and gain inner peace, but already regular, deep breathing.
  8. To keep moving: Too long sitting will affect the concentration. Regular exercise, on the other hand, helps to promote learning, memory, and conceptual thinking.
  9. Avoid multitasking: “Real” multitasking is a myth. In fact, attention fluctuates very quickly between different activities, which leads to errors. Therefore, it is better to prioritize tasks and do them one by one.
  10. Sufficient sleep: Lack of sleep leads to mood fluctuations, but also to poor learning ability. To go to bed at the right time is worthwhile, because sufficient sleep provides for higher concentration and attention.


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