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People then Place

Aspect Breakfast Presentation 22 February 2019 www.theflowcompany.com

Places... gain their meaning through people’s experiences…

Aspect Breakfast Presentation 22 February 2019 www.theflowcompany.com

From what we design to for whom we design…“Human is the measure

• f all things” Koray Malhan

People need people,we need connection. The office is now the campfire where we can connect, share, feel safe, valued, heard and seen, are part

• f a community and get a sense of belonging.

Belonging is the sense of attachment to a place or community, by creating workplaces that foster community and that sense of belonging we create meaning. Aspect Breakfast Presentation 22 February 2019 www.theflowcompany.com

Rise of the individual…how do we cater to their experience?

Just as we have the campfire, so we have the individuals around it – how do we cater to their experience – who are they? We are all different and unique. Aspect Breakfast Presentation 22 February 2019 www.theflowcompany.com

Wellbeing…We can think about people in terms of their wellbeing.

How can we create an expectation and a mechanism for people to feel good while they are doing what they do in their workplace? And when we think about wellbeing let’s think about it in terms of nurture of Body-Mind-Spirit Aspect Breakfast Presentation 22 February 2019 www.theflowcompany.com

Body…

We can look after our body outside work but we can also look after it inside – designing to increase mobility by:

• Having internal ( or external stairs)
• Technology that allows us to move easily and frequently
• Breakout spaces for stretching, yoga, time out
• Centralised social spaces
• Wellness programmes such as yoga, great to get people moving AND connecting

Aspect Breakfast Presentation 22 February 2019 www.theflowcompany.com

Mind…We are so connected these days, all the time yet can often feel disconnected to

each other. In a recent project teams identified that whilst they collaborate more, they see each other face to face less. How can workplaces help people to switch off - is it through technology jamming zones, through emails stopping each night? What would work for your teams when society demands that we are always on yet we just need to turn off, tune into something else? Biophilic design goes a long way to helping us to calm our mind, refocus and connect to the natural rhythm of nature….after all, nature never goes out of fashion! Aspect Breakfast Presentation 22 February 2019 www.theflowcompany.com

Spirit…Quite often what is expected of you at work might not be aligned with who you

are or who you want to be. There may be a culture of overtime, arriving early and leaving late or behavioural expectations. Asking staff about their wellbeing in consultation or in changing the question sets in workplace evaluation or cultural surveys may give you more insight into what lights them up and then you can work with them to embrace it. Aspect Breakfast Presentation 22 February 2019 www.theflowcompany.com

Thankyou www.theflowcompany.com

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Aspect Breakfast Presentation 22 February 2019 www.theflowcompany.com