There has been a recent trend to see which companies across the UK (and across the world) have the coolest offices. You might think that this is a superficial title and that the real measure of any good business should be its profit margins, but, in reality, there are plenty of reasons why you might reconsider this opinion. For a start, being in a top 10 cool offices list provides great publicity, with articles in all the major newspapers eager to learn who the winners are. And naturally, media coverage equals new business, and therefore increase in profit. So, if you want to find out how you can make your office worthy of the adjective ‘cool’, here are just a few ways you can get your office into the prestigious top ten list.
A Chic Aesthetic to Seal the Deal
First things first. If you really want your office to stand out from the crowd, you need to make it visually unique, and a good way of doing this is to give it a complete chic makeover. Surprisingly, this needn’t cost the earth, as you can up-cycle all of your existing equipment and give it that new lease of life. Take your furniture for example, your old clunky office desks and chairs can be spray painted in bright and bold colours efficiently through the use of a simple air compressor and some decent paint.
Toys Inspire Playfulness and Creativity
Once you’ve generated a unique, individualist style for your office environment, you should purchase a variety of toys for your staff to play with. What sort of things do we mean? How about installing a slide to allow your workers to get down a level with ease, or purchasing a pool table for the canteen, or you could convert a meeting room into a ball pool. This ideas might sound extreme, but it’s well known that playfulness increases creativity and therefore productivity. So your office could look cooler and be more effective at the same time.
No Barriers or Constraints to Teamwork and Cooperation
Finally, for a truly cool office, why not get all of your team working in the same room, or – even better – working round the same table. The fewer barriers your team has to communication, the more efficiently it will run. Not only that, but the open spaces that facilitate free movement are great for making your office space look larger, brighter and more interesting.
Ultimately, with a few careful adjustments you could get your office on the top 10 coolest list for next year. Good luck.
