INNOVATIVE WORKING ENVIRONMENTS

Innovative working in the Netherlands is a development that started several years ago. On the one hand, working independently of time and place has become possible due to the increasing quality and possibilities of communication tools. Thanks to the world wide web and e-mail, the world is within reach 24 hours a day. On the other hand, this development is the result of the restriction of mobility due to traffic jams and overload of public transport capacity; increasing travel costs and environmental burden (CO2) and increasing housing costs. Dealing efficiently with our mobility and housing needs leads to new forms of cooperation and requires more flexibility;

These changes require a different working environment. You really don't have to move into a new building for this. And what the ideal working environment looks like is different for every organization. For example, one can choose a working environment that is based on activities and invites people to meet. Working from home can also be integrally included in the working concept for a company;

In a flexible working environment, information is independent of time and place. People can work anytime and anywhere. This makes it possible to offer them a working environment based on activities: concentrated work in a quiet room, discussions in a meeting room, or brainstorming in an inspiring room or from home. This way, every activity is optimally facilitated.

If a working environment is made for meeting, new ways of working together emerge. Employees can immediately shape this collaboration in the appropriate spaces. From a small office in living room style to, for example, an auditorium for large groups. 

The amount of information within organizations is increasingly increasing. No one can grasp this on their own. And no filing cabinet is big enough. By being able to share data and expertise digitally quickly and easily, knowledge in your organization grows. In this way, the overwhelming information flows can actually work to your advantage.

With a working environment that suits the new way of working, you can also do business more sustainably. Because collaboration and communication is digital as much as possible, people use much less paper. And if people have to travel less, CO2 emissions are also much lower.
In addition, the new way of working results in cost savings. Less office space is needed because employees often work from home or on the road. This makes a significant difference in rental and energy costs. And because employees no longer have a fixed workplace, at most a locker, internal relocations are no longer a major expense item.