Whatever your working scenario is - small business owner, working from home or operating from a premises, we all need our working environments to facilitate productivity. Whilst we sadly can't determine which piece of paper or email is vital for your business, we can see where productivity is being impeded by a disorganised workspace. We can organise desks, cupboards, tech and even warehouses into an environment that enhances your workflow and achievements.
Working in a business environment
We have worked with so many different types of business - an event dressing company, a digital marketing agency, a content creator, a medico-legal company, a lettings agency, a PR company and so many more. Whilst they are clearly such a diverse range of businesses, they all needed a re-evaluation of the workspace and in some cases a refresh in productivity tools. When working with businesses, we rely heavily on your input to direct us but we can present ideas and implement solutions - whether that is an app or a storage solution.
The Problem
An IT company had grown significantly and recently moved into an inherited office space. Whilst the space was lovely, light and bright, the owners felt it could be both a more functional and pleasant working environment for their 13 employees.
It comprised the main office, a breakout area, two kitchen areas and some other office space. They wanted greater organisation in their existing storage spaces, labelling so homes were clear to employees and their cleaner and also some cable management.
Whilst they had an idea of what they wanted to achieve, the pulls on their time in a high energy business meant sorting and organising never rose to the top of their list. They felt they had spent too long working within a system they knew was impacting their and their workforce's productivity so invested in two sessions with two members of the Life ADDmin team.
The Solution
We did a walkthrough during office hours to see how the office currently functioned and where they saw their weak spots in terms of organisation. The owners explained how day to day life in the office took place so we had a good feel for where the priorities were.
We identified that more storage was needed and researched appropriate solutions, sent suggestions and costings through to the client and they put the items on order to arrive before our sessions.
We worked out of hours so we did not disturb the working day and could unplug technology as needed. the owners worked with us and identified items for decluttering.
We reassigned backstock into labelled storage containers and reorganised the kitchen and cleaning areas.
The cabling on each desk was tidied and contained.
The case study above is a physical office space. Sometimes we have worked with products too on racking in larger warehouses. Often we can advise on simple productivity tools that can help people too. If you aren't sure whether your project is within the scope of our service, just ask! We love to rise to any challenge but will be honest if it is outside our area of expertise.
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