The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Office Design | Amanda LeClair | TEDxNatick

Office space can be designed for productivity, communication, and inspiration. Or not. Amanda showcases the good, the bad, the ugly, and the humorous in modern office designs and décor, and suggests ways to improve your own work space. Amanda LeClair is a Research Analyst at Forrester Research where she focuses on how our jobs and our everyday working environment are changing and how this will change our future workplaces. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@TriniDaChief]

For a talk on office design she didn’t talk much about office design.

[@tommyngongo8024]

She literally did….

[@Lou_Mansfield]

I wish there were more examples or slides of office design

[@akandemayowa]

I enjoyed every bit of it!

[@thaliavasquez5148]

Great information. She was so nervous it was distracting while trying to learn from her talk. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the topic tremendously.

[@NS-tz3nt]

I think she did a great job ! For the comments on how nervous she is - how would u feel doing a Ted Talk ? Put yourself in her shoes !

[@northwesttravels7234]

I worked in open offices, without windows, for manys decades because it was cheap. I really enjoyed having a cubicle. Decades later it was a new fad to spend money and degrade workers and reduce productivity. Open offices greatly increased noise canceling headphones sales so people could create virtual space.

[@FitoutmyofficeGlenside]

Office consolidation is a big part of office design. There are many motives for businesses wishing to consolidate their activities. These typically can include the wish to become more streamlined to achieve operating and cost efficiencies. However, in our experience there are a variety of other reasons that can come into play and also benefits to office consolidation that are not always fully appreciated.

[@jakobytlat985]

Wow. She’s a genius

[@ryechal]

Wish she wasn't so nervous, it's hard to pay attention to her message.