How Can Organizations Design for Neurodiversity in the Workplace?
29-year-old Malik, a talented graphic designer, often grapples with a profound sense of disconnection and feels undervalued at work. Despite his undeniable talent and boundless creativity, the cacophony of ringing phones and clattering keyboards in his open-plan office disrupts his concentration, leaving him adrift and unsettled. Aisha, 35, a Senior Financial Analyst, battles with sensory […]
How Collaboration Still Rules in the Age of Hybrid Work
Microsoft calls it ‘The Next Great Disruption’ in work-life. With vaccinations ramping up all over, there has emerged a silver lining for companies to reopen their offices to accommodate more than the previously proposed workforce of 50%. However, as is all but common knowledge–these workplaces will not look and feel the same as they did […]
How Lack of Diversity in the Workplace Can Weaken Your Business
The whole of the business world is iterating the concepts of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, wanting to have diverse teams and leadership. But doing so without knowing why diversity in business is crucial can be harmful. Implementing diversity initiatives just for the sake of having a “diverse looking” workforce is not going to […]
How Inclusivity Will Bring Out the Best in Your Organization
Inclusivity is talked about so much, and in so many terms–which remain both broad and specific. Yet, it still remains a fertile, buzz-worthy topic. There is no shortage of new ideas regarding it that aren’t generated regularly. More so than ever, when we talk about the pillared areas of conversation, like workplace, culture and organizations. […]
How Design Can Help Us Formulate a Successful Brand Narrative
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Workplace design is a concept that goes beyond the physical design methodologies and contributes to a progressive business strategy. Balancing business and employee needs has always been the foremost focus at Zyeta. Thus, one of our core members, Smitha Naik Deshpande from Zyeta, Pune sheds light on empowering workspaces through human experiences and integrating […]
How ‘Human-centric’ Design Offers a Business Advantage
People ignore design that ignores people” Frank Chimero -Designer When discussing work and workplaces—it eventually trickles down into the one more important element: people. Work happens with people, by people and around people. And the drive for organizations to chart the ladder comes directly from its people. A design that accommodates this, is ‘Human Centric’, […]
The Correlation Between Design and Mental Wellbeing at Work
People spend one-third of their waking time in their workplaces, which is why office environments play a major role in employees’ lives as well as health. A workplace can contribute to a person’s physical and mental well-being in several ways. Work-culture, job role, office settings, and design materials; all play vital roles in influencing the […]
The New Dimensions of Workplace Wellness by Team Zyeta’s WELL AP
Considering the numerous changes all around us during the pandemic, it has become necessary to keep ourselves informed about the newer dimensions. Be it about the changes in life at home or the reformed aspects of workplace life. While the former one depends greatly on individual strategies, the latter one is a group effort that […]
Why Going Back to Office Is Indispensable by Shilpa Revankar
Yesterday, when I was on a con call with some of my clients, we faced some disturbances that made the call difficult and even awkward at times. There were pressure cooker whistles, internet disruptions, as well as doorbells ringing in the background, while we discussed some life-altering design ideas. Now, given the situation we are […]
Why Offices Can Never Go Out of Fashion!
With the world pivoting towards a new kind of life that is healthier and safer, many cues would lead us to believe in a changing world. A world where social distancing is common and setting up work at home is better. But does this mean we are never going back to how we were? We […]
Post-COVID-19 Workplace Design Trends that May Stay Permanently
Efficiency in workplace design is going to be different than it was a few months ago. This is equally because of the fear of COVID-19 and such other possibilities in the future and also because of the bearish economy. With a high number of companies still not knowing when to restart working from the office, […]
Cubicles vs. Open Office- What Do You Prefer?
With new-age offices covering Silicon Valley, workspace design has started a new era. While the big companies are making statements with their millennial open offices, we still doubt that there will be a complete abolition of cubicles. In a recent online survey conducted by Team Zyeta about understanding workspaces better, we found that nearly 20 […]
Evolving Workplace Design: From Generation X to Z
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Workplaces evolve over time in terms of design, because they evolve in terms of people. They’ve been home to different generations throughout the years with differing value sets, and these paradigm shifts have had a direct impact on the nature of workplaces themselves– the different elements within them, what their nature is and what […]
