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SONAM -19HARSHITA - 20S SHRUTI - 211WHAT are collaborative workspaces?Places where multiple individuals and businesses share infrastructure such as meeting room, shop space, and even administrative staff

Purpose is of lowering overhead costs while creating opportunities for connection, interaction, & collaboration.2Collaborative workspaces emphasizes on a culture of sharing, collaboration, and connection.

They provide shared infrastructure and administrative support systems to let entrepreneurs focus on their business.

3Collaborative workspaces FOCUSES on

sharing rather than owning.temporary work rather than permanent employment.an increasingly mobile & cloud-based economy.

The focus is increasingly onACCESS & SHARINGrather thanOWNERSHIP & CONTROL

4NEED for collaborative workspacesAccess to skills and strengthsDevelop employee skillsSolve problems and innovate fasterWork efficiencyEqual participationThinking and brainstorming ideas to provide solutionsStrong sense of purposeJob satisfaction

The closer educators, researchers, consumers, practitioners, employees, and workers come together in the service area, the more likely that workplace will be reality based and congruent with clients needs. At the same time, the possibility of improving the quality of life increases.6How will collaborative workspace BENEFIT an organization ?Collaborative workspaces promote a flat organizational structure, breaking the hierarchy that eventually results in quick decision making and reduced response time towards stakeholders.This concept also eliminates departmental boundaries enabling one to work closer to ones stakeholders.Cross-functional integration results in improving the productivity and performance of an organization.

Such a workspace offers multiple workplace options depending on working style and preference of individual.Innovatively designed offices are attracting young talent.This design fosters collaboration and teamwork.The design may include refitting hallways, letting in natural light, outdoor workspace etc.It helps in bringing employees to work and retaining them.Organizations that have adopted this are more likely to produce larger than life innovations

Office design must be flexible enough to accommodate ever-changing technology and varied work-styles of individuals.Thus, collaborative workspace helps in building the organizational structure.