 Workspace design is rapidly becoming a critical issue for organizations as they seek to not only optimize the use of physical resources (e.g., office building, office layout, and infrastructure), but also find more effective forms of organizational design. These questions have been addressed in recent research into network structure and mobility programs, that clearly demonstrates workspace design is not keeping pace with the changing nature of work.
Value networks provide an effective perspective for evaluating workspace and designing new solutions in order to answer the questions (a) How can I reduce the infrastructure cost per employee, and (b) How do I design workspace to support the way work gets done?
In combination with The ValueNetworks.com Online Survey solution (including dynamic organizational network analysis capability) and location tracking, Valuenetworks.com enables organizations to design workspaces to optimally support how the work naturally settles into roles and relationships. This approach provides valuable insights into how to increase organizational performance within traditional office environments, across multiple sites, and for mobile workers as well.
Data required for this use of the ValueNetworks.com application includes input from the online survey, a location tracking widget (based on floor plans and site maps), and value network strategy blueprints modeling business operations. Finally, traditional workspace design tools are used to achieve optimal workspace design.
This perspective is of specific interest to workspace design agencies seeking to integrate network perspectives into their offerings, organizations planning to introduce or optimize mobile worker solutions, and for IS consulting organizations supporting clients in optimizing IT costs.
Other relevant links and topics in this series: | 
