The role of the office pod as a social space

Relationships at work are the number one driver of employee engagement. In fact, employees who have a best friend in the office are 40% more likely to be praised for the level of work they do.

In other words, work relationships matter.

Employees need social spaces in the office where they can work, rest and simply be together. Office pods are comfortable spaces to hang out and form real relationships.

A social, well-connected team is a group of people who are comfortable with each other and can be themselves. They work together more easily. They have a vibrant sense of teamwork. They are more loyal to each other and to their employer.

Teams need social spaces. Mobile pods are a flexible workaround when permanent infrastructure is not possible. They are like moveable workspaces for agile teams who want to roll with the changes. Their acoustic capture function does just that: captures sound and ensures that social activities do not permeate the space, but are contained within the pods.

By making the office more functional, the pods help to attract employees back to the office.

As a result, more employees come together more frequently and teams socialise naturally.

Spontaneous interaction only happens when the team is together.

Make the office a watering hole and make it a much-needed social space to balance remote working. When we are together and bounce ideas off each other, our minds stay flexible. With some keen remodelling, the office can facilitate all the 'human' aspects of work and make it meaningful.

Isolate when you need to isolate. Socialise when you need to socialise.

Isolation but not disconnection.

Although office cabins are enclosed and private, they maintain a healthy sense of teamwork. They have glass panels on the left and right sides so that you feel connected to your colleagues outside the cabin when you are inside. You are temporarily independent, but never feel cut off from contact.

Summary:  'isolated' pods make the office more social, not less.

Meeting pods contain noise - so inside, teams can get noisy. Better collaborative results.

Small soundproof pods allow peers to have important conversations in private. More constructive discussions follow. And working relationships are improved as a result.

Pods and kiosks function as social alcoves. They are quiet spaces in which to hang out and form real relationships.

By making the office more functional, the pods help to attract employees back to the office. As a result, more employees come together more frequently and teams naturally socialise.