Place - Worksettings Model

The Worksettings mix model on the "Place - Worksettings" page shows the number of worksettings and the ratio between the space they require.

A worksetting is an archetypical configuration of furniture and optional building elements that support a range of activities. A useful analogy is the modern 'gym' which has stations that support a particular muscle group or range of motion. The worksettings support particular behaviors of knowledge workers.
Which worksettings are displayed depends on the particular configuration applied in the project.

This model has two visualizations of the data. The chart on the left shows a division of Worksettings. The Treemap chart on the right shows the minimum amount of space needed for these Worksettings.

The amount of the worksettings is calculated based on the ergonomic mapping from the key-activities, depending on the amount of complexity and collaboration, taking into account the importance, the mobility factor, the response rate, and the size of the entire formation. 

An example worksettings mix shows the ratios in percentages

Default Worksetting mix

Axes

Horizontal (value) axis: shows the number of Worksettings (seats) or their percentage (or cumulated by Worksetting category)
Vertical (categorical) axis: shows the different types of worksettings or groups of worksettings.

Categories

Each bar in the chart represents one of the Worksettings.  The total of Worksettings and their grouping is a "Worksetting definition set". Although these are customizable, the standard WorkNavigator Dashboard contains the following multi-purpose, generally accepted Office space ontology (as documented on the Wikipedia page "Office" under the section Office spaces.

  • Study setting: An enclosed workspace for one person; suitable for short-term activities which demand concentration or confidentiality
  • Private office setting: An enclosed workspace for one person, suitable for activities which are confidential, demand a lot of concentration or include many small meetings
  • Shared office setting: An enclosed workspace for two or three people, suitable for semi-concentrated work and collaborative work in small groups
  • Team room setting: An enclosed workspace for four to ten people; suitable for teamwork which may be confidential and demands frequent internal communication
  • Cubicle setting: A semi-enclosed workspace for one person, suitable for activities which demand medium concentration and medium interaction
  • Open office setting: An open workspace for more than ten people, suitable for activities which demand frequent communication or routine activities which need relatively little concentration
  • Work lounge setting: A lounge-like workspace for two to six people; suitable for short-term activities which demand collaboration and/or allow impromptu interaction
  • Touch down setting: An open workspace for one person; suitable for short-term activities which require little concentration and low interaction
  • Meeting point setting: An open meeting point for two to four persons; suitable for ad hoc, informal meetings
  • Small meeting room setting: An enclosed meeting space for two to four persons, suitable for both formal and informal interaction
  • Large meeting room setting: An enclosed meeting space for five to twelve people, suitable for formal interaction
  • Small meeting space setting: An open or semi-open meeting space for two to four persons; suitable for short, informal interaction
  • Large meeting space setting: An open or semi-open meeting space for five to twelve people; suitable for short, informal interaction
  • Brainstorm room setting: An enclosed meeting space for five to twelve people; suitable for brainstorming sessions and workshops

Groups

The Workplace types are grouped. Each bar within the same group has the same color. The level of detail can be changed in the settings menu.
The default groups are Focus settings, Health and Safety compliant work settings, Informal collaboration settings, Formal collaboration settings, and Brainstorm settings"

Purpose

The number of reported worksettings support the crowd-sourced work behaviors (activities and mobility) for the given selection of the population. It improves and shortens the cycle to create or change an office environment and it enables teams to have valuable conversations about work, and the work environment needed to perform in the workplace. 

Minimal Surface

This treemap chart shows the same information as the bar chart, but instead shows the sum of surface area for each of the Worksettings or Worksetting groups. This is relevant because some Worksettings require much more space then others. So comparing seats and spaces are two very different approaches. This chart is ideal to perceive the contours of the required space.

See also

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office
  1. workplace type definition set