J. Walter Thompson.
DEGW UK

Technology has changed the nature of work, enabling personal mobility; expediting information and resource sharing; and bridging gaps in geography and time. In short, technology has revolutionised how we work, when we work, and where we work.

The environments in which we work, however, have changed little. Most workplaces are still designed to antiquated standards; few support the way we work today, much less the way we will work in the future. Office buildings, as we know them, are becoming obsolete.

DEGW believes that truly effective office design must be developed around user requirements and tailored to support an organisation’s business objectives. Our strategic briefing approach is designed to:

• Understand an organisation’s mission and values, and its goals for the future
• Gather detailed user requirements
• Develop detailed programme and design recommendations that are strongly linked to business performance objectives and user needs
• Prepare individuals and organisations for change
• Comprehensively evaluate the success of new work environments, in terms of qualitative and quantitative impacts on productive work behaviours and attitudes towards work
• Community engagement and change management

Workplace strategy services:

• Real estate portfolio assessment
• Benchmarking
• Space programming
• Planning criteria
• Building appraisal
• Design development
• Workplace design guidelines
• Change management and communication