Our Latest Installment of the Coordinate

Checked out the Coordinate? In our latest installment, Fran Ferrone gives the pink slip to the 9 to 5 workday. With the results of our annual survey in hand, she details why the traditional hours are a thing of the past, and what makes a modern workplace really *work* for employers and employees alike. Click here for a PDF: http://bit.ly/1doOBFb

New Fran Ferrone Article in Entrepreneur Online

Is your workplace designed to meet the expectations of a younger workforce? Fran Ferrone, Director of the Center of Workplace Innovation, discusses the largest influences on modern workplace design in today's Entrepreneur online.

Mancini•Duffy Survey Indicates More Than Three-Quarters of Workload Takes Place Without Face-to-Face Interactions

Survey Also Points to Generational Differences in Where Employees Work Within the Office 

Mancini•Duffy, a leading architectural and interiors firm, has released preliminary findings from The Coordinate, its survey on workplace trends. The most recent survey indicates that less than one-quarter of the work performed in a single day requires a face-to-face interaction. With the rise of technology, much of the workday – even the most productive morning hours – is spent corresponding via email or conference call.

“Employees want flexibility and choice,” said Fran Ferrone, Mancini•Duffy’s Director of Workplace Innovation. “The survey results show that being able to work at times that are most productive for workers and being able to have a choice of places to work is not a case of either/or, but of both/and.”

  

Additional findings highlight:

           

• Gen X and Y’s biggest dissatisfaction is “lack of stimulating atmosphere.
• While concentration is a problem for all, it is less so for Boomers and Traditionalists who occupy the majority of private offices.
• Despite the trend toward collaboration, all generations say “information overheard” is over-performing. 

These findings are the second in a series of surveys being conducted by Mancini•Duffy this year to test the hypothesis of “the dissolution of the traditional workweek.” The next survey,  addressing “sources of inspiration and motivation,” will round out the series. Complete results (and their implications) will be published in early 2015. To participate in the Coordinate survey, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/d4q2kp. Contact CWI@manciniduffy.com for additional information or questions about The Coordinate.

Fran Ferrone and Priyanka Agrawala of Mancini•Duffy’s Center for Workplace Innovation to Present at NeoCon East Expo and Conference

What: Fran Ferrone and Priyanka Agrawala will be presenters at the upcoming NeoCon East exposition and conference in Baltimore, Md. As part of the session, “Don’t Waste a Good Crisis; Hurricane Sandy as a Catalyst for Change,” Ferrone and Agrawala will cite examples of how, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy’s devastation, companies were forced to work in ways foreign to their corporate cultures, and offer  insight into how clients can build a more flexible workplace. Additionally, Mancini•Duffy’s Center for Workplace Innovation will explore how design professionals can incorporate new roles, methods and disciplines into their practices that will help clients make better decisions to future proof their work environments.

When/Where: Baltimore Convention Center, One West Pratt Street, Baltimore, Md., on Wednesday, October 29 from 9:30-10:30 AM. For more information about the conference or to register, visit: https://reg.neocon.com/neoeast/.   

Who: Fran Ferrone is a senior associate and the director of the Center for Workplace Innovation at Mancini•Duffy in New York City, where she helps the firm’s clients prepare for, communicate and manage change by aligning design solutions with business drivers. She has more than 25 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies in the U.S and abroad, developing meaningful performance metrics and building high-performance workplace management teams.

Priyanka Agrawala, PMP, LEED AP, is an associate and strategist at Mancini•Duffy’s Center for Workplace Innovation. Her background in facilities planning and architecture affords her a unique understanding of organizational culture, the workplace, and how they impact each other. Her combination of micro-planning, detailed modeling and data computation allows clients the invaluable opportunity to “test drive” scenarios in advance of committing to a final decision.

Why: NeoCon East is the East Coast’s premier design expo and conference for commercial interiors.  For two days, the biggest names in the industry come together to learn and educate about the latest innovations, make lasting connections, and discover new materials and products. 

Fran Ferrone

Priyanka Agrawala

Mancini•Duffy Survey Shows Most Worker Productivity at Start and End of Day Points to Changes in Office Space Design, Policy and Protocols

Findings Also Indicate That Workday Preferences and Needs Differ Between Generations

Mancini•Duffy, a leading architectural and interiors firm, has released preliminary findings from The Coordinate, its survey on workplace trends. The survey indicates that working hours peak during the beginning and end of the day, where employees are not only more productive, but also give their employers a bonus by extending the workday during commuting time.  

Additional findings point to patterns in work days as well as work hours.  According to Mancini•Duffy’s Director of Workplace Innovation, Fran Ferrone, “Mondays are for planning, Fridays are for cleanup, and most meetings occur mid-week. We see this as not only impacting decisions about space, but about policy and perks; potentially, in a big way.”

 

The differences between ways in which generations see the workday are even sharper:

• Younger generations make exercise a priority throughout the workday.
• Older generations place importance on face time (vs. FaceTime) more than their younger counterparts.
• Gen X and Y value their downtime – reflecting the trend toward project-based (vs. fulltime) work.

These findings are from the first in a series of surveys being conducted by Mancini•Duffy this year to test the hypothesis of “the dissolution of the traditional workweek.” Complete results (and their implications) will be published in early 2015. To participate in the Coordinate survey, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/d4q2kp. Contact CWI@manciniduffy.com for additional information or questions about The Coordinate.

Health and Wellness are Key Features in Office Design

Mancini Duffy's Center for Workplace Innovation contributes to NeoCon2014 Trends to Watch.  Click here to access the press release.