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Culture eats strategy for breakfast, as the saying goes, and nowhere is this more apt than in the realm of workplace design. Whether you are doing a refurbishment or building a new office from scratch, design is at the heart of every workplace transformation. But all too often, designers dive into a project without a clear understanding of the organisation’s culture or the problems that need to be solved.

This approach often spells disaster for any workplace transformation. So how can you beat the odds and ensure that your design strategy is a success? Here are four classic mistakes to avoid.

Failing to involve end-users

A common pitfall in workplace design is to get caught up in spreadsheets and statistics on space usage – but this approach fails to capture the complexities of human behaviour. For instance, if you ask clients whether they need more meeting rooms, the answer will […]

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