Observe the post-epidemic workplace design from “Allen Curve”
- Shenzhen Creative Week, Lamex, Media-Workplace Design
- 26th July (Tuesday), 13:30 – 15:30
- Booth: 5C26, Shenzhen Creative Week
Thomas Allen has found that the most successful teams aren't the smartest members, but the communicators. The possibility or frequency of communication and collaboration between people is inversely proportional to the physical distance between two people, which is the "Allen curve".
With the emergence of telecommuting after the epidemic, people think that "distance is dead" and the "Allen curve" will be outdated. However, human beings are social animals, and their need for group collaboration is an underlying psychological appeal. The characteristics of this appeal have not changed even in the face of new technologies. Telecommuting is being popular but it reduces the possibilities for collaboration and interaction. In fact, those who were closer together communicated more often through video or phone conferencing than those who were further apart. So, to get employees to collaborate more, it cannot rely solely on virtual work but find ways to bring employees together to get them to collaborate more.
The "Allen curve" is closely related to workspace design. It is not only not outdated, but more solid, especially in the post-epidemic era.
Guest Speaker:
- Roy Feng - J&A Design, Senior Partner
- David Zhou - YHD Design, Partner
- Bill Chen - Guangzhou Shensi Interior Design, Founder
- Marc Fong - Lamex Global Product Design Director
- Navy Wang - Lamex Product Development Designer
