Category Archives: Workspaces

Interesting spaces where people become productive.

Speakers at the Tippy-Top

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“One night this past fall, the three were in Walker’s room discussing ideas and music. Thompson was surfing Kickstarter for inspiration, while Walker sat at his desk; Brody lay on the floor looking up at the ceiling, when using the corners of the room struck him. They held the speaker up to the corner to test the sound and loved it.”

This startup launched some time ago and has recently caught my minimalist eye.

Space is such an interesting concepts once you truly try and realize its potential. We normally look at unoccupied rooms as empty. But really they’re just filled with limitless potential, especially if you have a purpose.

In this case, I was thinking about my bedroom/office at home. Currently, my set-up doesn’t really have any shock-appeal but it works- for me. I’m a writer. That’s what I love doing. Creating a world of possibilities and truths through words; so all I really need is a desk big enough to accommodate my netbook and the occasional pad and pen.

The space stills feels major cluttered though. And it’s because of my cheaper-than-cheap laptop speakers that are just too big considering the fact that the best that they can possibly do is whisper VERY LOUDLY.

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The TipTop speakers, however, utilize the ceiling corners which normally conjure up spider webs and give them a sound purpose. Taking advantage of room gain, “these speakers use the natural acoustics of a room to make the sound richer and more appealing”.

Check out the full story on TechCrunch.

 

Company Eco-Systems

Google Offices

Google Offices

Instilling a good core company culture within your startup will help align (perhaps, realign) your team’s vision for the future. Improving the company culture is like improving the ecosystem of a certain area of vegetation. Once that is done, then the plants; the insects and everything else living within that “community” can be afforded the chance to grow stronger, faster and healthier.

Like an ecosystem, your startup team is basically a community of “living organisms” that have all their efforts combined towards a specific goal: the fruition of the mission.

But a company culture isn’t merely about goal-setting; it’s more about setting the kind of environment from which such goals can be achieved. Google has a company culture focused on spawning the creativity and innovation of its employees through their environment. The office culture is as such that you wouldn’t want to leave the office.

The company’s offices are fully equipped with cafés, pool houses, game rooms, zen gardens and much more. All in the attempt to present to their employees, an environment where they feel comfortable enough to become creative and spark up inspired conversations amongst one another, thus improving the overall movement of the company.

There’s a reason why such a big company like Google, is still incorporating the startup-culture philosophy within their company policy-

It Works!

The usual “come to work at 9am, sit at your desk, have an hour’s lunch, go home at 5pm” routine doesn’t really give you the chance to become creative. The monotony in itself will kill your dreams.

Innovation, no: Continuous Innovation, requires a degree of ease and flow between one iteration and the next.

So your goal as the founder/co-founder is to make sure that you do all that is possible to fuel this transition. The most effective way for this transition to occur indefinitely is by having a constantly engaged staff. A staff that feels like the office is an inspirational palace that is suitable enough to afford them a chance to truly shine within their comfort-zones…

HubSpot Offices

HubSpot Offices

…Whatever those may be.

And when your startup’s ecosystem is aligned with its vision statement and mantra, then the possibilities become endless, in terms of the chances for constant ideation and development.

Check out this article on the companies with the best office culture

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The Coffee Buzz

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Slow down the Internet, Let’s get more productive.

Yes, a slower internet connection could actually positively impact your productivity. This is also the explanation behind the  why people are more productive in areas (like coffee shops) where the bandwidth is being consumed by a lot more people, thus over-congesting the network. So, how about that?

Get out there and visit your nearest Mugg & Bean or Starbucks. Just set up your laptop/netbook, then let the creativity spawn-in through the noises of stuttering cups from shivering nervous waiters and the lovely aroma of the blend of coffees and the air … (And a cup of coffee for yourself too,  hopefully).

This would actually be a great opportunity to network!

Various creatives are trying-out every avenue available, so as to adequately harness this abundant source of creativity that freely exists. So, chances are: on your quest for those 70 decibels of noise, you’ll encounter other such people looking to do the same thing.

Now, what’s more inspiring than an environment OF inspiring people?