Inspiring workspace

In our office, the nearest meeting room to my desk once was a laboratory. Various product tests were conducted in that room. During the last ten years, the room was filled with gray metallic shelfs, old books that nobody read, broken chairs and forgotten tables. And in the middle of everything was our most used meeting table. The room was everything but inviting and inspiring. Still, we spent a lot of valuable worktime there, but nobody brought customers to a meeting there if there was any other room free.

Then, one of us (that is me) got bored of it, and simply ask: Is there anything we can do to this room? And voilá, miracles happen! First came removers, then a carpenter, a painter, cleaners, designers and electricians, but no supervisers who would have said what is allowed and what is not. And today, the makeover is finished. I'm so sorry that I did not took any 'before' pictures, but here's how it looked 'after'.

In the one end of the room, we have a big and tall table with fun and colourful chairs:

In the other end, we have a cozy group of comfortable chairs, a sofa and a rocking chair. And a big screen and a design lamp to inspire us:

For some reason, this layout encourages people to move: in every meeting, someone starts to walk around the room, stands up or changes places. That must only be a good thing! Anyway, this is soooo much better  now than before!

Things that have enlightened me this week:

• My birthday
• A surprising call with a surprising message from a surprising person
• The spring sun, brighter than a bright!