Designing your workplace for a growth mindset

An Australasian 2014 workplace study suggested that investment in workplace design and organisational culture could be a more cost-effective strategy for talent attraction than higher remuneration.

The survey, which asked respondents to list key considerations when evaluating a potential employer, found that wages accounted for 45 percent.

However, the draw of cultural appeal and workplace facilities was 48 percent. Workplace design is at the coalface of employment attraction as it underpins culture.

The cost of physical workplace design is only a small percentage of the environmental costs during the whole life of the building. An organisation’s wages can be in the order of 75 percent of total cost. Therefore, a positive effect on productivity through workplace design can have a significant Return on Investment (ROI). This can be tracked by measures such as reduced