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How Office Ottomans Contribute To Collaboration

One of the best ways for any business to improve workplace efficiency is to improve employee collaboration. Studies show that not only does collaboration improve efficiency, it is also one of the most important factors to ensuring a business’s success.

Working together with a team of other people allows for better and faster problem solving and innovation. Additionally, by creating a diverse team, you allow each team member to grow in knowledge. It also helps increase employee engagement with the business and increase staff retention. Research indicates that workplaces that had highly engaged personnel reduced employee turnover by 31%.

 

How Can You Increase Employee Collaboration?

A good way to increase collaboration between employees is to create a lounge space in your office. An office lounge serves as a space where people can feel casual and relaxed while still being in the workspace. It is also far more accessible to employees than a traditional office configuration.

This also means that it is easier for people to start conversations with colleagues that they may not know or who are from other departments and makes it easier for teams to form organically. Additionally, team members who do not know each other can feel comfortable conversing in a relaxed space, such as an office lounge.

One way to enhance the relaxed, casual atmosphere of your office lounge is by choosing the right furniture. Given the number of furniture options available to you, it might be tempting to look over the advantages that the desk chair and ottoman offer.

 

How Do I Know What Size Ottoman To Buy?

Ottomans are available in a variety of shapes and sizes, which can make deciding on the right size for your office lounge more involved than simply picking a piece from a catalog. When choosing an office ottoman, there are a few factors you should consider:

  • Height: If an ottoman is too tall, you risk inducing a backache in users who use it as a footrest. Thus, you should always make sure that the ottoman you choose is shorter in height than your selection of chairs.
  • Width: If you plan on placing your ottoman next to a couch, make sure that it is, at a minimum, half the size of the couch. This prevents the space from looking unbalanced and ensures that the ottoman is big enough to use as both a footrest and an extra seat.
  • Weight: No matter the size of the desk ottoman you buy for your office lounge, make sure that it is easy to move around. This allows your employees to create their own casual meeting spaces where they can converse and collaborate with each other.

How Do You Organize Office Ottomans?

When it comes to organising your ottomans, it depends on what type of ottomans you have purchased. If you are using a chair and ottoman combination, they are meant to be used as a set. This means that the ottoman should be kept at the foot of the chair, with enough space between them so the chair can be used.

Individual ottomans, however, can be placed as you like. You can use them in place of a coffee table or as freestanding seating. Make sure that each seating nook you create in your office lounge has at least one ottoman so that employees don’t have to grab them from different areas.

One of the biggest benefits of an ottoman is its portability. People can easily transfer them according to their needs, so it’s likely you’ll find that your ottomans are in a completely different place at the end of the day than they were at the start.

This not only makes them a versatile piece of furniture but also helps build team bonds, as your employees will not be limited by the number of seats available in one area and can instead create a space that meets their specific needs.

 

Make space for everyone with office ottomans

An office chair and ottoman are more than just a decorative furniture piece to help pull a decoration theme together. In fact, this piece of furniture is highly versatile – it can be used as an extra seating area, as additional table space, or even as a footstool.

 

By adding a collection of ottomans to your office lounge, you can make the space far more casual and make it easier for your employees to put their feet up, relax, and connect with each other.

 

For advice on how to choose the best ottomans for your office contact ChairClub today!

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