Open plan offices on the face of it seem like a fantastic idea they offer all four of the following benefits:
– every one can speak to everyone without hindrance.
– There are no secret rooms where alliances can be formed
– There’s no covert bitching and back stabbing going on
– Creativity can flow freely.
All of the above seem great and are genuine valid reasons for working in an open plan office until you need some privacy or even just some quiet time to think some problems through. What’s the answer then? If you go putting up permanent divisions in the office then all of the first four points could become a reality – so this is not the best solution by any means and is the very reason why all offices are slowly evolving to become open plan.
In my opinion the use of half height office dividers is a great way to create some privacy in this open plan office environment. Half height room dividers – whilst still maintaining all of the benefits of the open plan office – provide a little bit privacy. Room divider screens are portable, come in varying height and varying colours – you can even get them custom made to suit your corporate colours or to fit in to unusual working spaces.
Having a half height room divider means that all workers have to do is poke their head above the height of them to communicate freely with work colleagues. When they are in a seated position though, the dividing screen will provide that much craved for privacy – perfect for some quite time or making the odd occasional private phone call. Office dividers that are about four foot high are a perfect height for most offices so this is the height that you should be looking for to keep all of the benefits of an open plan office.