How To Design A Better Office For Both Introverts And Extroverts

How To Create The Ideal Workspace -- For Introverts And Extroverts
O2 Headquarters, Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom, Architect: Tp Bennett, 2009, O2 Headquarters, Tp Bennett, Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, Uk, 2009, Interior View Of The Open Plan Office And Meeting Areas Showing The Modern Decor (Photo by View Pictures/UIG via Getty Images)
O2 Headquarters, Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom, Architect: Tp Bennett, 2009, O2 Headquarters, Tp Bennett, Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, Uk, 2009, Interior View Of The Open Plan Office And Meeting Areas Showing The Modern Decor (Photo by View Pictures/UIG via Getty Images)

At Steelcase, we regularly survey workers from diverse industries, job types, locations and age groups about their workplace satisfaction, and for years the number one issue has stayed the same: 95.3 percent of workers say having “access to quiet, private places for concentrated work” is important, but over 41 percent say they don't have them. That's a big problem for all workers, but especially for introverts (estimated at one-third to half of the population), who recharge their batteries by being alone. It's an even bigger issue for organizations that employ both introverts and extroverts and who need to leverage the strengths of all workers as they strive to be more innovative and nimble in a competitive climate.

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