Reference no: EM133165605

Documentary: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2431978084

CBC DOCZONE: Officeland

1. How has the physical environment of workplaces changed?

2. By this year, ______ of all companies in North America will have changed the physical layout of their workspace.

3.  How was work in the 17th century similar to today's changing work environment?

4. How much office space did worker have in the 90's v.s. today? 

__________ sq ft. (90's)   ___________ (today)

5. A better looking office makes ___________________________ employees.

6. Catchy New Office Phrases:

Talking your colleague = _______________________________________________

Bumping into your co-worker at lunch =  __________________________________

7.  How have the following workplaces changed their office space: 

Corus Entertainment: 

TD Bank Headquarters: 

8. What is Telus trying to do to save money?

9.  What are the benefits to top managers sitting alongside employees in the office?

10. Why did Yahoo call it's workforce back and no longer allows them to work from home? 

11. What is one of the main disadvantages of the new office space?

12. For every ____ minutes workers are disturbed, it takes a full ____ minutes for them to get back on track. 

13. Research has shown that if you allow workers to bring plants into their workspace the following can increase by _______%.

Well-being  _____%

Creativity   _____%

Productivity _____%

14. Check out the figure above and decide what colour you would be. 

a.What is your colour? ____________________

b. What would the benefits of knowing the colours of all the people you work with be?

15. Most of us will spend ¼ of our lives at work. What type of work environment do you hope to work in one day?