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Once, offices were just things you had to have. Then, in the 50s and 60s we saw the move to open plan offices because of the space saving involved. There was strong debate about the merits of open plan offices and the concept of office landscaping was introduced to make open plan offices more aesthetically pleasing and therefore pleasant to work in.
It was later observed that many office staff actually spend considerable time away from their offices - visiting clients, at meetings, on site, at conferences, etc. Valuable office space was devoted to people who simply weren't there for much of the time. This is especially true of sales force personnel, who may be 'at their desks' for only 10-20% of office time, but also applies to many consultants and contract workers.
This realisation led to the phenomenon known as 'hot desking'. The concept comes from an old navy practice, in warships, whereby, to save valuable office space, bunks were shared by sailors who were on different shifts. Hot desking is one of several new terms which were brought into common use in the 1990's to describe a new set of working practices.
In hot desking terms it applies to the shared office space by more than one person. A hot desk is in essence flexible workplaces used as a short term office, ad-hoc when you need them basis. Hot desking is shared office space areas where someone can sit down, plug in a laptop, make phone calls and then move on after a few hours work with no obligation to continually rent the office space. Hot desking is ideal for clients looking for a part time or temporary office space base that allows flexibility.
What are the benefits of shared office space/hot desks?
Hot desking will benefit anyone who needs easy, instant, flexible, and ready to work-in shared office space for a short period of time. Time will be saved due to the feasibility of being able to just turn up and use a desk. Just renting the desk for the time you need it will save money. You won't have the frustration or hassle to set up furniture, phones and internet access, as these systems will already be in place.
Hotdesking is now an established practice in many large-scale organisations as well as for smaller businesses.
Hot desks offers flexibility, and a sense of freedom. If you need a part time base for some of your work and meetings its ideal as there are a number of different hot desk solutions to suit you. Perhaps you simply want to escape the home office for one or two days a week - or just for a few hours at a time when you need an extra desk for someone who's working on a specific project.
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