Femke Rinsma

The importance of moving differently in the new way of working

During the corona crisis, it turned out that hybrid working is very important, after all, we can work anywhere. This flexibility offers freedom and autonomy to the employees. There are fewer permanent workplaces and the office spaces are used less or differently. Offices will become more meeting places for colleagues, you go to the office if you want to brainstorm, for creative processes and collaboration.

However with this new way of working, we have not only started working harder, but also become less productive. People are social beings and thrive best in a social environment, thereby we have become more sensitive to illnesses and burn outs. So to make the new way of working successful it is important to find a balance between working and relaxing.
Play can help with that, it activates the imagination, whereby autonomy, creativity, empathy, and motor skills are encouraged. With playing you can control your emotions, which is important to prevent to become overwhelmed and stressed out. To integrate play into the new way of working, I made a piece of furniture that combines movement with work in a playful way.

This page was last updated on June 12, 2023