Designing a happier post-pandemic workplace

Designing a happier post-pandemic workplace

Working from home has brought everyone their own unique challenges, with the pandemic helping many revaluate where and how we work. Millions switched from ergonomic offices to working from their sofas, their dining table, or their beds. Now, as vaccinations begin to roll out in the region, we have the opportunity to redesign our offices to not only enable greater productivity, but to engender happiness. It is clear that happiness is linked to strong commercial success. Happier employees are more motivated. They commit more time to tasks and stay with their employer for longer. However, 87% of employees globally feel disengaged from their work, with 84% also feeling stressed by their work. Workplaces need to help employees feel motivated, engaged, and committed to their profession. To understand what a happy workplace can look like, we partnered with leading Egyptian property developer, DMG Mountain View, and global culture coach Delivering Happiness, to create a completely unique system where happiness is the basis of design. At the heart of our ‘Happiness By Design’ methodology is the Happiness Ecosystem Index, with three key goals: defining the components of happiness; creating a system to measure happiness; and defining actionable items to design for happiness.