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===What is Activity-Based Working?===
===What is Activity-Based Working?===
Activity-Based Working (ABW) is a design concept that recognizes that through the course of any day, employees engage in many different activities and that they need and can choose different types of work settings to accommodate these activities. It is combined with a non-assigned seating model.
Activity-Based Working (ABW) is a design concept that recognizes that through the course of any day, employees engage in many different activities and that they need and can choose different workplace settings to support these activities. It’s a modern way to work that uses the technology to allow more flexibility and works in conjunction with a shared seating model.
== The 3 dimensions of ABW: People, Technology and Space ==
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==These interdependent elements come together in the vision for ESDC Workplace: ==
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'''<big>Misconceptions: WHAT IS NOT ABW?</big>'''<br><span style="color: #DC3E4D"><b>It is different from an open-plan office</b></span><br>As the name implies, open-plan offices are just open. ABW is different in the sense that it provides a mix of both open and enclosed workspaces, available to all.
'''<big>Misconceptions: WHAT IS NOT ABW?</big>'''<br><span style="color: #DC3E4D"><b>It is different from an open-plan office</b></span><br>As the name implies, open-plan offices are just open. ABW is different in the sense that it provides a mix of both open and enclosed workspaces, available to all.
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=== ABW empowers employees and teams to: ===
===ABW empowers employees and teams to:===
* Take control of their work environment
*Take control of their work environment
* Choose the best work setting to perform tasks
*Choose the best work setting to perform tasks
Based of the '''privacy''', '''focus''' or '''collaboration''' level your task requires, you can choose between different individual workpoints
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To facilitate the exchange of knowledge and ideas, different types of '''interactive spaces''' and '''technologies''' are offered:
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