1. ANALYZING CUBE CULTURE
Lisa Ross, VP of Human Resources at Ask.com

2. After much debate about employee productivity and creativity and
working at the office versus working from home, Harris Interactive
conducted the Office Workplace Productivity study to investigate
the question on everyone’s mind:
Does working from an office lead to higher
productivity?
What the study found may surprise you:
Working from home is not as hotly-desired as
suggested
In-office perks like onsite haircuts and bowling alleys
may be counteractive to productivity
Organizational culture should determine the approach
to the workplace design

3. It’s true – studies show people prefer working from an office, but the
growing list of today’s unusual perks (onsite haircuts, slides and bowling
alleys) do little to address the real plight of today’s office worker:
an environment that optimizes efficiency.
How do you allow employees to avoid impromptu desk visits from co-
workers (cited as the #1 office distraction) one moment, while
simultaneously providing a shared collaboration space for the next?
How can you move past the limitations of common workplace
configurations like cubicle and newsroom-like settings?
Lisa Ross, Vice President of Human
Resources at Ask.com, addresses common
questions and provides solutions around
today’s “Cube Culture.”

4. PANEL TAKEAWAYS:
 How can you discover your employees’ unique workspace
requirements and implement tangible changes?
 Is working from home an option that your employees really
want?
 How do you take down cubicle walls without letting in the
noise?
 Does your office provide enough diversity when it comes to
workspace?
 How can you prevent digital communication from taking
over face time?