Case Study: Return to Office
How one NYC company brought employees back safely and efficiently
THE PROBLEM
How to reopen the office and return to work
THE SOLUTION
Distanced seating using capsule method
Daily screening
with CDC chatbot
Daily food delivery
to employee desks
Data-driven
contact tracing
IMPLEMENTATION
1 Week
IMPACT
300+ employees
returning to work
THE TRADEOFF
Resiliency
Goal: ensure employees can back each other up in case someone gets sick.
Method: employees who do similar work get split into separate capsules.
vs.
Collaboration
Goal: bring the right colleagues together to boost collaboration and teamwork.
Method: employees who work together are assigned to the same capsules.
THE WORKPLACE PRE-COVID (FEB 2020)
THE WORKPLACE OCT 2020
THE RESULTS
90% Return
After initially taking a resiliency-driven approach between June and August, in October the company was able to achieve a 90% return.
How? By enabling employees with private offices to return daily while keeping 2 collaboration-driven capsules for everyone else.