Case Study: Return to Office
How one NYC company brought employees back safely and efficiently
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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.