{"id":2173,"date":"2022-10-27T12:06:43","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T04:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/?p=2173"},"modified":"2023-06-02T10:22:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T02:22:34","slug":"why-legos-hybrid-working-becomes-a-new-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/2022\/10\/27\/why-legos-hybrid-working-becomes-a-new-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"Why LEGO&#8217;s hybrid working becomes a new standard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thanks to the layout of its new LEGO Campus, The LEGO Group&#8217;s strategy for hybrid working has been recognized as a model for other businesses to imitate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 5, 2022, LEGO opened its corporate headquarters in Billund, Denmark, after five years of preparation and construction. Its architects created a 580,00 square foot campus to promote playfulness and production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_34 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/2022\/10\/27\/why-legos-hybrid-working-becomes-a-new-standard\/#Mini-city_that_supports_hybrid_working\" title=\"Mini-city that supports hybrid working\">Mini-city that supports hybrid working<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/2022\/10\/27\/why-legos-hybrid-working-becomes-a-new-standard\/#Workplace_designed_for_each_particular_working_style\" title=\"Workplace designed for each particular working style\">Workplace designed for each particular working style<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/2022\/10\/27\/why-legos-hybrid-working-becomes-a-new-standard\/#What_makes_LEGOs_hybrid_working_strategy_prevail\" title=\"What makes LEGO&#8217;s hybrid working strategy prevail\">What makes LEGO&#8217;s hybrid working strategy prevail<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mini-city_that_supports_hybrid_working\"><\/span>Mini-city that supports hybrid working<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/work\/2151299\/photos-a-look-at-legos-new-headquarters\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Quartz reporting<\/a>, the campus of LEGO, according to Klaus Toustrup, a partner at C.F. Mller Architects, is a &#8220;mini-city&#8221; featuring streets, villages, and courtyards for the company&#8217;s 2,000 local employees and guests from LEGO&#8217;s roughly 17,000-person global workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the pandemic forced businesses to adopt remote work, LEGO had a campus area designated for hybrid teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They constructed a &#8220;People&#8217;s House&#8221; with a gym, art studios, theaters, a health clinic that provides stress-reduction programs and physiotherapy, as well as a community kitchen where coworkers from different departments can socialize or unwind after a hard day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Workplace_designed_for_each_particular_working_style\"><\/span>Workplace designed for each particular working style<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The LEGO Group follows a common practice among businesses, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/2022\/08\/01\/google-singapore-hybrid-work\/\">Google <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/2022\/08\/22\/apple-introduce-hybrid-work-model-in-september-2022\/\">Apple<\/a>, in requiring its staff to report to work three days per week while allowing them to work remotely on the other two days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The strategy taken by the LEGO Group differs in that it appears to <strong><em>take into account the types of work <\/em><\/strong>that its workers are performing and<strong><em> provides them with the optimum setting <\/em><\/strong>for completing specific roles or tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together with the architects, LEGO&#8217;s in-house anthropologist Anneke Beerkens determined the ideal proportion of areas for group work, socializing, and focused work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Employees told us that they wanted the freedom to choose an environment that suited them best for whatever they were working on, but also liked to stay close to teammates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We built team \u2018neighborhoods\u2019 which are a mix of individual and collaborative workspaces designed to create a caring environment.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lego.com\/en-us\/aboutus\/news\/2019\/october\/lego-campus-grand-opening\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">LEGO\u2019s in-house anthropologist Anneke Beerkens&nbsp;<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>With this strategy in mind, the LEGO Campus was created, consisting of a number of buildings, or &#8220;neighborhoods,&#8221; arranged around the main atrium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each neighborhood has a variety of areas for what the LEGO Group refers to as &#8220;activity-based working,&#8221; ranging from workstations and personal &#8220;phone booths&#8221; for each employee to various sizes of larger rooms to allow both large and small gatherings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the fact that there are no permanent workstations and that it is essentially one big hot-desking community, Timothy Ahrensbach, the company&#8217;s head of workplace experience, claims that there are always 1.5 workspaces available for employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_makes_LEGOs_hybrid_working_strategy_prevail\"><\/span>What makes LEGO&#8217;s hybrid working strategy prevail<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/jason-aten\/legos-3-word-hybrid-work-strategy-is-what-every-company-should-copy.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Inc. writer<\/a> Jason Aten recently visited LEGO&#8217;s new office region, and he claimed the LEGO Group model offers two important lessons: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, create areas that are tailored to the particular kind of task that the employee is doing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Secondly, explain how your plan benefits your team. The LEGO Group apparently defines its approach to its employees as the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/lego-group_best-of-both-activity-6987718568654028800-GVda\/?originalSubdomain=cz\" rel=\"nofollow\">best of both<\/a>&#8220;, i.e. best for individuals and teams, taking the best elements of both remote and office work and fusing them together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The point is that you have the choice and flexibility to find a place to work in the office on the basis of&nbsp;what you need to do. And, a couple of&nbsp;days a week, if the best place to get that work done is at home, you can do that too. It really is the best of both.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/jason-aten\/legos-3-word-hybrid-work-strategy-is-what-every-company-should-copy.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Inc. writer<\/a> Jason Aten<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Learn more about how hybrid working helps you, and implement <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/\">y<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/tw\/\">o<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/hk\/\">ur own All-in-one smart office system<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The LEGO Group&#8217;s strategy for hybrid working has been recognized as a model for other businesses to imitate. 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