{"id":2714,"date":"2020-01-14T05:08:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T05:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelabelcollective.com\/?p=2714"},"modified":"2022-08-25T00:09:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T00:09:17","slug":"collective-working-in-the-2020s-thinking-differently-about-office-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelabelcollective.com\/collective-working-in-the-2020s-thinking-differently-about-office-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Collective Working in the 2020\u2019s: Thinking Differently About Office Space"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” bg_color=”#eeeeee” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”4%” bottom_padding=”4%” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]\n

Collective:<\/h2>\n

Denoting a number of persons or things considered as one group or whole…
\n<\/span><\/i>: of, relating to, or being a group of individuals
\n<\/span><\/i>: involving all members of a group as distinct from its individuals
\n<\/span><\/i>: marked by similarity among or with the members of a group
\n<\/span><\/i>: shared or assumed by all members of the group<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Source: Merriam Webster<\/h6>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”4%” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Since 2012, The Label Collective has operated as a completely virtual business. Our reason for moving forward with this business model, at the time, was largely in response to the marketplace. Contract-to-hire positions were more available than full-time roles, temporary offers were made instead of permanent ones, and the rise of software and technology solutions made it easier not to be tied down to a physical location.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fast forward to our 8th year of business. We now have four full-time employees (including us), and we are confident that our headcount may increase again this year. Our clients are becoming larger and more dedicated to working with us. We have officially reached the tipping point where, somewhere in the not-so-distant future, gathering at a coffee shop once a week will no longer be feasible.<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, in 2020, we decided to revise our business model and move back into an office.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the thing: to us, it\u2019s more than just an \u201coffice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re not envisioning our space as a typical office environment; it\u2019s so much more than that. It\u2019s a <\/span>collective, collaborative landing spot.<\/span> And we\u2019re investing in it for everyone, not just us.<\/span><\/p>\n

Having an office means we have a dedicated space to have our team together, host clients for brainstorms, or catch up over breakfast tacos and music. Our remote teammates know they can travel to us to collaborate on projects and attend weekly working sessions and status meetings in-person.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re at the stage in our business where we need the ability to work together beyond our everyday Slack and UberConference conversations. We ultimately recognize the advantages to a completely virtual work environment, but also acknowledge the benefit of having our team together. We believe it brings greater creative energy and culture.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”1″ divider_color=”default” custom_height=”100″][vc_column_text]\n

Moving out of the condo and into the family home<\/h3>\n

How did we find \u201cthe one office\u201d that fits our needs? Long story short: we had to think long and hard about what this would mean to the future of our company.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what we knew:<\/span><\/p>\n