1. There is a relationship between improved office design and business performance, with a direct correlation between better design and profitability
2. On average, firms with well-designed offices generate 5% more profit than companies with poorly designed offices
   
3. Employees spending less time on solitary tasks and more collaborating, learning and socialising with colleagues
4. Make sure layouts and office designs have a contemporary feel, showing they have been adapted to suit changing office behaviours
5. Don’t be put off by the intricacies of environmentally friendly designs. Green buildings are often more productive and better value for money
6. Rising commodity prices should motivate firms to consider how they are handling resources and how the design of their building is affecting output
   
7. Corporate occupiers will start requiring more proof from stakeholders that they have shown they care about efficiency and the environment
8. Work out how much space employees are actually using. Often only 40-50% is being utilised
9. Stop territorialism. Employ open-plan designs to stop staff focusing on personal space
10. Create more common space. Collaborative and shared space is common in high-performing organisations

Gary Wheeler, principal and director of workplace Europe, Gensler