The presence of large work teams has been a deciding factor for many modern businesses to redesign their offices. Office planners have introduced a range of furniture and equipment with specific designs to suit them like oddly shaped conference tables that encourage team members to interact and function better.

When a person works alone, the workstation serves as his or her base that helps focus on the task at hand. When people work in a pair or group, they might want to share a workstation for exchanging ideas. Information is passed, discussed and the task is duly accomplished. They help each other learn, tackle problems better by using each other’s thoughts and ideas to work better and quicker. Logically, a larger group of six or more people generates more ideas and can agree on the best decisions. However, the process can also become more time consuming and complex because of more ideas and views. The best option is building a compact team of efficient employees who gel and work well together.

Apart from taking into account the above factors, office space planning also needs to be compatible for group functioning. Office workstations should be such that they allow large teams to function efficiently.