Better workspaces
with holistic ergonomics

People are the single most important asset for your organisation. Make them feel welcome, secure, inspired, motivated, and healthy when they step into the workplace and out the door. No individual factor can make this happen. You must integrate multiple elements in a unified whole. At Kinnarps, we call it holistic ergonomics – a world where everything’s connected.

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What’s holistic ergonomics?

Holistic ergonomics consists of different disciplines that work together – in the physical space, the organisation, and the social environment. It’s about understanding the interplay between several elements and how they collectively impact your well-being, productivity, success, and many other things. The whole truly is greater than the sum of its parts.

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How to design with holistic ergonomics:

Encourage
movement

It’s essential to create spaces and tasks that encourage and accommodate movement. Movement optimises human performance and improves both physical and mental health. Your next position is your best position.

Minimise negative distractions

Many factors can hinder you from focusing on your current task. It can be distractions like annoying noise, visual distractions, insufficient light, poor ventilation, the wrong interior solution for your way of working, and so on. Minimise or remove them altogether.

Create a positive working climate

A positive working climate reduces stress, improves collaboration and supports both workflows and your employer brand. It’s an important aspect of every attractive organisation and employer.

What results can you expect?

Increased well-being

If you promote movement and invest in your physical as well as organisational and social environment you will receive both healthier and happier employees.

Higher efficiency

A work environment designed according to mapped activities and working method creates better flow and conditions for people to perform their tasks more efficiently.

Fewer sick leaves

By preventing physical problems and mental health issues, people will have fewer absent days due to pain and anxiety.

Employee morale

Give people the opportunity to influence their work environment in order to best perform their tasks. They will feel more motivated, appreciated and respected.

Attractive employer

Well-being increases employee satisfaction, retains personnel, makes it easier to recruit and enhances a brand’s reputation.

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How do you connect all the parts?

Discover and read about different ergonomic elements that affect your workday. Together, they create a well-functioning and attractive work environment that promotes everything from health and well-being to efficiency, productivity and creativity.

Minimised distractions

Whether it’s an office, learning environment, or a healthcare facility, the presence of negative distractions can hinder productivity, concentration, and well-being. Here’s how to minimise the distractions.

Movement

Encouraging movement isn’t only a proactive approach to addressing concerns like back-pain and decreased productivity, but also a way to foster a healthier and happier environment.

Working climate

When you create a positive working climate you can boost the employee experience. A positive culture improves everything from productivity to morale. Lead the way!

Sitting ergonomics

Sitting doesn’t have to mean sitting still. Discover how our solutions support and encourage movement. The right choice of adjustable chairs, desks, and tables make all the difference.

Acoustics

A balanced sound level in your workplace promotes everything from well-being to success. The key is to gain understanding about how you can affect sound to create a healthier environment.

Biophilic design

Connect the indoor environment with nature through architecture and interior design. The advantages of bringing elements, shapes, and patterns associated with nature inside includes everything from well-being to concentration.

Earthy colours

Colours have a profound influence on humans and extend beyond just aesthetics. They’ve got the power to affect your behaviour and make you more creative and productive.

Light

Light is a dynamic force that affects your well-being, perception, and navigation within a space. Lighting shapes your mood, energy levels, and even your overall health.

Good ergonomics = good economics

Holistic ergonomics creates better working conditions, which in turn results in better economics. The overall research in this area is crystal clear: initiatives in ergonomics, well-being and health are always an economically beneficial investment.

Needs analysis

Designing an office that promotes health and efficiency is a well worth investment. By planning the interior early in your project, identifying and analysing needs, you make sure the solution optimises space and meets your expectations.

Every visible and invisible aspect of ergonomics have a profound impact on people’s health, well-being, and productivity. In the world of holistic ergonomics, the human body, mind, and soul are closely intertwined with each other. The key is to understand how everything’s connected.