Redesigning the office? Pick decor with a purpose

FLYING sharks, waterfalls in the lobby, in-house top chefs and dogs in the workplace - these are just a few tangible examples of "experience design" that are re-imagining organisations beyond the traditional scope of workplace design.

Organisation design is concerned with how to shape interactions among members to further certain strategic goals. It typically involves decisions about authority and incentives, selection and recruitment processes, leadership and culture.

But the physical space within which an organisation's members interact has not historically been a part of the design palette. That's changing rapidly today.