Active office: towards an activity-promoting office workplace design

Authors:
Kathrin Probst;Florian Perteneder;Jakob Leitner;Michael Haller;Andreas Schrempf;Josef Glöckl
Affiliations:
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Hagenberg, Upper Austria, Austria;University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Hagenberg, Upper Austria, Austria;University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Hagenberg, Upper Austria, Austria;University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Hagenberg, Upper Austria, Austria;University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Linz, Upper Austria, Austria;aeris-Impulsmöbel, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Venue:
CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2012

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Abstract

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders have become one of the most common chronic diseases of modern society. In this paper, we address the problem of physical inactivity in the context of office work and we introduce a new concept of working "in-motion" with high potential to reduce prolonged sedentary behavior and related degenerative phenomena. We promote a paradigm shift in workplace design towards an integrated supportive environment that provides opportunities for office workers to seamlessly change between different work environments. Based on that, we discuss associated opportunities and challenges for HCI design to encourage people for the adoption of a physically active work process in a more natural way.