{"id":1097,"date":"2023-03-08T09:54:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T08:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/itm-management\/?p=1097"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:37:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T12:37:43","slug":"office-spaces-and-cultivation-smarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/itm-management\/2023\/03\/office-spaces-and-cultivation-smarter\/","title":{"rendered":"Office spaces and cultivation smarter"},"content":{"rendered":"

In English further down.<\/p>\n

Kontorsytor och odling smartare<\/h2>\n

K\u00e4ra kollegor,<\/p>\n

I f\u00f6rra bloggen n\u00e4mnde jag att vi alla beh\u00f6ver hj\u00e4lpas \u00e5t f\u00f6r att minska kontors- och laboratoriekostnaderna utan att f\u00f6rs\u00e4mra arbetsmilj\u00f6n. Det m\u00e4rks att det \u00e4r mycket som h\u00e4nder runt om p\u00e5 ITM-skolan och alla institutioner och Verksamhetsst\u00f6d ITM vill bidra till processen. P\u00e5 institutionen f\u00f6r materialvetenskap, till exempel, har en enk\u00e4t delats ut till alla anst\u00e4llda f\u00f6r att h\u00f6ra hur de anv\u00e4nder kontoren och labben p\u00e5 KTH. Detta gjordes f\u00f6r att unders\u00f6ka hur kontorsytorna speciellt kan anv\u00e4ndas p\u00e5 ett b\u00e4ttre s\u00e4tt. Sammantaget tycker jag att det \u00e4r v\u00e4ldigt vettigt att f\u00f6rst utv\u00e4rdera de individuella behoven och sedan optimera s\u00e5 att det g\u00e5r att \u00f6ka anv\u00e4ndningen av v\u00e5ra kontor och samtidigt f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttra arbetsmilj\u00f6n. N\u00e4r jag bes\u00f6ker olika delar av ITM ser jag m\u00e5nga tomma rum. Det \u00e4r inte optimalt eftersom vi skulle kunna anv\u00e4nda v\u00e5ra resurser till att investera i anst\u00e4llda ist\u00e4llet f\u00f6r att betala f\u00f6r tomma lokaler.<\/p>\n

Varf\u00f6r \u00e4r s\u00e5 m\u00e5nga tomma rum?<\/h3>\n

En anledning \u00e4r att vi har l\u00e4rt oss att jobba hemifr\u00e5n under covid-perioden. F\u00f6r n\u00e4rvarande \u00e4r det m\u00f6jligt att arbeta hemifr\u00e5n tv\u00e5 dagar i veckan, vilket m\u00e5nga anst\u00e4llda tycker \u00e4r mycket attraktivt. En annan anledning \u00e4r att vissa som arbetar hemifr\u00e5n h\u00e4vdar att det \u00e4r meningsl\u00f6st att komma till jobbet om det inte finns n\u00e5gra kollegor p\u00e5 jobbet. Vi beh\u00f6ver allts\u00e5 skapa arbetsmilj\u00f6er som g\u00f6r att medarbetarna vill komma till jobbet samtidigt som vi optimerar kontoren s\u00e5 att vi kan s\u00e4nka kostnaden. Du kommer att f\u00e5 h\u00f6ra mer om detta \u00e4mne under hela \u00e5ret eftersom det \u00e4r ett av rektorns prioriterade omr\u00e5den!<\/p>\n

Kom ih\u00e5g examinatorkursen<\/h3>\n

I undervisningen har jag precis avslutat \u201dExaminatorkursen\u201d som KTH inf\u00f6rde som ett krav f\u00f6r alla l\u00e4rare som vill f\u00f6rbli examinatorer. Det var ett bra tillf\u00e4lle att bli uppdaterad om vilka lagar vi m\u00e5ste f\u00f6lja. H\u00e4r kommer en p\u00e5minnelse om att alla l\u00e4rare beh\u00f6ver slutf\u00f6ra kursen f\u00f6re slutet av mars f\u00f6r att forts\u00e4tta vara examinator.<\/p>\n

Just nu planerar jag \u00e4ven studiebes\u00f6k med mina studenter. Under pandemin var det om\u00f6jligt f\u00f6r dem att bes\u00f6ka f\u00f6retag, s\u00e5 ist\u00e4llet fick vi anv\u00e4nda video och onlinebes\u00f6k. Jag tror att onlineversionerna hj\u00e4lpte studenter att f\u00e5 en generell bild av den industriella processkedjan, men fysisk bes\u00f6k ger en helt annan upplevelse av en industrianl\u00e4ggning, som inte kan ers\u00e4ttas. Under en studieresa kan eleverna observera de processer som har diskuterats i klassrummet, vilket st\u00e4rker deras f\u00f6rst\u00e5else. Dessutom f\u00e5r de tr\u00e4ffa ingenj\u00f6rer som arbetar i branschen.<\/p>\n

H\u00e4r brukar vi be studenter intervjua ingenj\u00f6rer om deras arbetsuppgifter under en vanlig arbetsdag. Sedan ber vi dem reflektera \u00f6ver de uppgifter de skulle vara mest intresserade av att ha n\u00e4r de tagit examen fr\u00e5n KTH. V\u00e5ra erfarenheter \u00e4r att detta f\u00e5r studenterna att b\u00f6rja fundera \u00f6ver sina f\u00f6rsta karri\u00e4rm\u00e5l och identifiera valbara kurser de vill l\u00e4sa f\u00f6r att st\u00f6dja sina l\u00e5ngsiktiga m\u00e5l.<\/p>\n

\u00c4r v\u00e5ren p\u00e5 ing\u00e5ng?<\/h3>\n

En morgon s\u00e5g jag \u00e4ntligen att vi hade g\u00e5tt in i en tid d\u00e5 dagarna \u00e4r l\u00e4ngre. Det \u00e4r ny upplevelse att ha ljus omkring sig b\u00e5de till och fr\u00e5n jobbet, beroende p\u00e5 ens arbetsschema s\u00e5klart! Tillsammans med m\u00f6jligheten att ta promenader i solen under luncherna ger v\u00e5ren de flesta av oss en ny energikick. F\u00f6rra veckan blev jag riktigt \u00f6verraskad \u00f6ver att se blommor titta fram i ett gr\u00f6nomr\u00e5de n\u00e4ra KTH-biblioteket.<\/p>\n

\u00c4r detta ett tecken p\u00e5 att v\u00e5ren har kommit? Troligtvis inte, men det \u00e4r ett tecken p\u00e5 att naturen \u00e4r redo att vakna n\u00e4r solen och v\u00e4rmen kommer tillbaka efter en l\u00e5ng vinter. Om du som jag l\u00e4ngtar efter v\u00e5ren, f\u00f6resl\u00e5r jag att du provar n\u00e5got nytt och f\u00e5r ett f\u00f6rspr\u00e5ng i tr\u00e4dg\u00e5rden. Testa att odla vitl\u00f6k och l\u00f6k p\u00e5 ett nytt s\u00e4tt, som jag g\u00f6r d\u00e4r hemma; se bilden. Framtiden f\u00e5r utvisa om det fungerar…<\/p>\n

\/P\u00e4r J\u00f6nsson, Skolchef f\u00f6r ITM-skolan<\/p>\n

Office spaces and cultivation smarter<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dear colleagues,<\/p>\n

In my last blog, I addressed the necessity that all of us help out in decreasing the office and laboratory costs without decreasing the quality of our working environment. It is clear that many activities take place within the ITM School. All six departments and the University Administration ITM wish to contribute to this process. For example, at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, a survey was distributed to all employees to ask how they use the offices and laboratories when working at KTH. This was done in order to inquire how especially the office spaces can be used in a better way. Overall, I think it makes a whole lot of sense first to evaluate the individual needs and then optimise so that it is possible to increase the use of our offices and at the same time improve the working environment. When I visit different parts of ITM I see many empty rooms. This is not optimal since we could use our resources to invest in employees instead of paying for empty rooms.<\/p>\n

Why are so many rooms empty?<\/h3>\n

One reason is that we have learned to work from home during the covid period. Currently, working from home two days a week is possible, which many employees find very attractive. Another reason is that some people working from home claim it is useless to come to work if there are no colleagues at work. Thus, we need to create working environments that make employees want to come to work while at the same time optimising the offices so that we can lower the cost. You will hear more about this subject throughout the year because it is a prioritised area by the President!<\/p>\n

Remember the examinator course<\/h3>\n

In teaching I just finished the \u201cExaminator course\u201d which KTH introduced as a requirement for all teachers that want to remain examinators. It was a good opportunity to get updated on the laws we must follow. Here is a reminder that all teachers need to complete the course before the end of March in order to keep on being an examinator.<\/p>\n

Currently, I am also planning field trips in courses. During the pandemic, it was not possible for our students to visit companies. Instead, we had to use videos and online visits to replace the field trips. I think the online versions helped the students to get a general view of the industrial process chain. But they can never replace the experience when visiting an industrial site for real. During a field trip the students can observe the processes discussed in class, which reinforces their understanding. In addition, they get to meet engineers working in the industry.<\/p>\n

Here, we usually ask the students to interview engineers about their tasks during a typical working day. Then, we ask them to reflect on the tasks they would be most interested in having when they graduate from KTH. Our experiences is that this makes the students start to think about their first career goals and identify elective courses they wish to take in order to support their working goals.<\/p>\n

Is spring arriving?<\/h3>\n

Finally, I realised one morning that we had entered a time of the year when the days were getting longer. It is suddenly a surprise to both go to work and leave for home when it is light, depending on your working schedule, of course! This, along with the possibility of taking walks in the sun during lunches gives most of us a new boost of energy. Last week, I was really surprised to see some flowers coming up in a green area close to the KTH library.<\/p>\n

Is this a sign that spring has arrived? Most likely not, but it is a sign that nature is ready to wake up when the sun and warmth return after this long winter. If you like me long for spring, I suggest trying something new. If you wish to get a head start in the garden to grow garlic and onions, you might want to try what we are doing at home; see the picture. The future will tell if it worked\u2026<\/p>\n

\/P\u00e4r J\u00f6nsson, Head of the ITM School<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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