Amagicalexperience
Wewanttobringmeasuredmagicintoeverythingwedo,includingwhere
wework.It’sourguidingpropositionandhowwegoaboutourday.
Wewanttheexperienceoftheagencytoref lecttheThinkerbellbrand.
WhenyoucometoThinkerbell,thefirstthingyouseeis a bigBXroom,
andaroundthecornerisourcustom-designedCXroom—thelayout
ref lectsa workingmodelofThinkerbell— toalwaysput“BXB4CX”.
Receptionis attheverybacksopeopleneedtowalkthroughtheoffice
togetthere.Thishopefullycommunicatestransparencyanda conceptof
nothingtohide.Wehavea libraryforquiettime;FonzieandPinkieare
two“f loatingbooths”forgroupthinking;andthebarhasanextension
spacewhichactsasanotherbreakoutroom.PwCweregivena largeoak
deskanda veryimportant-lookingchair.Therearea fewotherbitsand
bobs— managersgettoworkattheParisEndoftheoffice,and, for some
reason,JimandAdaminsist on having their own toilet.MindExpansion
OneofthebenefitsofworkingatThinkerbellis theofficehasa nicevibe.
Wealsohavea parentalleavepolicyinplace,plusotherstuffthat
shouldbeinplaceata modern,caringworkplace,includingf lexible
hours.Wealsooffereveryemployeeanextraweekofleave,referred
toastheMindExpansionProject,weretheyarefreetogowhereverthey
chooseanddowhatever they want, provided it expands their mind
in some way.Receptionisat
theveryback
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walkthroughthe
officetogetthere.
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aconceptof
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Adam Ferrier
Quiettimeinthe
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