Microsoft Research Asia: whiteboard + Lounge culture

In last Thursday's Bowen, we introduce the details of Microsoft's Office of science and technology, by readers of the lively discussion.

The scientific and technological achievements into daily work environment, reflects our technology practice with enthusiastic pursuit. Microsoft Research Asia's success is inseparable from this unique enterprise culture, this article is about is to institute a whiteboard and Lounge (that is, the pantry, rest room) culture, hope you enjoy.

Excerpt from: fashion COSMOPOLITAN

Issue 4, 2009

Text: Xiaoyuan map: Li bin

3 pm by Microsoft employees called FruitTime (fruit).

Every day at that time, narrow pantry is like a busy downtown area, employees have been queuing up long to enjoy the company as they prepared with seasonal fresh fruit and yogurt. Researchers from the interns, common to the top, do not miss the from desk to temporarily escape.

Enjoy afternoon fruit

In Microsoft everywhere can feel free and professional culture of the United States.

In the pantry, regardless of level of staff are laughing, from Starbucks coffee machine coffee in access. You can even sleep on the Massage Chair waiting half an hour of sleep without worrying about boss look bad mood. All of the desktop, or even the company's poles are designed to be ready to write a whiteboard. Employees can in one hand and fruits, picked up the ubiquitous marking pen, which discussed the desktop mind of creative ideas. After the discussion, then uses the same ubiquitous Eraser effortless clean.

Pillars can be when the Whiteboard, write down the inspiration and creativity

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o the company in the building design of the courtyard, sunlight from above the glass roof of the white rattan sofas and cobble paving a path, green plants and a giant fish tank. No one company will encourage employees to work hours for the rest, however, in the hot summer afternoon, who can resist this temptation?

The spacious patio, rest and discussion of paradise

Mr Leng, senior business manager in Microsoft Research Asia, has been responsible for the entire pantry and Lounge design renovation, has emphasized Microsoft research sector since 1998 and has been promoting the culture of the Lounge.

Mr Leng-senior business manager, Microsoft Research Asia

"As a research institution, our employees need to constantly maintain active thinking and relaxed state.

Many of them are from universities, there is almost no other type of company, so we went out in the company's pantry to create a college style, advocacy research, discussion, tolerance, acceptance of a variety of views without strict supervisor and subordinate relationship. ”