How to Make Your Office Whiteboard More Interesting

Investing in a whiteboard for the office is a great way to help improve communication skills between departments and give everyone a place to display important notices. It may be that you’ve successfully installed the whiteboard on the office wall, but now you’re at a loss as what to do with it. This article is going to look at some top tips as to how you can make your whiteboard more interesting.

Pens

Chances are, you’ve kickstarted your new whiteboard with a set of nice new pens and an eraser. Although this is a great start, what colour are those pens? If they’re all black and blue, no matter how much you write on the board, it’s not going to look any more interesting. Try investing in some colours that are a little more outside of the box if you can and be sure to have enough pens for everyone to join in.

Gridding tape

Gridding tape is one of the best tools for making your whiteboard more interesting, not only can you buy the tape in a variety of different colours, but you can turn your whiteboard into whatever you want. Instead of working with just a blank space, try creating a timetable of who’s in or out of meetings, who’s on holiday, or who’s winning in the latest fantasy football. This is where you can get really creative..

Magnetic coloured shapes and letters

It seems a little like child’s play, doesn’t it? But believe it or not, using magnetic coloured shapes can help to bring your whiteboard for life. The practicalities of such an accessory will depend entirely on the purpose of the whiteboard but it may be a good place to start in bringing the team closer together. The same applies for magnetic letters. You can combine this accessory with gridding tape and create the ultimate table, or whatever suits your needs.

Encourage employees

No matter how many whiteboard accessories you buy, if your employees feel like the whiteboard is a manager-only area, they aren’t going to engage with it. Try lightening the mood a little and encourage them to contribute jokes, phrases or inspirational quotes to the board. Even if it’s not strictly work related, this will help your office feel closer as a team and ensure that the whiteboard isn’t just being ignored completely.

Get the ball rolling

If all else fails and you just can’t get employees engaging with the new office whiteboard then it’s up to you to get the ball rolling and jump in there first. If you lead by example, chances are, other members of the office will be close behind you – they were just waiting for someone to take the first plunge.
So, it’s time to breathe new life into your whiteboard with a whole range of interactive whiteboard accessories to ensure your board is being made the most of. Whether that’s business related or not, creating a team atmosphere where everyone is involved could be a lot more important than displaying the latest sales figures.

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