Research Conversations

ForestGlen

What we see outside through windows influences our mindset, our ability to achieve goals we find meaningful.  Neuroscientists have determined how outdoor areas can elevate moods and cognitive performance and enhance the mental and physical wellbeing of those who see them from inside buildings.  

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Employee burnout seems like a plague that sweeps over and over again through today’s offices. Workplace design can make worker burnout rarer and employee engagement more probable—neuroscience research details why and how.

WaveArt

Acoustics have major consequences for what we think and what we do.  Design decisions can intentionally and coincidentally influence what users hear – neuroscience indicates the acoustic conditions that maximize user wellbeing and performance, and designers’ reputations.

Façades are the face of a building, generating powerful first impressions.  Their design influences the thoughts and behaviors of viewers and people who enter a structure.  Applying neuroscience research makes it likelier that façades send chosen messages and encourage desired situations, inside and out.

Book Reviews

Much to productively ponder

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NaturalDesignElements

Engagement, creativity, wellbeing boost

Motivating more effort 

Fostering excellent outcomes

Affecting health, wellbeing, performance

Understanding related sensations

Quantifying proximity, effects

Determining daylighting across the street

Linking sounds to ideas

Design at Work

A place where you feel nostalgic can be a place that’s good for your mental performance and for your soul.

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ConveneDearbornChicago

It’s great when there’re resources (time, money, and otherwise) to thoroughly deal with all of the sensory issues that might arise in a workplace—but that’s often not the case.  Neuroscience research can guide you to highest priority actions.

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Rucker and associates studied at-home and at-workplace creativity. 

Bergefurt and teammates evaluated the implications of at-workplace soundmasking. 

Nguyen and colleagues investigated the effects of sitting and standing at work on worker health; their findings are relevant when furniture is being selected, for example.