At Work Restoration (10-08-15)
Korpela, De Bloom, and Kinnunen studied the scientific research on mental restoration and recovery in offices.
Korpela, De Bloom, and Kinnunen studied the scientific research on mental restoration and recovery in offices.
Korunka and Gerdenitsch studied social interactions among knowledge workers who moved into a new workplace.
Bantoft and her colleagues investigated the cognitive implications of doing knowledge work while standing or walking; their research supports findings already published by others.
Tuning in to what's just right
Exploring and exploiting, by design
Lessons for other workplaces
Use light's power to create spaces where humans thrive
Figueiro and Rea’s work indicates the importance of designing workspaces where, year round, staff can keep their circadian rhythms synchronized with their location on the planet.
In a series of well-designed experiments, Desender, Beurms, and Van den Bussche have learned that if a person is close to someone who is concentrating on a cognitive task, their own concentration improves.
Using several media devices simultaneously, for example listening to music while using the phone, isn’t a good idea.