Managing Office Transitions (06-12-09)
Workplace redesigns can be cataclysmic, occasionally even driving people out of organizations - people form powerful attachments to their physical workplaces.
Workplace redesigns can be cataclysmic, occasionally even driving people out of organizations - people form powerful attachments to their physical workplaces.
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Nasar and Devlin have used an interesting methodology to probe the ways that the physical environments in psychotherapists’ offices communicate nonverbally.
In a field study, researchers found that 99% of office workers questioned indicated that office noises interrupted their concentration.
Determining how many workspaces to provide in any workplace can be difficult.
The link between environmental satisfaction and job satisfaction is indirect, but important.
The Holy Grail of a space in which people are consistently creative has captivated designers for decades. The quest to fully describe a "creative space" continues.
Lighting office spaces is complex. People prefer daylight in general, but not all daylighting solutions are equally desireable. Lighting desingers must also consider the mix of direct and indirect light in offices.
The messages workplaces convey and how people respond to them are addressed in recent research.
The brain uses cues it gets from the body to solve complicated problems.