conducive environments
I have written something before about environmental issues in a conducive environment, but yesterday I saw a TED talk which really aided in re-enforcing the point. I have linked it here , so that you can enjoy the subject of how noise affects us. It was a scientific exploration of how the mind reacts to the sounds around us. What was discussed was the fact that we have adapted to try to accept these noises around us, and especially in our working environment. One point actually popped out, during the speech, that made an impact and actually supports the points made in my previous post on 'environmental blocks'. That point was the notion that our working environment should be suited to our needs. Not simply for personal gratification reasons, but also for productivity reasons. Recently it has become a trend to have open plan office working environments. This tends to negate the whole process of a god work practice. Mainly due to the noise output affecting our ability to work....