Innovative Work Environments~ July 2017 ~ Full Sail University
I’m almost done! Yes, another month has ended and I’m just two months away from walking the stage at Full Sail and taking hold of my Masters of Science Degree in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
I just completed the course on — Innovative Work Environments— and it was amazing, thought-provoking, and inspiring! Did I say inspiring! With my masters in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, I can help others to create innovative user-friendly work environments, and makes me feel good inside!
My goals were to understand what’s needed when designing innovative workplaces that would be engaging productive environments, and where collaboration and team work is fostered, and new creatives can happen. My goals were met and my eyes and understanding were opened to all the possibilities that can come out of a great work environment.
Some of what I learned from just watching this video we had as an assignment was super eye opening. ‘Workplace 2030’ by Professor Jeremy Myerson was when he shared the ‘Modern Industrial Offices and the three different office ideas. The main one that stood out to me was about the ‘Taylorist Office’ he talked about the idea for this office “that you can design an office as a machine and the people as cogs” (Myerson, 2012). And that was the kind of office that my mother worked in, they treated her like a cog, having no concern for her health. Myerson also talked about “Knowledge workers” these are people that work for themselves, and create start-up companies, he said they set their own hours and how we need to innovate workspaces for them.
I learned so much in this course that it would take hours to put it all on this post, so let me leave you with how I’m going to implement the ‘Think Better’ in my workspace environment. In our assignment reading, I chose to read the ‘Think Better’ article that was all about Neuroscience and how to best get your brain or the brains of your employees active for better productivity.
I’m going to implement this information first on myself, then I can design a great workplace.
I will design a workout room and provide offices that have tread mills for workers that feel out of focus and weary, they can go for a walk to fuel new neurons with a protein called BDNF - brain-derived neurotrophic factor, that will stimulate and increase protein levels to produce more and to help focus and recharge the mind. Can you just imagine going for a workout and coming back and A’sing the test or creating something that would turn into millions of dollars? This is a simple adjustment in the workplace, now go get some exercise and get your A game going.
I will leave you with one more link to study! TEDx Talk by Tony Schwarts.
