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Make Space: How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration

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About Make Space: How To Set The Stage For Creative

Product Description "If you are determined to encourage creativity and provide a collaborative environment that will bring out the best in people, you will want this book by your side at all times." --Bill Moggridge, Director of the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum"Make Space is an articulate account about the importance of space; how we think about it, build it and thrive in it." --James P. Hackett, President and CEO, SteelcaseAn inspiring guidebook filled with ways to alter space to fuel creative work and foster collaboration.Based on the work at the Stanford University d.school and its Environments Collaborative Initiative, Make Space is a tool that shows how space can be intentionally manipulated to ignite creativity. Appropriate for designers charged with creating new spaces or anyone interested in revamping an existing space, this guide offers novel and non-obvious strategies for changing surroundings specifically to enhance the ways in which teams and individuals communicate, work, play--and innovate.Inside are:Tools--tips on how to build everything from furniture, to wall treatments, and riggingSituations--scenarios, and layouts for sparking creative activitiesInsights--bite-sized lessons designed to shortcut your learning curveSpace Studies--candid stories with lessons on creating spaces for making, learning, imagining, and connectingDesign Template--a framework for understanding, planning, and building collaborative environmentsMake Space is a new and dynamic resource for activating creativity, communication and innovation across institutions, corporations, teams, and schools alike. Filled with tips and instructions that can be approached from a wide variety of angles, Make Space is a ready resource for empowering anyone to take control of an environment. Amazon.com Review From the Author: Hide & Seek Inspiration: Visitors to the d.school frequently ask us where we find inspiration for the spaces we design. Here are a few places we look: -- Retail Experiences Restaurants, Hotels, & StoresRestaurants & boutique hotel lobbies are almost unparalleled in the moods they create. Retail stores are full of display implementations that can be co-opted for display of creative work. Specialty Hardware Retailers Marine hardware outlets, antique hardware stores, and industrial kitchen suppliers stock all manner of novel gadgets to inspire new possibilities. -- Public Gathering PlacesParks & PlaygroundsEndless interactions of all sorts occur in these spaces that provide insight into natural postures and the nuances of group interactions. Airports & Parking GaragesGuiding travelers is a door-to-door experiment in designing way-finding. Parking garages in particular feature innovative uses of signage, color coding, and memory cues. -- Places Where Things Are MadePrep Kitchen & Food TrucksFood prep is creative work that occurs under great time pressure. Cooks consitently invent ways to produce during the constraints of a mad dinner rush. Sound Stages & Theaters Sound stages are designed to support the realization of imagination. Everything about them is tuned to support the construction of novel designs. -- Learning EnvironmentsMuseums & GalleriesArt is inspirational but so are the galleries themselves. Gallery spaces are constantly reconfigured to adapt for the needs of a show. Pre-schools & KindergartensLearning environments for young kids are one of the few places where physicality is embraced -- kids love to move around. These spaces are also full of materials to engage in playful building activities. -- Service Industries Hospitals Emergency rooms in particular are filled with clever solutions to coordinate action among staff and service the often complex emotional needs of patients. Repair Shops Bike mechanics, oil-change garages, tailors, and shoe repair shops all have unique tools & configurations for optimizing space, time, and money. Review "By actively thinking about the imp