Make Space：How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration

"Ifyouaredeterminedtoencouragecreativityandprovideacollaborativeenvironmentthatwillbringoutthebestinpeople,youwillwantthisbookbyyoursideatalltimes."—BillMoggridge,DirectoroftheSmithsonian′sCooper–HewittNationalDesignMuseum"MakeSpace?isanarticulateaccountabouttheimportanceofspace;howwethinkaboutit,builditandthriveinit."—JamesP.Hackett,PresidentandCEO,SteelcaseAninspiringguidebookfilledwithwaystoalterspacetofuelcreativeworkandfostercollaboration.BasedontheworkattheStanfordUniversityd.schoolanditsEnvironmentsCollaborativeInitiative,?MakeSpace?isatoolthatshowshowspacecanbeintentionallymanipulatedtoignitecreativity.Appropriatefordesignerschargedwithcreatingnewspacesoranyoneinterestedinrevampinganexistingspace,thisguideoffersnovelandnon–obviousstrategiesforchangingsurroundingsspecificallytoenhancethewaysinwhichteamsandindividualscommunicate,work,play––andinnovate.Insideare:Tools––tipsonhowtobuildeverythingfromfurniture,towalltreatments,andriggingSituations––scenarios,andlayoutsforsparkingcreativeactivitiesInsights––bite–sizedlessonsdesignedtoshortcutyourlearningcurveSpaceStudies––candidstorieswithlessonsoncreatingspacesformaking,learning,imagining,andconnectingDesignTemplate––aframeworkforunderstanding,planning,andbuildingcollaborativeenvironmentsMakeSpace?isanewanddynamicresourceforactivatingcreativity,communicationandinnovationacrossinstitutions,corporations,teams,andschoolsalike.Filledwithtipsandinstructionsthatcanbeapproachedfromawidevarietyofangles,?MakeSpace?isareadyresourceforempoweringanyonetotakecontrolofanenvironment.