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Mediators of the relationship between physical indoor spaces and individual creativity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2024

Chris McTeague  and
Katja Thoring
Chris McTeague*
Affiliation:
Technical University of Munich, Germany
Katja Thoring
Affiliation:
Technical University of Munich, Germany
*
chris.mcteague@tum.de

Abstract

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Workspaces can enhance the creativity of the designers that occupy them. Here, we review experimental studies of creative spaces to identify constructs that mediate (explain) the relationship between physical spaces and creative performance. Through a literature review of 8 journal articles comprising 13 experiments, we identify 14 constructs involving cognitive, affective and physiological components. Knowledge of these mediators can help researchers to formulate hypotheses, select control variables, and develop conceptual models and theories of creative spaces in design.

Keywords

design creativitydesign theoryworkspaces
Type
Human Behaviour and Design Creativity
Information
Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 4: DESIGN 2024 , May 2024 , pp. 1025 - 1034
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