Make Space: How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration

Make Space: How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration

<span class="h3color"> <strong> From the Author: Hide & Seek Inspiration:</strong> </span><br /> <div><span></span></div> <div><span><br />Visitors to the d.school frequently ask us where we find inspiration for the spaces we design. Here are a few places we look: </span><br /><span></span><br /><strong><span>-- Retail Experiences </span></strong><br /><span></span><br /><span><em>Restaurants, Hotels, & Stores</em></span><br /><span>Restaurants & 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. </span><br /><span></span><br /><span><em>Specialty Hardware Retailers </em></span><span></span><br /><span>Marine hardware outlets, antique hardware stores, and industrial kitchen suppliers stock all manner of novel gadgets to inspire new possibilities. </span><br /><span></span><strong><br /><span>-- Public Gathering Places</span></strong><br /><span></span><br /><span><em>Parks & Playgrounds</em></span><br /><span>Endless interactions of all sorts occur in these spaces that provide insight into natural postures and the nuances of group interactions. </span><br /><span></span><br /><span><em>Airports & Parking Garages</em></span><br /><span>Guiding 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. </span><br /><span></span><br /><strong><span>-- Places Where Things Are Made</span><span></span></strong><br /><span></span><br /><span><em>Prep Kitchen & Food Trucks</em></span><br /><span>Food prep is creative work that occurs under great time pressure. Cooks consitently invent ways to produce during the constraints of a mad dinner rush. </span><br /><span></span><br /><span><em>Sound Stages & Theaters </em></span><br /><span>Sound stages are designed to support the realization of imagination. Everything about them is tuned to support the construction of novel designs. </span><br /><span></span><br /><strong><span>-- Learning Environments</span></strong><br /><span></span><br /><span><em>Museums & Galleries</em></span><br /><span>Art is inspirational but so are the galleries themselves. Gallery spaces are constantly reconfigured to adapt for the needs of a show. </span><br /><span></span><br /><span><em>Pre-schools & Kindergartens</em></span><br /><span>Learning 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.</span></div> <div><span></span></div> <div><span></span></div> <br /> <div><strong><span>-- Service Industries</span></strong><span></span></div> <div><span><em></em></span></div> <br /> <div><span><em>Hospitals</em></span><span> </span><br /><span>Emergency rooms in particular are filled with clever solutions to coordinate action among staff and service the often complex emotional needs of patients. </span><br /><span></span><em></em><span><em></em></span></div> <div><span><em></em></span></div> <div><span><br /><em>Repair Shops</em> </span><span></span><br /><span>Bike mechanics, oil-change garages, tailors, and shoe repair shops all have unique tools & configurations for optimizing space, time, and money.</span></div>