In a surprising way, the April 3, 2023 Science Quickly podcast from Scientific American, Open Offices Aren’t Working, so How Do We Design an Office That Does? highlights the benefits of variety. These benefits were also explained in George Musser’s article, Fixing the Hated Open-Design Office, in , .
The insight is hinted at in his subtitle, Open-office designs create productivity and health problems. New insights from Deaf and autistic communities could fix them. As was discussed on the podcast, “…(we) design better for the center when you learn from the margins.” He suggests we flip the script because:
Normally, accommodations are thought to be well, we’re gonna kind of tweak the office so that this particular person or this particular class of people does better, but we’re giving something up. And I think we need to invert that entire narrative, that designing for variety actually improves the office for everybody.
George Musser on 4/3/2023 Science Quickly Podcast
Understanding this design principle means that designing at the margins provides a method to benefit everyone and everything. These beneficial concepts were also explained in Architecture Creating All Good and Its the Environment Stu*?#!
This means these designs at the margins are a way to Practice Paneugenesis because it generates comprehensive improvements. These designs create net-positive, pervasive, reciprocal, selfish, selfless, synergistic benefits so everyone and everything benefits.
To better understand the possibility of all inclusive design, I recommend you listen to Science Quickly podcast from Scientific American, Open Offices Aren’t Working, so How Do We Design an Office That Does? I also recommend a reading of Greg Musser’s article, Fixing the Hated Open-Design Office, in , . Please share how you can use these ideas to improve your environment.
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Craig Becker
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