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January 25th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
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Lee Cain
Last updated at 9:53 PM on 24th January 2012
Many work places preach to their employees about the importance of thinking ‘outside the box’.
But it seems if companies really want increase worker creativity they should focus more on the office environment, according to new research.
Scientists say cramped, claustrophobic working environments stifle employees’ creativity and result in fewer ‘lightbulb’ moments of inspiration.
Workers are less creative in cramped office conditions
However, working in an airier, less constricted workplace was found to stimulate their brains more and boost their ability to think ‘outside the box’.
Chinese and U.S. scientists conducted an experiment which saw volunteers seated inside or outside a cardboard box measuring five feet by five feet.
The team ensured that, cardboard aside, each environment was identical and that participants did not feel claustrophobic inside the box.
Having set the volunteers a test, findings showed that people outside the box were consistently more creative in their thinking.
Volunteers were then set two tasks designed to measure creativity, including putting back together two halves of cut up drinks coasters – designed to be a physical representation of ‘putting two and two together.’
Results, published in journal Psychological Science revealed that people who put the coasters together after being reminded of the metaphor were more successful at the task.
The authors also discovered that walking freely helped people generate more ideas than when they were made to walk in a straight line.
Dr Angela Leung, of Singapore Management University, said: ‘Creativity is a highly sought-after skill. Metaphors of creative thinking abound in everyday use.
Spacious office environments spark more ‘lightbulb’ moments
‘Our experiments demonstrated for the first time some metaphors work by activating psychological processes conducive for generating previously unknown and therefore creative ideas.’
She added: ‘People who acted out the “putting two and two together” metaphor displayed more convergent thinking, a component of creativity that requires bringing together many possible answers to settle on one that will work.
‘Other experiments found that walking freely generated more original ideas than walking in a set line; another found truth in “on the hand; on the other hand”.
‘All this suggests that there’s something to the metaphors we use to talk about creativity. Having a leisurely walk outdoors or freely pacing around may help us break our mindset.
‘We should also consider getting away from small office cubicles and creating open office spaces to free up our minds.’
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Outside the box thinking ? Lightbulb moments ? With cr*p like this is it any wonder the country is in such a mess ?
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Don’t say we are now having to go back to the compartmentalised offices where each Head had his/her own office and the backup staff had their offices?
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New ideas and closely packed permies do not go together.
No Manager was his staff to start launching new ideas without him controlling it.
An employee to most Managers especially from Labour is a possession and their responsibility.
Unless you want to find yourself with no career, no reference and out of a job you don’t come up with new ideas.
Consultancies run courses for people they take on to break this mould on their brains.
After Consultancy any Manager will bar from a job because you have seen the light.
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I’m sure I remember a story on here the other day stating that research has showed people work better and are more creative when their work space is messy!
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