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Creating Jobs and Workspaces That Energize People
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Creating Jobs and Workspaces That Energize People

by Anthony C. Klotz
May 2020
7 pages
16m
English
MIT Sloan Management Review
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Creating Jobs and Workspaces That Energize People

Exposure to the natural world can boost employees’ cognitive, emotional, prosocial, and physical energy.

We spend about 92% of our lives indoors, on average.1 That was true even before COVID-19 prompted people to hunker down and observe social-distancing protocols. Without intervention, it’s a trend that’s likely to continue long after the pandemic abates.

Excessive time inside is problematic in light of what’s called the biophilia hypothesis — the widely held idea that because humans evolved in close connection to nature, we still harbor a strong innate desire to be in contact with natural elements and processes.2 When we fulfill that desire, research suggests, ...

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ISBN: 53863MIT61409