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Play and productivity : enhancing the creative climate at workplace meetings with play cues

Lek och produktivitet : att öka det kreativa klimatet på arbetsplatsmöten med lekredskap

Author

  • Eva Hoff
  • Ingegerd Carlsson
  • SAMUEL WEST

Summary, in English

The authors investigate the links between playfulness and creative organizational climates established by other research, using play cues—objects and sweets—they provide participants halfway through workplace meetings. Their findings suggest such cues significantly enhance the creative climate and playfulness in workplace meetings without risking meeting productivity. Key words: adult playfulness; creative climate; organizational behavior; play and productivity; workplace meetings

Publishing year

2016-12-15

Language

English

Pages

71-87

Publication/Series

American Journal of Play

Volume

9

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Topic

  • Psychology

Keywords

  • adult playfulness
  • workplace meetings
  • play and productivity
  • organizational behavior
  • creative climate

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1938-0399