INNOVATION SPACES Jon Stever 20/20 Presentation from by (@TheOfficeRW)
Innovation Spaces in Rwanda
May 26, 2015
This presentation is about the rationale for Kigali's first coworking space.
Presentation delivered by Jon Stever, the founder of The Office, at the first design symposium held by the Kigali Institute of Science and Technology's Faculty of Architecture and Environmental Design.
Presentation delivered by Jon Stever, the founder of The Office, at the first design symposium held by the Kigali Institute of Science and Technology's Faculty of Architecture and Environmental Design.
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INNOVATION
SPACES Jon Stever
20/20 Presentation
fromby
(@TheOfficeRW)
ENVIRONMENT
GOODBUSINESS
Rwanda is making a…
ENVIRONMENTS
GOOD
BUSINESSFOR DOING
PHYSICAL
Rwanda also needs…
OPUS: WORK
OPIFEX (latin): ONE WHO DOES WORK
FACERE: TO DO
OFFIS (~1300): ONE WHO HOLDS OFFICE
OFFICE (~1560): PLACE FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS
Buildings are designedfor…
Chocolates or Services…
Rwanda is Switzerland of Africa?
Vision 2020Knowledge Based Economy
WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING??
KNOWLEDGEWORKERS NEED IDEAS
need knowledge workers
RECAP:1.
2. buildings are
4. they need
3.
need good
designed for
to have ideas
offices
knowledge workers
RECAP: need good
designed for
to have ideas
offices
WHEREDO YOU HAVE YOUR BEST IDEAS?
10
IN BED
ON THE COUCHPLAYING GAMES
IN A PARK
ON A WALK EXERCISINGAT THE LIBRARY
DRINKING COFFEEDRINKING BEER
NO
10
“Good layout contributes much to the effective flow of work through an office, and to the efficiency of the worker as well.”
- L.C. Walker, 1930
NO
“[cubicles are] admirable for planners looking for ways of cramming in a maximum number of bodies, for "employees" (as against individuals), for "personnel," corporate zombies, the walking dead, the silent majority.” - a critical Herman Miller Employee, 1970
NO
YES
MY NAME IS:
COWORKING
Democratizing the Google office
OPUS: WORK
OPIFEX (latin): ONE WHO DOES WORK
FACERE: TO DO
OFFIS (~1300): ONE WHO HOLDS OFFICE
OFFICE (~1560): PLACE FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS
COWORKING SPACE IN KIGALI, RWANDA
(2012)
Community, Collaboration, Challenge, Innovation
YES
Daylight
Seratonin – impact on the brainNatural light raises the neurotransmitter in the brain called serotonin, a chemical that has a large impact on mood, disposition and the ability to handle stress.
Sunlight causes release of seratonin
YES
18White noise and plants increase productivity
YES
Indoor PlantsIn the Texas A&M study, participants working in an environment with plants present were 12% more productive and less stressed than those who worked in an environment without plants.
Games encourage lateral thinking & freshness
YES
We believe…
“Chance favors the connected mind”
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