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Creating a Creative Environment By: Hayden McDuffee, Alex Miller, William Mark Strnad, and Lisa Stump

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Creating a Creative Environment. By: Hayden McDuffee, Alex Miller, William Mark Strnad , and Lisa Stump. STUDENT SURVEY. “How do you feel when you enter an academic building?”. SCARED!. BORED. Depressed. Oppressed. indifferent. STUDENT SURVEY. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Creating a Creative

EnvironmentBy: Hayden McDuffee,

Alex Miller, William Mark Strnad, and Lisa Stump

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STUDENT SURVEY“How do you feel when you enter an academic building?”

BORED

indifferent

SCARED!

OPPRESSED

Depressed

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STUDENT SURVEY

“Better aesthetics. Hire a designer.” “more color” “Creativity, giving the buildings more

personality than just the square brick, steel, and glass prisons.”

“COLOR!” “more vibrant atmosphere”

“What can be done to improve this?”

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One of the BEST schools in the Midwest

#16 Least Beautiful Campus

#15 Least Happy Campus

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5 Environmental Characteristics that Produce Greater Creativity

Complexity of Visual Detail View of Natural Environment Use of Natural Materials Fewer Soft/Faded Colors Less use of Manufactured

Materials

“The Potential Role of the Physical Environment in Fostering Creativity” By Janetta McCoy and Gary W. Evans published in Creativity Research Journal, Vol 14 Issue 3&4. October 2002

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ColorsBlue: Cool and CalmYellow: Sunny and Cheerful

Red: Exciting and Stimulating

WHITE: Clarity and Freshness

DULLS EMOTIONS.

University of British Columbia study (2009) and Global Healing Center Stress Management Techniques

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Our idea…

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Are you ready for this?

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Stimulate the SensesStimulate the Mind

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1.Change the gray strip in buildings to red. (School Spirit, Enhances Creativity and Mood)

Three Part Plan:

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2. Host a mural design competition for students to design and paint a mural on biggest, most boring walls in academic buildings.

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3. PAINT AN ACCENT WALL IN EACH CLASSROOM TO IMPROVE THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

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BEFOREAFTER

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This is a Starting

Block

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Who should we talk to, if we want to make this happen?

Mike Gosz (VP Undergraduate Affairs)[email protected]

John Collins (VP Business & Administration, Head of Facilities)[email protected]