Abstract
AbstractThe term “creative space” describes a relatively recent phenomenon of innovative workplace design. Such creative workspaces are becoming popular in industry and academia. However, the impact of specific spatial design decisions on creativity and innovation is not yet fully understood. This paper provides an overview of state-of-the-art research on creative work and learning environments. We conducted a systematic literature search within the Scopus database and identified a total of 73 relevant sources discussing creative spaces within academic, practice, and other innovation environments. Among the included sources are 51 academic publications and 22 sources from company research and illustrative coffee-table books. We analyzed the sources using three lenses of interest: (1) the types of theoretical and practical contributions that are provided, (2) the spatial characteristics that are suggested to be beneficial for creativity and innovation, and (3) the discussed potential of new technologies for designing or researching creative spaces. The results provide in-depth insight into the current state of research on the topic of creative spaces. Practitioners, educators, and researchers can use the presented overview to investigate the possible impact of creative workspace design and identify research gaps that can be filled by conducting further research in the field.
Highlights
(3) we explored the utilization of technological advancements and artificial intelligence (AI) in the design of and research on creative spaces
This paper presents a structured literature review of the current research on creative workspace design
We looked into (1) the types of theoretical contributions; (2) the suggested spatial characteristics for creative work environments; and (3) the potential for new technologies to enhance the creative work, improve the development process of creative spaces, and facilitate research about creative spaces
Summary
The office cubicle is being replaced by beanbags; laptops and smartphones allow you to work anywhere; and virtual meeting rooms connect you with your co-workers overseas. Companies, such as Google or WeWork, have begun to implement climbing walls, theme-park-style meeting rooms, and slides between floors. Comes as no surprise that many organizations are implementing so-called creative spaces to attract future employees, to express their innovative corporate culture, and to increase communication and creativity among their personnel. Research is investigating the impact that the physical work environment can have on the innovation process. This paper provides a systematic literature review on the topic of creative spaces to shed light on the current state of related research
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