Ceiling Height May Affect Problem-Solving Skills

An anonymous reader writes to mention that a recent University of Minnesota study suggests that ceiling height may affect problem-solving skills. "'When people are in a room with a high ceiling, they activate the idea of freedom. In a low-ceilinged room, they activate more constrained, confined concepts.' Either can be good. The concept of freedom promotes information processing that encourages greater variation in the kinds of thoughts one has, said Meyers-Levy, professor of marketing at the University of Minnesota. The concept of confinement promotes more detail-oriented processing."

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Re:fascinating

[garcia]

Fascinating, companies that do creative work should take note and think about high ceilings for creative office spaces in the future. On the other hand, looks like the detail oriented rank and file will always be stuck in Dilbert Land.

Because all people are exactly alike and should be treated as such because of a study... Right. I don't let my workspace limit my creativity in any way. I'm able to output the same quality of work regardless of the environment. This is just another pointless (and several days old) study that shouldn't have graced the front page of Slashdot.

Paris Hilton

[khasim]

Wealthier individuals with the larger home... does the environment itself produce children who are less restricted in their thinking?

You tell me.