Concurrents – Environmental Psychology: Spaces for Groups!
A group needs a truly private space they can claim as their own – a territory – if they’re going to do their best work together. When groups have a territory they become a more cohesive unit, which is particularly handy when they face challenges. People work better on tasks, tactical and strategic, when they feel closer connections to their teammates. An effective territory is owned indefinitely, it is continually available and isolated from curious eyes. When an organization provides a team with dedicated space, they signal that they value that group and the contributions it can make. After that sort of message is sent and received, teams work just a little bit harder and care a little more about outcomes. To perform to their potential in a team space, a group needs to feel that it has some control over the area’s form as well as privacy there. Control …
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