{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"340: How to design your CREATIVE SPACE (w\/ Donald Rattner)","description":"Donald M. Rattner is an award-winning residential architect and educator.&amp;nbsp; As a consultant he draws on scientific research to help individuals and organizations maximize occupant creativity in workplace, residential, wellness, hospitality and retail environments. In his new book, My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation, Donald draws on the latest psychology and productivity research to offer a practical guide to designing your home to optimize your creative potential. Full shownotes: http:\/\/yourcreativepush.com\/340  In this episode, Donald discusses: -Why you should have a designated creative space. -The importance of nature in our creativity and in our mental and physical wellbeing. -Facing your space and setting up your surroundings to make yourself more open-minded. -How we feel more creative when we feel safe and comfortable. -How music and sound affects our creativity. -The best decibel level for boosting your creative process. -The surprising benefits of napping to our creativity (and why it works). -Idea seeding. -How working walls can help you externalize your ideas, work through your ideas, collaborate and think bigger than you normally could. -The debate on messiness and creativity. -Some free, cheap and simple tactics that people can use RIGHT NOW to optimize their creative spaces. Quotes: \u201cCreativity, health and happiness all tend to operate on the same spectrum with regard to environment.\u201d \u201cWalls are for more than just separating spaces.&amp;nbsp; They can be active agents in the creative process.\u201d \u201cIdeas flow from the hand to the brain just as much they do from the brain to the hand.\u201d Links mentioned: My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation by Donald M. Rattner Raining.fm Coffitivity Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School by John Medina Connect with Donald: Website \/ Facebook \/ Medium \/ LinkedIn Join the discussion in the Facebook group! ","author_name":"Your Creative Push","author_url":"http:\/\/yourcreativepush.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/12729563\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/12729563"}