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My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation Hardcover – Illustrated, 12 November 2019
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A great deal of psychological and productivity research has gone into discovering how the design of the physical environment can improve creative performance, yet nearly all of it has focused on the workplace, commercial spaces, and schools. What has been largely overlooked is the one place we spend more time in than anywhere else and where more people than ever are now working: the home. My Creative Space shows how readers can boost their creative output by applying science-backed techniques to the design and decoration of their home regardless of size, type, style, or location.
Readers will:
- Learn practical techniques to shape a home for peak idea generation
- Acquire insights into how everyday activities at home can boost creative performance at work, play, and school
- Discover hands-on household products designed to foster creative skills
- Gain a new understanding of the meaning and psychology of creativity
Read about the best lighting to foster a creative environment, how to use walls to capture ideas, why round shapes spur greater creativity than straight lines, the benefits of incorporating nature into your surroundings, and more.
- Print length288 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherSkyhorse Publishing
- Publication date12 November 2019
- Dimensions20.32 x 3.05 x 25.4 cm
- ISBN-101510736719
- ISBN-13978-1510736719
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"This is an excellent and original book on an unusual topic. It would be useful to anyone trying to solve problems or complete a creative project. Writing a book or illustrating a graphic novel? Solving programming or other analytical problems? Painting a picture or quilting a memory quilt? All of those activities can be assisted by being done in a more creative space." -- Diane Reviews Books
"I thought this was a book about interior design and it is, but it's more than that. It's a book on how to be more creative both by making your house more conducive to creative pursuits but also by what you can do personally to inspire creativity. The book is based on science and an explanation for each suggestion is given, backed by research or studies and it's all very fascinating." -- SMS Nonfiction Book Reviews
"The photographs shared in the book are amazing and give good ideas and suggestions to readers who are looking for ideas to do up their creative space with a good combination of comfort and style. The author gives worthy suggestions on how to unlock the hidden power of homes to increase creativity and to activate innovation. Reading this book and using the tactics and tips shared in it will help the reader to assess their needs, plan accordingly, exploit underutilized spaces, and make the home environment cozy and comfortable." -- Readers' Favorite
"This is an absolutely fantastic book. It's loaded with practical tactics and engaging commentary, alongside beautiful color photos. Each tactic includes suggested ways to boost creativity, along with supporting reasons for doing so and tips for implementation." -- Juror, Nonfiction Authors Association
About the Author
Architect Donald M. Rattner, AIA is the principal of an award-winning consultancy dedicated to maximizing occupant creativity in workplace, residential, wellness, hospitality, and retail environments. He works with architects, interior designers, educators, developers, business owners and creatives from all fields. Educator as well as practitioner, Rattner has taught or lectured at the University of Illinois, Parsons School of Design, and New York University, among others. His work and writings have appeared on CNN and in such venues as The New York Times,Robb Report, L-Magazine, and Work Design Magazine. He holds a BA from Columbia and an MArch from Princeton.
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- Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing; Illustrated edition (12 November 2019)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1510736719
- ISBN-13 : 978-1510736719
- Dimensions : 20.32 x 3.05 x 25.4 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 129,640 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 106 in Feng Shui (Books)
- 150 in Architectural Drafting & Presentation
- 406 in Interior Design Architecture
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About the author

Architect Donald M. Rattner (donaldrattner.com) helps individuals and organizations optimize creative performance by applying scientific research to the shaping of space.
His third and most recent book is My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation, 48 Science-based Techniques, which was awarded a Gold Medal from the Nonfiction Authors Association, First Place in the Chanticleer Instruction & Insight Awards, a Silver Medal in the Nautilus Awards, and won the Home & Garden category in the American Bookfest Awards. He has also written for numerous print and online channels, including Work Design Magazine, Better Humans, The Startup, and The Writer’s Cooperative.
Educator and practitioner as well as author, Rattner has taught at the University of Illinois, New York Academy of Art, New York University, and Parsons School of Design. Speaking venues include the Creative Problem Solving Institute, Creative Mornings, Neocon, Metrocon, Florida Creativity Alliance, public libraries, bookstores, conferences, and corporate masterclasses. His work has been featured on CNN, in such publications as The New York Times, Architectural Digest, and Houzz, and on numerous podcasts.
Rattner holds a Bachelor’s from Columbia and a Masters of Architecture from Princeton.
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