Add trees and sky for Creativity

Sharam, Mayer, and Baumann determined that a “nature-view condition [ability to see trees and blue sky] had a significant positive effect on creative fluency (i.e. quantity of output) but not on the quality of creative responses. . . . nature-views significantly enhanced positive affect [mood] and reduced negative affect.  . . . These results indicate that affect, and specific cognitive processes, are restored [refreshed] by incorporating biophilic elements into architectural design. . . . Our findings, in concert with earlier work on this topic, indicate that, architects, interior designers, and developers should endeavour to incorporate window views of foliage and additional biophilic features within interior designs to enhance affect, cognitive performance, and wellbeing.”

L. Sharam, K. Mayer, and O. Baumann.  2023. “Design By Nature:  The Influence of Windows on Cognitive Performance and Affect.”  Journal of Environmental Psychology, vol. 85, 101923, pp. 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101923