Biophilic Design and Creativity

Suresh and colleagues confirm that people are more creative in biophilically designed offices: “Biophilia Index has shown a significant positive correlation and a strong predictive value for creativity of employees. . . . [data collected by the Suresh-lead team] indicate that employee creativity and its dimensions are comparatively higher in the group with high biophilic index than the group with low biophilic index. These findings emphasize the significance of integrating nature-inspired design features in workplaces to augment creativity. . . . The results revealed that biophilic index has a substantial positive correlation and predictive value for employee creativity and its dimensions, meaning employees are more creative when the biophilic index is higher.” A biophilic index score reflects the presence or absence of natural light, natural fractals, curves, water (seen and/or heard), plants, and representations of nature, etc.
Sandra Suresh, Dharmendra Kumar-Singh, and Narshingh Kumar. 2024. “Exploring the Influence of Biophilic Workplace Design on Employee Creativity: A Comparative Study.” International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, vol. 50, https://doi.org/10.55863/ijees.2024.0166