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As the quote goes, “the creative adult is the child who survived.” Today is a special encore of one of our most listened to episodes, with architect and author Donald Rattner, where we're talking all about creative space in your home. Even if you don't consider yourself “a creative”, he'll reveal how creativity is within each and every one of us. Donald M. Rattner 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 received a Gold Award from the Nonfiction Authors Association, a Silver Medal in the Nautilus Book Awards and was a semi-finalist in the Chanticleer 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, Donald 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, and conferences. His work has been featured on CNN, in such publications as The New York Times, Town & Country, and Houzz, and on numerous podcasts. Donald holds a Bachelor's from Columbia and a Masters of Architecture from Princeton. If you've ever wondered how you can tap into your inner creativity to design your home, all while seeing multiple benefits such as increased productivity, then this episode is for you! Want a fun way to level up your home quickly?? My accessory course is here for you! In this course I reveal my secrets, tips and tricks in a simple video course that's broken up into modules. This will give you the resources, solutions, and really quick wins at an affordable price – all with direction from me. To grab it you can go to my website at https://jillkalmaninteriors.com/, or click the link in my Instagram bio, at https://www.instagram.com/jillkalmaninteriors/. I'm excited to announce that I have the perfect service for you called R.O.O.M (which stands for “Remove the Overwhelm and Overcome the Move One Room at a Time”). With this service you can tackle one room, or you can tackle 9. This result-driven digital service is available in bundles, and I want to meet you where you are in your purchasing path to buy things are get your home furnished beautifully. If you think you're overwhelmed and need some customized guidance from a pro, R.O.O.M is for you! For more details and to get started, reach out to me on my website at https://jillkalmaninteriors.com/ or DM me on Instagram, http://instagram.com/jillkalmaninteriors. As mentioned at the end of this episode, you can also go to https://jillkalmaninteriors.com/ to my great new Room Planner freebie that I have for you! Did you know that I was recently featured in Women Who Podcast Magazine? You can check out the article here! I'm proud to announce that Welcome Home to the Suburbs has been listed in Feedspot's Top 25 Moving Podcasts You Must Follow in 2021! To view the entire list of shows featured, visit https://blog.feedspot.com/moving_podcasts/ Get full show notes and more information at: https://jillkalmaninteriors.com/podcast
Creativity through the lens of an architect"Creativity is the development of novel and useful ideas for products, services and systems"Architect Donald M. Rattner helps people maximize their creativity by applying research in design psychology to the built environment. His most recent book is the award-winning My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation. Rattner has taught at the University of Illinois, New York University, and Parsons. Speaking venues include the Creative Problem Solving Institute, Creative Mornings, libraries, bookstores, conferences, and corporate events. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Architectural Digest, and on various podcasts. Rattner holds a Bachelor's from Columbia and a Masters from Princeton.LinksThe book "My Creative Space": https://amzn.to/3CXzY7yWebsite: https://donaldrattner.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donaldrattnerarchitect/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donaldrattneraia/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-m-rattner-architect-b5472221/Mari's Awakening Creativity FREE Guide:https://courses.skillfulmeans.life/Awakening-CreativityMari's Awakening Creativity FREE 7 Day Challenge:https://courses.skillfulmeans.life/7-day-Awakening-Creativity
Host: Gareth Davies.Produced by The Sound Boutique. Gareth chats to architect Donald M. Rattner about designing creative spaces and getting back to nature. Links Donald’s website: https://bit.ly/3u0ROT4 Donald on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2QCuLiW Donald on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3f7GEFT Donald on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2R1cuw1 Creative Cuppa Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3kXDSof screenless on Twitter: http://bit.ly/3mM0WXM screenless on Facebook: http://bit.ly/3efk6Ce screenless on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2GkjKO9 Creative Cuppa Homepage: https://bit.ly/32iKRBw Starting a podcast? See what The Sound Boutique can do for you: https://bit.ly/2Zl3q6s Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/creativecuppa)
In this episode I speak with architect Donald Rattner about his research into how our environment impacts our creativity. Who doesn't want to be more creative, as creative as possible? His book My Creative Space- How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation contains 48 easy to implement tips. We talk about a few of these tips and more. about our guest: Architect Donald M. Rattner helps individuals and organizations maximize creativity by drawing on scientific research in design psychology. His most recent book is "My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation, 48 Science-based Techniques," which has won four awards and been ranked an Amazon bestseller. Educator and practitioner as well as author, he has taught at the University of Illinois, New York University, and Parsons School of Design. Speaking venues include the Creative Problem Solving Institute, Creative Mornings, bookstores, webinars, and corporate events. His work has been featured on CNN, in such publications as The New York Times, Architectural Digest, and Better Humans, and on numerous podcasts. Rattner holds a Bachelor’s from Columbia and a Masters of Architecture from Princeton. My Creative Space is available on Amazon (amzn.to/2WfABoB) and other major online booksellers. Social Media LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-m-rattner-architect-b5472221/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-m-rattner-architect-b5472221/) Instagram https://www.instagram.com/donaldrattnerarchitect/ (https://www.instagram.com/donaldrattnerarchitect/) @donaldrattnerarchitect Facebook https://www.facebook.com/donaldrattneraia/ (https://www.facebook.com/donaldrattneraia/) @donaldrattneraia ******************************** Visit Talkinghomerenovations.com for episode enhancements, containing photos and more information about the episodes as well as transcripts. There you can leave a voice message through speak pipe that could be included in a future episode. Help me spread the word about this podcast! If you like this podcast, subscribe and tell your friends about it! Love a review or a rating! Thank you for your support. Follow me on instagram: @talkinghomerenovations Join me on TikTok: @The House Maven Sign up for the weekly newsletter I send out a weekly information with our episode enhancements and additional information, http://eepurl.com/gFJLlT (sign up here ) Thanks to Ray Bernoff, the editor of the show. http://www.raybernoff.com/ (www.RayBernoff.com) Music at the beginning and end of the episode is The House Maven's Jig by Neil Pearlman, performed by Troy MacGillivray and Neil Pearlman https://my.captivate.fm/www.neilpearlman.com (www.neilpearlman.com) Show Cover Art by Sam White http://www.samowhite.com/ (www.samowhite.com) This podcast is a production of dEmios Architects. http://www.demiosarchitects.com/ (www.demiosarchitects.com) Email questions, comments, suggestions for future episodes to thehousemaven@talkinghomerenovations.com Do you need a bit of design help? If you are in Massachusetts and need a second set of eyes on your design, my Ask an Architect design help-line can help. We meet on zoom for an hour to review your issues. Contact me for more information. This podcast is a member of the design network- http://designnetwork.org/ (www.designnetwork.org) Support this podcast
This episode's guest is architect and author Donald M. Rattner. Inspired by his book My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation, we chat about his motivation for writing the book, why it was important for him that the techniques in the book were backed by science and he even gives a sneak peak into the book by sharing one technique with you! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com My Creative Space is April's book on The Bookshelf! Purchase the book here (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3lI9QWI
“The relationship between the organism and the environment is transactional—the environment grows the organism, and the organism creates the environment.” ― Alan Watts Creativity isn't all in your head. Sometimes it's in what's around you--especially when you're at home. For over twenty years, scientists have been discovering connections between our physical surroundings and the creative mind. Today's book is the first to turn this rich trove of psychological research into practical techniques for shaping a home that will boost your creativity. We welcome Donald Rattner, the author of My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation. More about Donald https://donaldrattner.com
Bill welcomes architect and author Donald M. Rattner to the show. Donald's professional and academic activities have been featured on CNN and in such publications as The New York Times, Work Design Magazine, Better Humans, Town & Country, Robb Report, Connecticut Cottages & Gardens, Builder, Traditional Building, L-Magazine, Brooklyn Magazine, ChildArt Magazine, Design Milk, and Core77. Donald is also the author of My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation, The Creativity Catalog, and Parallel of the Classical Orders of Architecture. Don't miss it!
As the quote goes, “the creative adult is the child who survived.” Today we’re talking all about creative space in your home, with architect and author Donald Rattner. Even if you don’t consider yourself “a creative”, he’ll reveal how creativity is within each and every one of us. Donald M. Rattner 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 received a Gold Award from the Nonfiction Authors Association, a Silver Medal in the Nautilus Book Awards and was a semi-finalist in the Chanticleer 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, Donald 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, and conferences. His work has been featured on CNN, in such publications as The New York Times, Town & Country, and Houzz, and on numerous podcasts. Donald holds a Bachelor's from Columbia and a Masters of Architecture from Princeton. If you’ve ever wondered how you can tap into your inner creativity to design your home, all while seeing multiple benefits such as increased productivity, then this episode is for you! Get full show notes and more information at: https://jillkalmaninteriors.com/podcast
Have you suddenly found yourself working from home during the COVID-19 quarantine? How can you make the most of this situation? On today's Psych Central Podcast, Gabe interviews Donald M. Rattner, architect and author of "My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation, 48 Science-based Techniques." Donald offers simple tips on setting up a mental-health friendly workspace that maximizes creativity and productivity.
The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience
Author, educator, and award-winning architect, Donald M. Rattner, stopped by this week to expound on invaluable research into the latest psychology and productivity studies to offer practical tips for designing your writing space for maximum creative output. “Unfortunately, once you go down this rabbit hole, you could go on and on forever...” – Donald M. Rattner Donald has an art history degree from Columbia (where he graduated with honors), and a Masters of Architecture from Princeton. He's now the founder of an award-winning architecture firm and a "Creativity Architect" whose work (on the psychology of creative spaces) has been featured on CNN, in The New York Times, Work Design Magazine, Better Humans, Town & Country, and many others. His latest book, My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation, offers "48 Techniques to Boost Your Creativity at Home, According to Science." The book has a coffee table slash textbook feel to it and includes "... over 200 high-quality photos of interiors from around the world, [from] top-tier architects, designers, and creatives." So guess what we're going to dig into today? A quick note, I'm changing up the format of the show to present longer episodes presented in a single part, as opposed to two-parters split for a shorter, drive-time experience. Reach out on Twitter or over at the writerfiles.fm if you like the longer episode format better, I appreciate your feedback. Please help us learn more about you by completing this short 7-question survey If you’re a fan of The Writer Files, please click subscribe to automatically see new interviews. In this file Donald M. Rattner and I discussed: The often disparate and misleading definitions of creativity Why writers have such a unique relationship to their creative space Science-based techniques to boost your creative output Secrets behind why creativity is a 24-hour occupation The optimal noise and clutter levels for idea generation Why nature plays such a critical role in creativity and productivity And so much more! Show Notes: DonaldRattner.com My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation by Donald M. Rattner [Amazon] Donald M. Rattner on Medium Donald M. Rattner on Facebook Kelton Reid on Twitter
Space matters. In this episode, Architect Donald Rattner shares the research on how to design your space to enhance your creativity. Donald shares several simple changes you can make. Then, he examines Amy's office and provides advice on how she can make her space more conducive to creativity. Then, Amy implements those changes and reveals the new office layout. What You'll Learn The three A's of designing a creative space How our brain's perception of our space impacts our creativity What prospect refuge theory is and how to use it to your advantage Learn about the new "resimercial" design craze for workplaces About Donald Rattner Donald M. Rattner is the author of “My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation” and principal of Donald M. Rattner, Architect. As a consultant he draws on scientific research to help individuals and organizations maximize occupant creativity in workplace, residential, wellness, hospitality and retail environments. Educator and author as well as practitioner, Rattner's publications include “The Creativity Catalog,” “Parallel of the Classical Orders of Architecture,” entries in professional reference books, and numerous contributions to print and online channels. He has taught at the University of Illinois, New York Academy of Art, New York University, Parsons School of Design, and online. Workshop and lecture venues include NeoCon, Metrocon, Creative Problem Solving Institute, Creative Mornings, and many others. His work has been featured on CNN and in such publications as The New York Times, Work Design Magazine, Builder, L-Magazine, and Better Humans. He holds a Bachelor's degree in art history from Columbia and a Masters of Architecture from Princeton University. Weekly Challenge Assess your space. Keep a log of when/where you are doing your best work and when/where are you doing your least successful work. Then, what changes might you make to help you be more creative? Resources Donald Rattner's Website Donald Rattner's Book: Your Creative Space Focus At Will Coffitivity
Donald M. Rattner is an award-winning residential architect and educator. 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: “Creativity, health and happiness all tend to operate on the same spectrum with regard to environment.” “Walls are for more than just separating spaces. They can be active agents in the creative process.” “Ideas flow from the hand to the brain just as much they do from the brain to the hand.” 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!
Business of Design ™ | Interior Designers, Decorators, Stagers, Stylists, Architects & Landscapers
It’s possible to boost the creative talents of designers—and the clients they work—by tapping into scientific triggers for creativity. Architect Donald M. Rattner shares the science behind enhanced creativity. In this episode we learn: - creative triggers can be physical or intellectual - your own workspace can be adjusted to assist and support creative power - there are colors that can assist how much creativity we tap into - how we are oriented in a room can impact creativity - curved shapes put us in a more creative mind - research says we are at our creative peak between 9 am – 1 pm - stress is the number one creativity killer - consider idea seeding—allowing your brain to work on a creative problem during sleep Learn more to grow your business at: https://businessofdesign.com/podcasts/
You are what you surround yourself with. When your environment changes, your mind changes with it. We recently talked about how your environment can put you in a creative mental state, when we talked to Donald M. Rattner, on episode 201. But what about the objects you surround yourself with? They’re a part of your environment, too. The devices we use are a part of our environment, and the devices we use affect our mental state, too. We’re already pretty intentional about how we change our environment for the exact activities we’re doing. You cook in your kitchen, and you sleep in your bed. You wouldn’t sleep in your kitchen, so why do you meditate with your smartphone? Image: View Across the Bay, Juan Gris Thanks for sharing my work! Thanks to the 80,000 Hours podcast for syndicating my conversation with Rob Wiblin to their podcast. Thanks to the Traction Growth & Income podcast for interviewing me. Thanks to the Big Gay Author podcast for mentioning my interview with Robbie Abed. On Twitter, thank you to @mrlacey, @giftedguru, @LWCvL, @dbarrant, @kierantie, and @thepixelgrid. On Facebook, thank you to Sean Corbett. On Instagram, thank you to @jamesonbairesq, and @realba88. Our Weekly Newsletter: Love Mondays Start off each week with a dose of inspiration to help you make it as a creative. Sign up at: kadavy.net/mondays About Your Host, David Kadavy David Kadavy is the author of The Heart to Start and Design for Hackers. Through the Love Your Work podcast and his Love Mondays newsletter, David explores what it takes to make it as a creative. Follow David on: Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube Subscribe to Love Your Work Apple Podcasts Overcast Spotify Stitcher RSS Email Facebook Messenger Support the show on Patreon Put your money where your mind is. Patreon lets you support independent creators like me. Support now on Patreon » Sponsors https://offgridmindfulness.com Show Notes: http://kadavy.net/blog/posts/dont-meditate-smartphone/
Donald M. Rattner (@donaldrattner) is an architect, and author of My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation. I’ve talked a lot on this podcast about matching your work to your mental state. If you’re in the mood to do the work you’re doing, everything is going to be easier. But you can also match your mental state to the work. You can change your mental state so the work you need to be doing gets done. One powerful way to change your mental state is to change your surroundings. If you design your space to think more creatively, for example, you’ll do better creative work. In My Creative Space, Donald draws upon mountains of research from the field of environmental psychology, to show you how to change your space to change your creativity. In this conversation, you’ll learn: How has the field of environmental psychology shown how the spaces where you work can change everything from your thinking to your physiology? Research shows that the optimal light level for creativity is 150 lux, and the optimal noise level for creativity is 70 dB. Just how bright and loud is that, and why does it work? Travel posters – especially vintage travel posters – may help you think more creatively. Donald explains why – when it comes to creativity – “construal level theory” (something you might remember from my conversation with David Rock) favors things far away in distance and time. This conversation is packed with knowledge, and so is Donald’s book. Image: The Moneylender and His Wife, Quentin Massy New Weekly Newsletter: Love Mondays Start off each week with a dose of inspiration to help you make it as a creative. Sign up at: kadavy.net/mondays About Your Host, David Kadavy David Kadavy is the author of The Heart to Start and Design for Hackers. Through the Love Your Work podcast and his Love Mondays newsletter, David explores what it takes to make it as a creative. Follow David on: Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube Subscribe to Love Your Work Apple Podcasts Overcast Spotify Stitcher RSS Email Facebook Messenger Support the show on Patreon Put your money where your mind is. Patreon lets you support independent creators like me. Support now on Patreon » Sponsors https://kadavy.net/motivation Show notes: http://kadavy.net/blog/posts/donald-m-rattner/
SEGMENT 1: Scientific research shows that your physical environment affects how you perform at work. Over the last 30 years alone, we have gone from very structured office spaces to open office spaces to now working at home or in a coffee shop. What is the best work environment to maximize creativity? Architect Donald M. Rattner is here to help.SEGMENT 2: Millennials are on track to make up 75% of the workforce by 2030. As a result, it's crucial for employers to harness the strengths of this generation and develop strong leaders for future generations. Chris Tuff is here to help companies bridge the communication gaps between Millennials and the rest of the workforce. SEGMENT 3: The SAP Business Exchangeis an active community focused on helping small and medium sized businesses become the best run they can be. We talk to Ryan Demaray about how his hazelnut farm has benefitted from the SAP Business Exchange, and how other business owners can get involved in the free community.Sponsored by Nextiva, TransUnion ShareAble, Jobber, and LinkedIn