There is a correlation between creativity and great workplaces.
What makes a workplace great for creativity?
- High levels of trust
- Clear communications
- A sense of purpose and direction
- A common understanding of goals
- Respect between coworkers (potential friendship)
- Well defined roles and responsibilities
- Workers have a sense of choice and control
- Office space and tools that support different aspects of work being performed (group/collaborative/individual/focused)
- Balance of intense work and downtime
- Attention to employee wellbeing
- A healthy work culture
Isn’t that what makes any workplace great?
So, if you focus on having a workplace that supports creativity, you end up with a great workplace. Period.
And, if you focus on having a great workplace, you end up with one where creativity thrives.