I ran a three hour workshop at UX London, doing various exercises and exploring various topics around how to set up good working environments around individuals and teams by thinking well about the space and time around them.

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11. SPATIALRANGESKELLER,2004

12. 1.PRECISION
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CREATE
MOMENTS
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16. 2.LAYOUT
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17. KLEON,2013

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19. 3.ATMOSPHERE
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20. GDS-LIVINGINSIDE
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22. SPATIALRANGESKELLER,2004
PRECISION LAYOUT ATMOSPHERE

23. FLOWENGINES

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31. “YOUKNOWTHATWHATYOU
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33. STARTING
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35. WHATHAVEIGOTTODO?
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37. DIFFICULTY
METHOD
TIME

38. EXPLORING

39. NOVELTY

40. COMPLEXITY

41. UNPREDICTABILITY

42. PERIPHERALVISION

43. MAKING

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46. HIGH
CONSEQUENCES
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RICH
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TRIGGERS?

47. STARTING
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48. BEFOREWEMAKEONE…
…QUESTIONS?

49. STARTING
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50. PICKAPROJECT
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52. START1.2
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SETEXPECTATIONSFORATMOSPHERE

53. START1.3
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FORM

54. EXPLORE2.1
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55. EXPLORE2.2
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(MODELS,INFORMATION,PICTURES,SPACE)
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56. EXPLORE2.3
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57. MAKE3.1
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(WHATAREWEREFININGTO,WHEN)
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58. MAKE3.2
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ASOLUTIONTHATHASAPROBLEMTO
POINTTO

59. MAKE3.3
SUPPORTINGEVIDENCE
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PRESENTWHATYOU’VEBEENGENERATING

60. STARTING
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