Brainstorming and proximity with collaborators in a flexible space that allows for cross-discipline interaction can lead to serendipitous encounters and the generation of new ideas. Intermediate levels of rapport among individuals from different disciplines may foster innovative thinking through unplanned interactions in an environment designed for collaboration.

1. IDEATION

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Brainstorming

3. Proximity with collaborators

4. Serendipitous Encounters

5. Serendipitous Encounters

6. MIT Building 20 [1943-2007], page of the book of Stewart Brand, 1994, How Buildings Learn.
What Happens After They Are Built
Flexible Space

7. Intermediate level of Rapport

8. Cross-discipline Interaction