There Is No Spoon: How Subtle Shifts Can Be Profound

What does the hight of a desk chair tell us about our unconscious biases? More than you'd think.

June 26, 2020

WELL Building Institute

The International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI™) is leading the global movement to transform our buildings and communities in ways that help people thrive.

Contributors:

Lex Kiefhaber

How do we alter our perception of the world in ways so subtle we don't realize it's happening? To quote Morpheus from the Matrix, "what you know you can't explain, but you feel it...." (yes, we're nerds here on this podcast) 

Angela Spangler, Director from the WELL Building Institute, joins us to explain how subtle, but intentional, shifts in our environment can have profound effects on our emotional, mental, and spiritual wellbeing. In what she describes as "Second Wave Sustainability," our understanding of how the environments we spend time in, like schools, offices, and our homes, is undergoing of renaissance. She walks us through the science of the relationship between humans and our spaces can impact our productivity, engender a more sociable atmosphere, effect or mental health, and more, all through subtle manipulations of the seemingly mundane.

Sound like dark arts? I thought so too. But these forces when used for good can make for a healthier, happier world. 

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