Our CEO, our Dear Leader.... he is a clever chap, and a reader of University of Illinois research. He hired the barista to improve brainstorming within LINC. Pulled one out of the hat this time!
With June end approaching, I hope the barista is working overtime as they will need to brainstorm up a good reason if that GCL money doesn't hit the bank accounts. Otherwise how do they explain the quarterly cashflow?
From TIME magazine:
Need to Brainstorm? Get a Barista
A clever and, yes, creative new study suggests that moderate background noise is a better spur to innovative thinking than the sound of silence. By DAVID FUTRELLE | June 21, 2012 |
MARC ROMANELLI / GETTY IMAGES If you’re looking for a creative solution to some problem at work, don’t retreat into a chamber of solitude (or an office with the door closed) to ponder your dilemma in silence. Instead, head to the nearest café – hopefully, one where people are chatting and the baristas are busily scuttling about making cappuccinos and frappuccinos and generally making some noise. A clever and, yes, creative new study suggests that moderate background noise is a better spur to innovative thinking than the sound of silence.
