wow Fantastic replies to this post, thanks everyone. >From what I am reading the general consensus is that music is great for making the space more vibrant and welcoming. It sounds like the best way to go when possible, is to break sound by rooms. I really like the playlist idea, and think running a hackathon would be a great way to introduce it.
Tyler On Monday, August 13, 2012 3:34:49 PM UTC-7, RedRokk wrote: > > Hey everyone, I have a quick question I would like to get your perspective > on. > > We just started offering co-working space here in Bellingham, Washington. > Our space fits up to 20 people comfortably, but often times we only have 2 > or 3. We have been playing with the idea of adding light background music > to the space that would play throughout the day. The target customer is > developers, graphic designers, copywriters, and startups. We are wanting to > make the space feel a little more active during slower points in the day or > week. > > This is a very interesting research study done on noise levels. It > suggests a specific level of noise actually encourages more collaboration > and creativity: > http://news.illinois.edu/news/12/0514NoiseCreativity_RaviMehta.html > > What are your thoughts on playing music in the background? > > Sincerely, > > Tyler Byrd | President > Red Rokk Interactive, Inc > > C: (360) 920-2462 | O: (360) 747-7401 | F: (954) 867-1177 > [email protected] | www.RedRokk.com > > *Video Introduction to Red Rokk: *http://youtu.be/5XRSUn__jow > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/d240jjDp4UsJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
