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To appreciate its power, think of design as a drug

  • Written by Agustin Chevez, Adjunct Research Fellow, Centre For Design Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
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The search for some concoction or contraption to improve our performance at work is nothing new. Lawyers, bankers and other professionals have famously used performance-enhancing drugs to gain a competitive advantage.

But the design of a workspace can actually have similar effects on those who...

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