The outdoor office: a pilot study of environmental qualities, experiences of office workers, and work-related well-being
Carina Söderlund, Luis Alfonso de la Fuente Suárez, Annika Tillander, Susanna Toivanen, Katarina Bälter · 2023
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Carina Soderlund and co-authors run a small pilot study of working outdoors, in a 2023 paper. Sixteen office staff did their normal work for half an hour in a campus yard set up as an outdoor office. Eye trackers then recorded what held their gaze, and surveys asked how the space felt and how well work went.
Links in the data suggest that a clear, rich outdoor space can support good feelings at work. Views with depth, clear focal points, and contact with nature drew the eye and scored well. From these links the team drafts a first list of traits a good outdoor office should have. The small scale means the list is a starting point, not a final guide.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Carina Söderlund, Luis Alfonso de la Fuente Suárez, Annika Tillander, Susanna Toivanen, Katarina Bälter |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |