Nudge Toward Conversing

In last weeks class spent trying to find Nudges in Jabs hall My partners and I noticed that the main lobby area in Jabs was designed so that you have to sit with others. All the tables are made for more than one person  and in close proximity to each other. We thought they purposely set up the lobby like this because they wanted people to engage with each other and communicate. Although this is a good nudge we found problems with the space that could be improved. We all noticed that when working in this space between class periods it gets extremely loud and you essentially can't accomplish anything. Also if it is mostly empty we noticed that you can hear people working in the lobby throughout the entire building.

While reading Creative Confidence one of the examples of creativity they provided was called a digital yurt, which is basically a circular enclosure with a table in the middle that is covered in paper. The purpose of these are to inspire, or nudge, people to collaborate with eachother and be creative in a public space that feels private.


I think these yurt stations would be perfect for the first floor lobby in Jabs hall. They would be even more of a nudge toward working with others, which is already being nudged in Jabs, and on top of that they would solve some of the noise problems faced when trying to work in the lobby.