Smart Surroundings
The environment you work in can make a huge difference in what you put out. If you’ve got a huge cubicle farm it will be very different than if you have an open floor where everyone can see everything going on. Is it easier to work collaboratively in a big space or a small one. People’s energy is contagious. When someone starts something awesome, be nearby and catch your own little piece of it. When you find a team working on something awesome, even better – it grows exponentially – even more so if you can help in anyway. Surround yourself with smart people who want to get things done and you’ll find yourself getting things done as well.
A handful of energy drinks and a handful of smart people in one room and a new idea is launched and started on development. Instead of using the large open room, the 10×15 office in the back was ground zero. What allows this to happen? An environment where anything is possible, smart people congregate, and time. Are you in an environment like this? Put an environment in place where anyone’s ideas can be valuable, and empower people to just be there. Let good things happen and they will.
