Green Desk: Stanford d.School Calming Technology Project

Green DeskTeam EBB | d.Calm | March 2013

Hypothesis

Office workers need to be surprised and delighted by ‘natural’ ambient sensations because the modern office environment is stagnant and artificial.

The Problem

Prototype 1

Prototype 1

Prototype 1

Prototype 1

< 10 seconds

‘calmed’‘soothed’‘relaxed’

Average length of interaction Reported feelings while using prototype

Prototype 2

Prototype 2

Prototype 2

Prototype 2

Prototype 2

Prototype 2

“It makes everything feel grounded... Everything that’s in nature belongs there. That’s the difference.”

Prototype 2

Pleasurable sensations that arise from nature surrounding technology instead of technology surrounding nature

natural primacy effect

Prototype 3

Prototype 2Prototype 3

Prototype 3

Prototype 3

Thanks!

Green Desk

nature surrounding technology instead of technology surrounding nature

Luke Dahl | lukedahl@stanford.edu | @lukedahlMaria Molfino | mmolfino@stanford.edu | @mjmolfiCassidy Robert Coyote Saenz | crcsaenz@stanford.edu | @crcsaenzJonathan (Jasper) Sherman-Presser | jjsp@stanford.edu | @jasperjonathan