Bagels and Research Sponsored by the Morgridge Center for Public Service Creating Mindful Business Communities This presentation will begin with a mindful exercise followed by a discussion on the potential personal, organizational and community-wide beneﬁts of cultivating well-being. Initial studies exploring the area of mindfulness in workplaces hypothesize that productivity, focus and attention increase, while unproductive multitasking and stress decrease. Two large local businesses have been evaluated regarding their experience and approach to employee well-being. Caitlin will share her interdisciplinary approach, evaluation measures and insights gleaned from initial results. Caitlin welcomes dialogue around the workplace as a community, creating mindful communities and any feedback regarding this well-being project. Please contact Haley Madden, Community-based Learning Graduate Associate, for more information at [email protected]. Friday, March 4, 9:00 - 10:00am at The Morgridge Center for Public Service, Red Gym room 154 Caitlin Iverson Ph.D. candidate, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, Center for Healthy Minds

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Bagels and ResearchSponsored by the Morgridge Center for Public Service

Creating Mindful Business Communities

This presentation will begin with a mindful exercise followed by a discussion on the potential personal, organizational and community-wide benefits of cultivating well-being. Initial studies exploring the area of mindfulness in workplaces hypothesize that productivity, focus and attention increase, while unproductive multitasking and stress decrease. Two large local businesses have been evaluated regarding their experience and approach to employee well-being. Caitlin will share her interdisciplinary approach, evaluation measures and insights gleaned from initial results. Caitlin welcomes dialogue around the workplace as a community, creating mindful communities and any feedback regarding this well-being project.

Please contact Haley Madden, Community-based Learning Graduate Associate, for more information at [email protected].

Friday, March 4, 9:00 - 10:00am at The Morgridge Center for Public Service, Red Gym room 154

Caitlin IversonPh.D. candidate, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, Center for Healthy Minds