Creativity-Enhancing Design Centers

This Space Was Created Specifically for the Company's Creators

Multinational company '3M' makes products related to stationary, technology and cleaning and has unveiled a design center that it hopes will enhance the productivity and creativity of its designers.

The center is located in St. Paul, Minnesota and will house the company's design team -- with expertise in graphics, creating products, designing packaging and materials. The design center is a space that encourages collaboration between these separate areas of design and functions as a space that offers both private and collaborative methods of working. The space holds lounge areas, an open cinema and pentagon-shaped booths made from wood and glass.

This design center offers a creative space in which creators from all fields are able to come together to produce innovative new products for 3M.
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1. Collaborative Design Spaces - Creating design centers that promote collaboration among designers from various fields.
2. Enhanced Productivity Environments - Designing workspaces with unique features that boost productivity and creativity.
3. Multi-disciplinary Design Teams - Developing teams that bring together designers from different disciplines to foster innovation.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Electronics - Implementing design centers to bring together experts in electronics, software, and industrial design for breakthrough product development.
2. Fashion and Apparel - Establishing collaborative spaces where fashion designers, textile specialists, and graphic artists can work together to create cutting-edge designs.
3. Architecture and Interior Design - Creating design centers that facilitate collaboration between architects, interior designers, and structural engineers to create innovative and functional spaces.

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