{"id":1509,"date":"2015-02-27T19:56:34","date_gmt":"2015-02-27T17:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=1509"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:17:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:17:59","slug":"playful-equal-productive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2015\/02\/playful-equal-productive\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Does Playful Equal Productive?"},"content":{"rendered":"

C1 – Advanced<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Rat race. Dog-eat-dog. Just two idioms that have been used to describe\u00a0today’s\u00a0corporate world. One design company, however, has decided to follow a growing trend among high-performing companies, that\u00a0of fostering creativity through\u00a0a less stressful office\u00a0environment.<\/p>\n

But can work and play truly co-exist? The employees at Pearfisher seem to think so. Watch the video, then come\u00a0back to weigh in with your thoughts.<\/p>\n

This office has a giant ball pit for its employees<\/a><\/h2>\n

Discuss:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. What do the terms “rat race” and “dog-eat-dog” mean? Do these describe your workplace?
\n2. What big-name companies mentioned in the video have taken a different tack by designing creative spaces for their employees?
\n3. Based on the video, explain the “power of play.”
\n4. Would you prefer working in a “non-goal-orientated environment”?
\n5. What are the benefits that can be derived from working in a low-pressure environment? What are the drawbacks?
\n6. Are creative spaces suitable for all kinds of companies?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

C1 – Advanced Rat race. Dog-eat-dog. Just two idioms that have been used to describe\u00a0today’s\u00a0corporate world. One design company, however, has decided to follow a growing trend among high-performing companies, that\u00a0of fostering creativity through\u00a0a less stressful office\u00a0environment. But can work and play truly co-exist? The employees at Pearfisher seem to think so. 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