imagine a calming space that adapts to whoever’s inside it, breathes as they do, and changes shape and sound to fit their needs. This unique concept prototype, developed at philips with a team of experts and academics, aims to reduce work-related stress by altering behaviour to encourage mindfulness.
At least half of all working days lost are lost due to stress, and the effect this has on individuals, the businesses they work for, and the healthcare systems that care for them, is immense. Philips has been exploring work-related stress for some time, and the ‘adaptive relaxation space’ is the latest concept in this area. “Stress is both a taboo subject and a vague field, for which there aren’t many clear solutions,” explains Luc Geurts, Creative Director at Philips Design Innovation and the project lead from Philips. “We wanted to use design to change people’s behaviour to help them become more aware of stress and how to deal with it.”
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Ideation workshop co-creating concepts with project partners and students.
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