Shared intentionally quiet environments and pauses can support creativity, decision quality, and other business-relevant outcomes. Normalizing silence in your efforts and activities can:
- Reduce stress and support emotional regulation.
- Improve focus and working memory, which underpins problem solving.
- Support divergent thinking and more creative idea generation, especially when built into group processes.
- Enhance the quality of group decision-making and ethical reflection when used within meetings.
Normalize Silence was used during the following cases:
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References:
Quiet environments and the intentional practice of silence. | The Ethics of Silence: The Sense of the Meeting.
Westover, J. H. (2024). The Power of Silence: How Taking Pauses Can Enhance Communication, Creativity and Productivity. Human Capital Leadership Review, 14(4). doi.org/10.70175/hclreview.2020.14.4.8
Byrne, Ellen Keithline, and Tojo Thatchenkery. “How to Use Mindfulness to Increase Your Team’s Creativity.” Harvard Business Review, 12 July 2018, hbr.org/2018/07/how-to-use-mindfulness-to-increase-your-teams-creativity