In-Sync: Movement Synchrony in the Post-Pandemic Work Culture
Emily Y. Schmidt
Exhibition and Experience Design
About this Item
- Title
- In-Sync: Movement Synchrony in the Post-Pandemic Work Culture
- Contributor Names
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Schmidt, Emily Y. (Author)
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Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York. Exhibition and Experience Design (Degree granting institution)
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Cowan, Brenda (Thesis advisor)
- Date
- 2022
- Degree Information
- M.A. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York 2022.
- Department: Exhibition and Experience Design.
- Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 84-08.
- Advisors: Cowan, Brenda.
- Committee members: Lyons, Christina; Washington, Michele; Carlson, Brooke.
- Abstract
- This document is comprised of two sections. Part One explores the theory, and Part Two outlines the application of this theory in an applied project.
- Part one reflects how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of our work cultures forever. This new norm caused social isolation, profoundly affecting human connections and our collective mental health. Shared experiences that incorporate Movement Synchrony can strengthen social bonds and promote mental well-being, leading to job satisfaction, belongingness, and high performance. As business leaders, it is essential to foster Movement Synchrony that enhances the employees' connection and creates happiness in the workplace. Exploring and creating the daily DOSE of the four "Happy Hormones" — Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphin — promote optimism, trust, bonding, and confidence at work.
- Part two applies my thesis to a built environment that will take place in St. Ann's Warehouse in Dumbo, Brooklyn. The proposed project demonstrates the potential opportunities and discovers new perspectives in the post-pandemic work culture via the lens of Movement Synchrony, Power of Play, and Happy Hormones. The applied project includes research, all elements of the exhibition in schematic development, environmental graphic design, spatial design in computer rendering and hand-built models, technical drawings, lighting, and fabrication detailing documentation. Through the thesis and the proposed project, this paper identifies a design methodology for an exhibition that promotes Movement Synchrony and happy hormones in the post-pandemic work culture.
- Subject
- Design
- Communication
- COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
- Dopamine
- Oxytocin
- Serotonin
- Endorphins
- Leadership
- Employees
- Movement Synchrony
- Exhibitions
- Work environment
- Rights
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- Identifier
- FIT Repository ID: etd_000909
- pqdiss: 30246329
- ISBN: 9798371972101
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,
Citation
Schmidt, E. Y. (2022). In-Sync: Movement Synchrony in the Post-Pandemic Work Culture [Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York]. FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/28885
Schmidt, Emily Y. In-Sync: Movement Synchrony in the Post-Pandemic Work Culture. 2022. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, Master's thesis. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/28885
Schmidt, Emily Y. "In-Sync: Movement Synchrony in the Post-Pandemic Work Culture." Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 2022. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/28885