Exploration of Innovative Spaces that Enable Communication and Collaboration in Diverse Settings

We present an integrated framework to explore innovative spaces that enable communication and collaboration in diverse settings. We are interested in exploring how the physical space transmits a culture of innovation. The underpinning assumption of our work is that setting the stage for innovation, through communication and collaboration, requires more than just creating a physical environment. There are seamless features which provoke behavior in the innovation environment in academic contexts. We develop a survey instrument that is substantiated in literature to identify these features. The items inquire about the malleability of infrastructural elements and gather quantitative data about self-efficacy in innovation and items related to expectancy-value to change the work environment for better collaboration and communication. Implementation of this instrument will support innovation as defined as the application of creative new ideas which are original and feasible. In addition, the implementation will show the interaction between the physical space and the other infrastructural elements of the innovation environment.