Did distraction become the new working standard? Our technology and office design seem to promote this. Convertibles describes what should be top priority in order to achieve business excellence and why.

1. Distraction is the new golden working standard

2. We are more addicted to distraction than we ever were to smoking

3. Dis-trac-tion
Something that takes your focus away from what you're supposed
to be doing

4. Dis-traction
Is processed first by the reflex brain, as an automated response
to the environment and often leads to counterproductive behavior
rewarded by instant gratification
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BrainChains, Theo Compernolle
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5. There are two types of distractions
1. Involuntary Sensoric Distractions, ISD’s - needs design and rules
2. (Habitual) Weak Moment Distractions, (H)WMD’s - needs design and training

6. WMD’s are attention killers: off-topic-easy-(non)work during a task
Weak Moment Distractions
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7. Giving in to e-mail or notifications: checking and replying,
eavesdropping, shallow Q&A, answer phone calls

8. ISD’s are unwanted sensoric and mental input*
Involuntary Sensoric Distractions*

9. We are able to control what we see, but not what we hear
Which makes noise the number one ISD problem
Involuntary Sensoric Distractions*
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10. ISD’s needs Acoustical and Visual privacy solutions

11. Fixing the acoustics first, than the space and mind

12. Having individual focus first is business excellence

13. Focus first
1. Improved cognition: logic, problem solving, creative ability
2. Improved effectiveness: faster, less mistakes, finishing tasks easier
3. Improved mental and physical health: less stress, more worker
happiness and satisfaction, more energy

14. Focus as top priority should be the new golden working standard
With habitual or environmental distractions minimized
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