Cary Cooper: The growing trend of biophilia

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Cary Cooper: The growing trend of biophilia

Humans are innately attracted to nature. It even has a name — biophilia. But as employees work longer hours, their time spent in the outdoors gets cut short. ...

July 14, 2015 9:48 am

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Humans are innately attracted to nature. It even has a name — biophilia. But as employees work longer hours, their time spent in the outdoors gets cut short. That's why more and more companies are bringing the outdoors inside. Researchers say an office space that includes elements from nature will inevitably help enhance productivity. Cary Cooper is a professor of organizational psychology and health at the University of Manchester in England. As part of our special report, "The Federal Office of the Future," he joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain more about the growing trend of biophilia.