Rerun: Sparking Joy at Work with Ingrid Fetell Lee

About this episode

Ingrid Fetell Lee discusses how to find joy in the workplace through design and small changes to the environment.

Ingrid Fetell Lee, author of Joyful, argues it’s possible to find joy in our physical environment even if we’re not feeling happy. She’s the founder of The Aesthetics of Joy, a website that empowers people to find more joy in life and work through design. Ingrid helps us understand how even small changes to our workplace can make a significant difference in how we feel.

People in this episode

Guest: Ingrid Fetell Lee

Topics covered

• joy at work
• workplace design
• employee well-being
• environmental aesthetics
• small changes
• physical environment

Keywords

• joy
• workplace
• design
• environment
• well-being
• Ingrid Fetell Lee
• aesthetics
• small changes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Aesthetics of Joy

Books & works: Joyful

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