Creative Reaction

There is no formula for a creative environment. What works for some people, would inhibit others. What works for some people under certain circumstances may not work under different circumstances, depending on the weather, mood, and other factors. Some creatives have more than one creative setting for just this reason. 

Innovative Space Exploration: Designing Your Optimal Creative Environment is an excellent essay to help you answer for yourself, “Where do I get my best ideas?” and then create one or more environments to help you do just that. (You’ll have to look past the bad, early 90’s web page design, though it’s worth it.)

Of course, managers and owners have a much bigger challenge as they have several or dozens of creatives to accommodate. You may want to look at earlier posts here, or here, or here.