Fun gatherings in the office contribute to the emergence of creative ideas

Humor provokes reciprocal jokes, and laughter helps employees work in teams and create creative solutions. To this conclusion came the researchers who studied professional meetings in terms of humor and laughter at them.

Fresh data

Most recently, the published research data speak of the analysis of 54 regular working meetings. Scientists traced the behavioral patterns of each participant in the meeting in each of the cases. As a result, two important conclusions were drawn, based on such a number of confirmations that it is impossible to speak about mere chance. Firstly, after the first good joke, the amount of laughter and the stories told are amusing. In addition, the researchers found that humor leads to stronger communication and helps to find new solutions to the problems that the meeting is devoted to.

Study details

The scientists came to the conclusion that humor and laughter are not connected solely with an upbeat mood or the number of convinced jokers. A special effect is that humor creates a more dynamic communication between team members, and it has an impact on the process. A creative idea, an unusual question, well-deserved praise - all this often arises in a cheerful atmosphere! Humor can really make a huge difference. It allows you to look at the world differently and inspire others to do the same. But there are exceptions: so, when the situation with employment is unstable, humor and jokes do not bring proper results. The feeling of security is necessary in order to feel free. Without it, employees spend most of their energy on fears about the future. It turns out that cheerful meetings will help only stable companies, in which workers have nothing to worry about.