This suggested exercise stems from the preceding question. Form teams to do an imaginary renovation of the space you currently occupy. It is called, “Hello, Herman Miller...” because you ask them to go online to the Herman Miller webpage to “shop” with an unlimited mental credit card to do a makeover of “Room (fill in your number).” 

a. Have them sketch their design on paper, marking the internal spaces and furnishing with Herman Miller labels. 

b. Give each team time to “sell” their optimal classroom designs to the rest of the class. 

c. Have them look for common and unique features. Ask, how do these foster better learning? Among these, how many enable teamwork?

d. Close out this moment by asking for discussion on this question: “Do we, as a teaching institution, have what Herman Miller advises their customers to institute, ‘a culture, management system, and reward system’ that fosters teamwork?” Should we?