Designing Flexible Creative Spaces

Creative processes are an integral part of requirements engineering (RE) activities and are facilitated by physical environments such as creative spaces. Often, these spaces are built to foster creative work within a company but are rarely adopted by users. We have created a creative space that is usable for both short creative sessions and full day workshops. In this case study, we present our requirements for the design of creative spaces. We also share our experiences and lessons learnedfromcreatingacreativespace,underlinedwithconcreteexamples of equipment that satisfies requirements, regarding flexibility, adaptability, an experimental nature, large whiteboard spaces and high-quality equipment.