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  • Previous research suggested disordered environments may enhance creativity.
  • This claim received significant media attention.

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  • To conceptually replicate and extend findings on workspace disorder and creativity.
  • To investigate the role of executive control in the disorder-creativity relationship.

Main Methods:

  • Participants were randomly assigned to work at either an organized or messy desk.
  • Creativity was measured using the Abbreviated Torrance Test for Adults (ATTA) and the Alternative Uses Task.
  • Executive control was assessed using measures from the NIH EXAMINER.

Main Results:

  • No significant differences in creativity were found between the organized and messy workspace conditions.
  • Executive control measures also showed no significant differences between conditions.
  • The study failed to replicate the purported link between environmental disorder and enhanced cognitive performance.

Conclusions:

  • The relationship between workspace disorder and cognitive benefits, including creativity, appears elusive.
  • Current findings do not support the popular claims linking messy environments to increased creativity.
  • Further research is needed to clarify the complex interplay between environment and cognition.