Do chess players perform worse when air quality is lower?

In this episode, we delve into a unique study of over 600 high-level competition games and find out how IAQ affects people and their strategic decision-making. Hugely relevant to offices, and other indoor environments, we discover how the tests were conducted and the shocking results.

TOPICS WE COVER

01:05 The connection between health and the labour market
03:21 Comparing workers and managers to chess players
05:23 How the chess experiment was set up
09:57 Monitoring players performance
13:40 Sharing the results
15:38 Surprising difference between amateur and professionals
17:26 How this applies to the workplace

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Steffen Künn is an Associate Professor at the School of Business and Economics at Maastricht University, and a research fellow at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) as well as the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA).

His main research interests include applied labour economics. In particular, he focuses on two topics; the effectiveness of active labour market policy and the effects of indoor environmental conditions on human health, cognition and labour market outcomes.

Contact Steffen: https://sites.google.com/site/steffenkuenn/
Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffen-k%C3%BCnn-9b5b0616b/
Research Paper: https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/mnsc.2022.4643

ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE

The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative is started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.

The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.

The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.

Our Vision
Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right

Our Mission
We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda

Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!

CAO Website: https://www.chiefairgonomicsofficer.com/
CAO Linkedin Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12679402/