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Something in the Air: Atmospheric Attunement in Management Education

The study of atmospheres has recently drawn the attention of scholars in organization studies with implications for management education. From an aesthetic perspective, atmospheres communicate a mood or quality of feeling that materializes from the co-presence of subjects, objects and environments. If you have ever entered a room and felt ‘something in the air’ then you know that atmospheres matter. This session introduces the concept of atmospheres and its connections with pedagogic practices. Examples from the literature on pedagogic atmospheres and the author's experiences with aesthetic interventions designed to shift atmospherics are provided. Participants are invited to engage in dialogue surrounding atmospheric attunement in management education.