“In order to work hard at something, take ownership of it, or have fun doing it, you have to be passionate about it. But having passion is only half of the equation, you have to display it! Show others what you're passionate about and how that impacts you.
Are you an avid bird watcher? Then spam the #random channel in Slack with pictures from your weekend bird-watching excursion. Do you live for musicals? Then cast some to a TV in the office and sing along. Passion is contagious.”
- Michael Gill
Founder & Creative Director
One could wonder if Dynamic Vision always featured certain pastimes. Take ping pong for example. It’s played on a daily basis and it’s not because making it available to the team was a given. It was requested. There are a couple of pro players who happen to also program.
What about yoga? Plenty of articles have surfaced describing the deep breathing, light stretching endeavor being beneficial for office-folk. However, if it wasn’t for one team member expressing her love for it and how much she wanted to share it with the team, there wouldn’t be Namaste Wednesdays in the workspace.
Then there’s music. Walk by the picnic room these days and a mic, speakers and keyboard can be found within because one dev is just that devoted to music.
"Each one of us is truly passionate and invested in the work that we do here. But that passion isn’t simply limited to the work that's required of us in our particular roles at DV. We all have hobbies, talents, or interests that we are invested in away from the office as well.
Display passion is a constant reminder that not only are we allowed to share these interests at work with the team, but we are encouraged to do so. It's great to see joy and passion so proudly displayed around the office each day. It all makes for a very inspiring and creative work environment."
- Aaron Gill
Brand Manager at DV
Games of Rocket League, Call of Duty, Magic the Gathering and even chess take place at DV HQ. All introduced by one team member, and all welcomed by the entire group.
Music, books, movies, breweries, sports or other, if someone has a passion for it, there’s a good chance it will be displayed to then be adopted by the team. It tends to be how the creative juices continue to flow.
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