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AbstractFrom modest beginnings, Fountain House has assisted the spread of the clubhouse philosophy across the United States, and more recently the clubhouse movement has spread internationally. At the same time that dissemination of the innovative clubhouse approach has taken place, there has been careful specification of the contents of the clubhouse approach.

Several years of self-directed work experience in his own office resulted in the development and application by the author of a new approach to the design and arrangement of office equipment, and a resulting increase in alertness, productivity, and fluency in his work. These outcomes led to an association with Herman Miller, Inc. in 1960 to conduct research to obtain more definitive and conclusive information on how office elements influence the office worker, and how these elements may be redesigned to improve health and productivity. This effort involved four major aspects-actual experience with prototype offices and equipment, obtaining information from pertinent disciplines, studying office patterns of exceptional performers, and testing and evaluation of office environments. The study results indicated that most prevailing offices and furnishing systems are substantially too restrictive and inflexible, and tend to ignore and stifle prime human capabilities. However, there are indications of an awakening to the importance of new office facility concepts in meeting the growing needs of day-by-day change and modifications of environmental effect.

ABSTRACTWe team teach an interdisciplinary political science and literature course titled "Violence and Reconciliation," with case studies on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in South Africa and on debates about whether to develop a TRC in Northern Ireland. The course culminates in a two-week simulation in which students role play the experiences, strategies, and needs of victims, perpetrators, legal teams, government officials, and NGOs in the aftermath of a horrific event that has torn a society apart. We assessed the simulation through pre- and post-simulation writing exercises as well as observations of insights revealed by students during negotiations. We believe the simulation is an effective tool for helping students move from a scholarly engagement with the processes of restorative justice to employing them in response to hatred and violence. This article describes the simulation for use or adaptation in other courses.