Plant the seeds of creativity and boost morale by inviting your team out into the sun for a lunchtime treat catered by Jerry’s Kitchen. The big purple food truck has something for every member of your staff, from hearty sandwiches to vegetarian options like our Mediterranean salad with roasted red peppers, crumbled feta, and pita chips.

Shifting around the regular old routine to include some time outside and a delicious, healthy lunch is a perfect way to shake things up and stimulate the kind of valuable, inventive thinking that just doesn’t happen during “business as usual.” You’ll see immediate results, and you might just find lasting returns.

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We’re Not Taking Enough Lunch Breaks. Why That’s Bad For Business

Did you take a lunch break yesterday? Are you planning to take one today?

Chances are the answer is no. Fewer American workers are taking time for lunch.  Research shows that only 1 in 5 five people steps away for a midday meal. Most workers are simply eating at their desks.

But studies have also found that the longer you stay at work, the more important it is to get outside of the office, even if it’s just for a few minutes, because creativity can take a hit when you don’t change environments.

“We know that creativity and innovation happen when people change their environment, and especially when they expose themselves to a nature-like environment, to a natural environment,” says Kimberly Elsbach, a professor at the University of California, Davis Graduate School of Management, who studies workplace psychology.

Read the full article here.