For a workplace, an environment that allows for consideration of a question, either by peace and quiet, by being able to move around, or any other method that does nothing to detract from the ability of others to work.
For entertainment, I would borrow from Fnord above and suggest that there be more effective structure for individuals who might want to take up a particular pastime.
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Our first challenge is to create an entire economic infrastructure, from top to bottom, out of whole cloth.
-CEO Nwabudike Morgan, "The Centauri Monopoly"
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (Firaxis Games)