Good news for that constant pile of miscellaneous clutter taking over your desk-untidy spaces aren't all bad when it comes to getting work done. According to research from psychologist Dr. Kathleen Vohs, there's a creative upside hidden in every mess. A professor of marketing at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Vohs has spent much of her career exploring how people think, feel, and behave and her study on the relationship between messiness and creativity continues to shape the conversation around organization and work.