New office designs coming to companies like Microsoft include “isolation rooms”, soundproof phone booths, and even lounges where technology is forbidden
First there were individual offices. Then cubicles and open floor plans. Now, there is a “palette of places.” Tweets: @stevesi , @debeckersley , and @nytimes Tweets: @stevesi : // Even in small companies there are never enough pods. “Experiment and learn” is such a boondoggle for steel case. http://www.nytimes.com/... Deb Eckersley / @debeckersley : Workplaces are now designed for the specific behaviours the company needs for success, because space & design impact culture #futureofwork http://twitter.com/... @nytimes : New office designs are coming to a workplace near you, with layouts that mean people don't sit in just one place http://www.nytimes.com/...