"Offices need the sort of social milieu that Jane Jacobs found on the sidewalks of the West Village." -Malcolm Gladwell I'm intrigued by the number of independent professionals who are adopting the idea of coworking. Maybe I'll do it myself one day. Thus, I was glad to stumble upon this resource. While there seem to be several workspace models within the larger idea of shared space, the places that I find most …
Take A Peek Inside
Advertising Lab points to a new blog named for a Talking Heads' song. Ain't No Disco "invites agencies from across the world to show their inner sanctums." Whilst our main focus is to showcase these interiors we also hope that this site will act as a good resource for seeking agencies of different specialties across the world, providing information about the agency, contact details, specialisms and a sneak peak into …
The Art of Work
I enjoy creative nonfiction that explores the work we choose to do and the various conflicts therein. Scott Partee works for the U.N. in Vienna. Here's how he describes it: I just finished crawling around in a rat hole while wearing a suit to lay down some network infrastructure for some highly confidential nuclear nonproliferation air-gapped ta-do da whooptiewhitz. Now, that's making geekery sound fine. No easy …
Remote Locations Difficult To Manage
Network World reports on the difficulties faced by offsite workers and their managers. IBM’s efforts to create a flexible work environment have been so successful that 40% of its 330,000 employees work from home, on the road, or at a client location on any given day. But a few years ago, the company realized that as its staff became more distributed, employee morale was weakening. In the region Dan Pelino inherited …
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Workspaces Are Key To Productivity
New York Times is running a story on college presidents with blogs. But I'm more interested in this woman's desk. …
His Loss Is Our Gain
The Bullshit Observer on attending yet another meeting: I have a 2.5 hour meeting this afternoon. A full 95% of this meeting will be a fingernails-on-the-chalkboard waste of my time. I'm bringing an illustration in that I've been wanted to sketch. I've done some of my best drawing in meetings. As a plebeian worker ant in today's business world, one goes to A LOT of meetings. Some of the director-level worker ants I …
