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Steve Jobs saw a productivity increase when he was at Pixar according to Ed Catmull's book (Creativity Inc.) The problem is that what Mr. Catmull described as
by feketegy 9y ago
Steve Jobs saw a productivity increase when he was at Pixar according to Ed Catmull's book (Creativity Inc.)
The problem is that what Mr. Catmull described as open space for creative people to let them mingle and bounce off creative ideas. That's the whole premise of an open office space.
Now, programming can be a creative field, but most of the time when I code I'd like to be quiet around me. If anybody distracts me that's an instant 15 minutes loss (at least) of whatever I was doing. At least for me.
- exodust 9y agoPixar is "open" only in the sense of having a central atrium and common areas to encourage chance encounters and interaction. The rest of the building where work is done is nooks and crannies, studios and offices. Creative people doing the grunt work of raw design and animation will need and want isolation from distraction just like programmers do.