> "Many offices are arranged in U-shaped units of 5-6 individual offices..." And then they went back to private offices to get stuff done. Both are requirement

> "Many offices are arranged in U-shaped units of 5-6 individual offices..." And then they went back to private offices to get stuff done. Both are requirements to the formula for this success. I've worked from home for about 6 years, but I still went into the office for the occasional meeting and white boarding /idea session. I don't think total remoteness will work very well. You have to have in-person interaction to collaborate effectively. It's just human nature. The delay of voice chat deteriorates the spontaneity of communication. But going back to work to the all-open concept, where there are, effectively, no private/personal spaces, is also not the way forward. We need to get back to the old-fashioned idea of having offices for knowledge workers, and not just the VP's (who are never there any way).