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I seem to recall Xerox Parc was designed to foster serendipitous meetings between departments. Some individuals probably feel much more productive because they

I seem to recall Xerox Parc was designed to foster serendipitous meetings between departments. Some individuals probably feel much more productive because they're able to work without interruption. My guess is that because serendipity is reduced, variation between employees is growing, and useful techniques aren't being shared.

swordsmith 4y ago
> I seem to recall Xerox Parc was designed to foster serendipitous meetings between departments. This has been a common argument about returning to office, especially for R&D jobs. But in my experience in corp R&D, people are so busy in meetings/running between conference rooms, there isn't even enough time to get their actual work done, let alone do free-form discussion. ICs end up using the after-work hours to do most of their work. WFH actually solves that -- people can stay longer for meetings near the end of the day because they are already home, and don't need to beat the traffic.