Agreed, open offices as a solution to lack of collaboration is like nuking a mosquito from orbit. The most individually effective tactic I've found is to eat l

Agreed, open offices as a solution to lack of collaboration is like nuking a mosquito from orbit. The most individually effective tactic I've found is to eat lunch/play games/get coffee with people in order departments as much as possible. A lot of the best communication occurs in a relaxed setting-I'm convinced that a major key to success is to encourage/enable people who don't normally spend time together to hang out informally.