>In an open plan office, conversations happen in person. When everyone has a separate office, more conversations happen over email or IRC. Do you have evidence

>In an open plan office, conversations happen in person. When everyone has a separate office, more conversations happen over email or IRC. Do you have evidence for this? Because Spolsky gives evidence for his claims. >It's a good idea to begin an interaction over chat ("have a few minutes?"), before walking over to someones desk. So then what is the open layout giving you? This sounds like just like my experience with cubes but without the privacy.