Comments on: open-space vs. offices http://blog.boxee.tv/2007/06/21/open-space-vs-offices/ The most reliable source for all things boxee Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:45:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Leo http://blog.boxee.tv/2007/06/21/open-space-vs-offices/comment-page-1/#comment-5167 Leo Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:43:31 +0000 http://blog.boxee.tv/2007/06/21/open-space-vs-offices/#comment-5167 Not necessarly an open space should be gray and all the same but can be an exiting, colored, creative space (ex. Pixar studios) Not necessarly an open space should be gray and all the same but can be an exiting, colored, creative space (ex. Pixar studios)

]]> By: tsella http://blog.boxee.tv/2007/06/21/open-space-vs-offices/comment-page-1/#comment-27 tsella Fri, 22 Jun 2007 22:33:45 +0000 http://blog.boxee.tv/2007/06/21/open-space-vs-offices/#comment-27 never is such a strong word. having recently experienced a larger than boxee open space environment, privacy was certainly the biggest issue, followed closely by noise. when working as a small closely knit group, as we are, an open space can certainly benefit. however, i don't think open space scales well. "being in the know" and "what's going on in the office" can quickly become an irritating buzz that fizzles ones concentration and inhibit, rather than aide, productive thinking. i find open space to be the ultimate sign of "corporate", imagining scores of gray employees in their infinite, dim neon lit, cubic grid. images of hero's hiro nakamura's office space comes to mind, and it certainly gets worse when you actually have a hiro nakamura personality sitting at the other side of your cubical, obviously having no sense of the open space around him, constantly yapping YATTA! been there, and restrained myself from shouting back STFU! <img src="http://blog.boxee.tv/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/yatta.png" alt="" /> never is such a strong word.

having recently experienced a larger than boxee open space environment, privacy was certainly the biggest issue, followed closely by noise.

when working as a small closely knit group, as we are, an open space can certainly benefit. however, i don't think open space scales well. "being in the know" and "what's going on in the office" can quickly become an irritating buzz that fizzles ones concentration and inhibit, rather than aide, productive thinking.

i find open space to be the ultimate sign of "corporate", imagining scores of gray employees in their infinite, dim neon lit, cubic grid.

images of hero's hiro nakamura's office space comes to mind, and it certainly gets worse when you actually have a hiro nakamura personality sitting at the other side of your cubical, obviously having no sense of the open space around him, constantly yapping YATTA! been there, and restrained myself from shouting back STFU!

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