Collaborative Work Spaces - Part 1

Collaborative Work Spaces - Part 1

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  Collaborative Work Spaces
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  WORK
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  WORK CREATIVE
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  Synthesis We’re notcreating something from nothing. Rather, we’re combining existing ideas, patterns and concepts in pursuit of solutions to specific problems. To do this, we leverage existing bodies of knowledge – across industries, institutions, and individuals.
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  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/4991.html http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-190685.html CONCENTRATION vs COLLABORATION Different phases of the creative process benefit from different environments. Periods of individual focus, as well as periods of team interaction, are both necessary. http://www.flickr.com/photos/musigny/500928433/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/yuan2003/130559143/
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  Offices need thesort of social milieu that Jane Jacobs found on the sidewalks of the West Village.” Malcolm Gladwell Designs For Working http://www.gladwell.com/2000/2000_12_11_a_working.htm “ http://www.flickr.com/photos/8375568@N03/3021942336/
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  PROXIMITY Thomas Allenof MIT is considered one of the progenitors of modern office design. In a ten-year study of engineers in R&D labs, Allen found that Proximity matters: People interact most with those located close to them; people seated more than seventy-five feet apart rarely interact at all. http://bit.ly/ProximityMatters http://www.flickr.com/photos/davesag/71441707/
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  R E M O T E What if you’re 2000 miles away from the people you’re working with? http://www.flickr.com/photos/veo/235721900
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  We are connectedby networks of computers, devices, and documents http://www.flickr.com/photos/porternovelli/3212919866/in/set-72157611051629857
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  But are wetruly connected? http://www.flickr.com/photos/porternovelli/3212919866/in/set-72157611051629857
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  What’s the onlineequivalent of running into someone in the corridor or break room?
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  ? How canwe create opportunities, within our normal work routine, to leave trails of activity, and enable serendipitous connections, which enable knowledge transfer, collaboration, and relationship building?