This article in the TImes touches on many aspects of co-working - I thought it interesting and well-written:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/18/beyond-the-cubicle/?hp But check out the comments at the bottom - clearly the author hit a nerve. I think that one's perspective on "open" work environments depends on where the motivation for the design comes from - is it from the people who want to create and live in the space, or from "management"? I am well aware that corporate management pushes "flexible" and "open" environments with cynical motivations, and the reader comments clearly reflect that. Randy -- Randy J. Zauhar, PhD Assoc. Prof. of Biochemistry Director, Graduate Program in Bioinformatics Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry University of the Sciences in Philadelphia 600 S. 43rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Phone: (215)596-8691 FAX: (215)596-8543 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://binfcompsci.usp.edu/~zauhar My company: ArtemisDiscovery, LLC IndyHall 20 N. 3rd Street, Unit 201 Philadelphia, PA 19106 E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (267)303-4766 *"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics."* * * -- *Pres. Franklin Roosevelt, 20 January 1937* * * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
