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SCOUT· 21%38m·2023-03-17·HistoryOffice Hell: the Demise of the Playful Workspace
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford · 8
In the early 90s, cutting-edge advertising agency Chiat/Day announced a radical plan, aimed at giving the company a jolt of creative renewal. They would sweep away corner offices and cubicles and replace them with zany open spaces, as well as innovative portable computers and phones. A brand new era of “hot-desking”…
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