The upside to the open office is that collaboration is effortless.
The downside is that collaboration can become a crutch. It will only hinder you when you need to do the kind of "nose to the grindstone" work that's often needed.
To me, the ideal working scenario includes a private working space for each person and a public space for when collaboration is needed.
The downside is that collaboration can become a crutch. It will only hinder you when you need to do the kind of "nose to the grindstone" work that's often needed.
To me, the ideal working scenario includes a private working space for each person and a public space for when collaboration is needed.