| My ideas: 1. For core teams, ditch the open floor plan and instead put teams into small (4-5 person max, with smaller options) private rooms that line the perimeter 2. Project rooms are not permanent. A team should expect to move around perhaps once every 3-4 months 3. Team leaders / managers would of course work in the same room as their team 4. In the center of the perimeter of team rooms could be a hacker workspace, shared areas, supplies, snacks, etc. With breakout meeting rooms around the space as well 5. executive leadership would work sitting with other specific staff (like finance, HR, office managers, etc) in an open floor plan-like area; most importantly, execs wouldn't have private offices because ideally they should be moving around meeting with the teams, jumping into conference rooms, jetting out of the office, etc. 6. this open area should be relatively quiet 7. people working in this open area should have ample access to private spaces for breakout meetings, private phone calls, reflection, relaxation, etc Obviously these rules won't apply perfectly to every company and work type, but I'm just brainstorming |