>>
>> SAVED
>> SAVED BY DISH SOAP. >>> MORE COMPANIES ARE STARTING
TO GET RID OF THE MATRIX OFFICE
SPACE CUBICLES AND EMBRACE THE
OPEN OFFICE CONCEPT, NO WALLS
OR PHYSICAL BARRIERS TO PUT A
HAMPER ON YOUR TEAMBUILDING.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO SEE WHAT SOME
PEOPLE AT HARVARD HAD TO SAY
ABOUT THIS BEFORE YOU DEMO THE
OFFICE.
OFFICE.
OFFICE. >> I LIKE TO SIT HERE ON THE
COUCH IN THE CORNER.
>> THIS AREA OF THE TWO
BUILDINGS DOES NOT GET A LOT OF
TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC. I HIDE HERE AND WORK ON
DETAILED STUFF.
DETAILED STUFF. >> IT IS VERY FLEXIBLE.
AND DRILL YOU CAN SIT WHEREVER
YOU WOULD LIKE.
>> IN NORTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS,
EMPLOYEES HAVE OPTIONS.
>> ALL OF THE VARIETY IS MEANT
TO GIVE PEOPLE THE FREEDOM TO
CHOOSE, THE SPACE THAT WILL
SERVE THE WORK YOU ARE TRYING
TO DO AT THE TIME.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE SWITCHING
TO THE OPEN-AIR ATMOSPHERE
CONCEPT, EARLY ADAPTERS.
BECAUSE IT IS COOLER SHE, BUT
BECAUSE IT IS USEFUL.
>> WE HAVE A COMMENDATION OF
ENCLOSED OFFICES AS WELL AS
ENCLOSED COLLABORATIVE
ENCLOSED COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACES AND WE HAVE REALLY
LARGE OPEN WORKSPACES WHERE THE
ENTIRE STAFF TOGETHER.
>> Reporter: HERE IT IS EASY TO
TELL EMPLOYEES ARE BIG FANS OF
THE CONCEPT.
THE CONCEPT. >> TRY TO IMAGINE GOING BACK TO
HAVING AN ASSIGNED CUBE AND
NEEDING TO WORK IN THAT SPACE
THE ENTIRE DAY.
IT WOULD BE TORTURE TO ME.
>> Reporter: WE HAVE SWITCH TO
THE OPEN CONCEPT AND KARE 11 IN
THE NEWSROOM AND IN SALES.
WHY?
WHY?
WHY? THE
WHY? THE GOAL IS WORKPLACE
COLLABORATION AND FACE-TO-FACE
COLLABORATION, TEAMWORK,
COLLABORATION, TEAMWORK, DROPPING BOUNDARIES TO DO ONE
BIG ELEVATOR I GUESS.
FOLKS OVER AT HARVARD BUSINESS
SCHOOL WANTED TO TEST THE THEORY
AND FIND IF HUMAN INTERACTION
PATTERNS CHANGED WITH THE
ARCHITECTURE.
ARCHITECTURE. THEY TOOK DATA FROM FORTUNE 500
COMPANIES BEFORE AND AFTER
CHANGING OVER FROM ADDITIONAL
OFFICES -- TRADITIONAL OFFICES
AND CUBES TO NEW PLANS.
THEY HUNG BADGES ON WORKERS
THAT RECORD FACE-TO-FACE
CONVERSATIONS WITH CAMERAS AND
MICROPHONES, THEY HAVE MOVEMENT
TRACKERS AND LOCATION TRACKERS.
IT IS HARVARD.
HERE'S WHAT THEY FOUND.
AND THE FIRST COMPANY, WORKERS
SPENT 73% LESS TIME AND FACE-TO-
FACE INTERACTIONS. MEANWHILE,
EMAIL USAGE WENT UP 67% AND
INSTANT MESSAGING WENT UP 75%.
>> IT IS INTERESTING.
THAT IS REALLY WILD.
I WOULD NOT HAVE GUESSED THAT.
>> Reporter: OF THESE OTHER
COMPANY RESULTS -- THE OTHER
COMPANY RESULTS WERE SIMILAR.
MORE EMAIL.
MORE EMAIL. >> IN AN OPEN SPACE, YOU BECOME
MORE AWARE OF NOT WANTING TO
INTERRUPT PEOPLE.
INTERRUPT PEOPLE. I CAN SEE HOW THE CONSEQUENCE
OF THAT IS INSTEAD OF WALKING
TO YOUR DESK, I WILL SHOOT YOU
AN EMAIL.
AN EMAIL.
AN EMAIL. >> Reporter: OF THE STUDY'S
AUTHORS HYPOTHESIS IS THE
HUMANS HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL
DESIRE FOR PRIVACY.
WHEN IT IS STRIPPED, THEY FIND
OTHER WAYS TO GET IT LIKE
HEADPHONES AND EMAILS.
IN THE CASE OF CLOCKWORK WHICH
HAS RECEIVED NATIONAL ATTENTION
FOR ITS LAYOUT, THE ANSWER IS
BALANCE.
BALANCE.
BALANCE. DIFFERENT SEEDS NEEDED
DIFFERENT SOILS.
DIFFERENT SOILS. >> A GREAT SPACE.
PEOPLE WERE HAPPY BECAUSE THEY
HAD CHOICES. WANT TO SOCIALIZE
BY THE KITCHEN?
DO I NEED TO BE IN THE ZONE AND
FIGURE THINGS OUT?
WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION ALL
THE TIME ABOUT HOW IT IS HARD
TO WRITE AND BE IN THE ZONE
WHEN PEOPLE ARE SITTING AROUND.
>> THAT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE, YOU
SAID RIGHT THERE, IF YOU HAVE
CHOICES, THERE'S A PLACE WE CAN
BE ALONE AND CONCENTRATE AND
FULLY FOCUS ON YOUR WORK AND
THEN GO BACK INTO THE OPEN
OFFICE ENVIRONMENT.
OFFICE ENVIRONMENT. I THINK JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE
IN LIFE, VARIETY IS THE SPICE.
IF YOU CAN HAVE BOTH COME I CAN
SEE HOW IT COULD WORK.
BUT YES, THE OPEN OFFICE SPACES
FASCINATING IT SEEMS TO BE THE
WAY TO GO FOR EVERYBODY.
IT IS NOT MY GYM.
>> THERE WAS ANOTHER -- NOT MY
JAM.
JAM.
JAM. >>
JAM. >> THERE WAS ANOTHER STUDY THAT
SAYS IT HAS LESS TO DO ABOUT
BEING OPEN AND MORE TO DO ABOUT
PLACE IDENTITY WHICH MEANS HOW
DOES THIS SPACE MAKE YOU FEEL
AS AN EMPLOYEE.
IF YOU