Lone Geniuses are Out...Collaboration is In - or is it?

But there’s a problem with this view. Research strongly suggests that people are more creative when they enjoy privacy and freedom from interruption. And the most spectacularly creative people in many fields are often introverted, according to studies by the psychologists Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Gregory Feist. They’re extroverted enough to exchange and advance ideas, but see themselves as independent and individualistic. They’re not joiners by nature.

An exerpt from the New York Times Sunday Review article by Susan Cain, published on Jan 13, 2012.

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12 Days of Cubicle Pranks

12 Days of Cubicle Pranks A little light-hearted fun for those still in the office.

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An Office Designed to Keep Employees Working From Home

Telecommuting, although tolerated by some companies is more than just allowed at Plantronics, it is absolutely encourged, as demonstrated by their new Santa Cruz office.  The high-tech new office was designed with video chat rooms and far less desks than employees.

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Used Office Furniture: Is it for you?

• Value, value, value.  You can get used office furniture, cubicles, workstations, desks, office chairs and storage for a fraction of the cost of new.  

• If your goal is to attain LEED Certification, used furniture gives you the most points towards that goal for re-use.  

• There is no limit on availability.  Whether you need 25 stations or 250 stations, there are sources for every project.

• If you are in a hurry, used is the way to go.  No manufacturing lead times, the wait is usually just the time it takes to ship the furniture from its current location to your office.

 Examples of what you can get used: