Many people make corn【71】about their working environment. Those in open-plan offices often

dislike the noise and especially the lack of privacy. Making telephone calls where con【72】information is discussed is almost impossible and it may also be difficult to concentrate when the person sitting next to you is on the phone. However, the division of the workspace into smaller offices can lead to a feeling of isolation. An alternative approach is needed to so【73】these problems. Why not allow people to choose to work in dif【74】places according to what they are doing--a coffee bar or meeting room for social and noisy activities, or a small room for quiet work？ The idea of individual desks would disappear in this system and be rep【75】by a different approach to using space.

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