Open offices prompt pleas for workplace quiet - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Open offices prompt pleas for workplace quiet Honolulu Star-Advertiser The original rationale for the open-plan office, aside from saving space and money, was to foster communication among workers, the better to coax them to collaborate and innovate. But it turned out that too much communication sometimes had the opposite ... and more »

Could This Dutch Idea Solve America's Retail Problem? - Business Insider

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Could This Dutch Idea Solve America's Retail Problem? Business Insider My closet full of clothing, much of it rarely worn, even though I sort through my wardrobe about once a year to eliminate items I no longer need, is a good indicator of this situation. For a good period when I was a kid, I wore hand-me-down clothes ...

Recycled cargo containers create a cozy retreat in the Santa Cruz mountains - Santa Cruz Sentinel

Recycled cargo containers create a cozy retreat in the Santa Cruz mountains Santa Cruz Sentinel "The way the light moves throughout the home and the space that's created inside and out of the home -- gosh, it just fits," he says. People who visit the home start thinking, "It's a beautiful home in a beautiful place," instead of just a home made ... and more »

With the Galaxy in Flames, My Video Game Hero Finally Came out of the Closet - Kotaku

With the Galaxy in Flames, My Video Game Hero Finally Came out of the Closet Kotaku I got my idea to play the sci-fi epic Mass Effect 3 as a closeted male version of the lead character, Commander Shepard, before the game's creators said the third game in the three-game saga would finally include male same-sex romance. and more »

Get your ideas out into the open - Financial Post

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Get your ideas out into the open Financial Post Keeping a great idea to yourself is like buying a beautiful bouquet of roses and locking it in a closet. Ideas are made to be poked, prodded and improved. Get them out in the open. Like flowers, they shrivel and decay in the dark.