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Open Plan Office

Patented: History of Inventions

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Dallas Campbell and Jennifer Corffman-Bouler talk about the open plan office. It's one of those things that everyone groans at, but it was invented to promote free flow of ideas between empowered workers. When they moved into a new building you couldn't get a meeting room because there were no walls or doors. And all you wanted is four walls and a ceiling and a door for your private conversation.

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