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Reaction Offices and the Future of Work

99% Invisible

CHAPTER

The Action Office

In 19 64, robert propst and george nelson unveiled the action office to the public. The design is open, and workers are always right in the middle of the action. Businesses just didn't get it, like, why should we spend all this money on fancy coffee tables and phone booths for secretaries and filing clerks? And as a result, it was widely admired, but not widely adopted.

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