The office is not just for work

Posted by on Jun 17, 2010 in Social business, social object, Weblogs | One Comment

 
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Pic c/o some hard-working Aussies

Interesting (and as ever) thought-provoking post from Seth on the end of the office

Whilst topical (and hugely resonant for those of us who live on thin air), it's not exactly a new thought, is it? For as long as I can remember futurologists have been promising just this.

I think there are at least 2 things that explain why we keep "going somewhere"

i. the office is not just a place, it's a community full of other humans 

ii. the office is not just a place of work, it's a place to interact with aforementioned humans (which is what we Super Social Apes love to do). It's a social object, if you like…

ii. the office is always going to be a place to go if it seems that everyone else "goes somewhere" like it, too

And let's be honest, where else are you going to play this top game?