On 1 Mar 2009, at 10:23, Janne Kaasalainen wrote:
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On Mar 1, 2009, at 11:56 AM, Adrian Howard wrote:
Nobody is saying that distributed teams can't do good work. Just
that - compared to co-located teams in good working environments -
they're under a disadvantage.
That's some major dis
Hi,
To the original question. I tend to have an opportunity to work at
least partially from a home office, and I have a decent one for that
too. However, I tend to prefer not to, for the sake of my own
productivity (office 'forces' to get things done) as well as liking
the place and peopl
On 27 Feb 2009, at 00:10, Andy Polaine wrote:
Interesting research, though I'm not entirely sure the results are
due to the distance per se or whether this is an apples and apples
comparison.
The culture and organisation of a project team make a big difference
to their success, co-located or n
Interesting research, though I'm not entirely sure the results are
due to the distance per se or whether this is an apples and apples
comparison.
The culture and organisation of a project team make a big difference
to their success, co-located or not. It also ignores the fact that
some projects wo
On 25 Feb 2009, at 08:47, nikhil paul wrote:
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I am not forced to come to office, but i like coming to office.
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And _that_ is the sign of a good work environment :-)
Adrian
Welcome to the Interaction Design Associati
As an aside - there is a large amount of research showing co-located
teams be far more effective than distributed ones...
There was a workshop at CWCW 2008 looking at some of this stuff last
year if folk are interested. Don't know if the results are written up
anywhere.
http://doc
I work from home most of the time. There are a few reasons for this.
Having lived in major cities for many years (London then Sydney) one
reason was downshifting to a smaller town where the quality of life is
much higher. The downside is that there isn't a lot of interaction
design going on
What Keane said," So unless the organisation as a whole has
frameworks in place for remote working, I think it's difficult to
achieve successfully - for the whole organisation."
Two things to address about that: business culture and the law.
First thing: I would go work in the office if it was fo
We got a small office and fot it for design work. I guess that is
affordable for most of the case
--jarod
On 2/25/09, dnp607 wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I wanted to get a pulse on how you feel about designers who work a
> good amount of their time from a home office. I've noticed that most
> companies
I work four days a week in a traditional cubical environment and one
day at home. I use that one day at home to avoid meetings and crunch
on data and usually put in more productive hours there. I don't mind
cubes as long as there's also a group space to brainstorm and be
creative. While I do have t
There are plenty of project that I can do at home. In fact there are some
projects that I can do better at home. But by and large I work as part of an
integrated team... and for many things I need to be here. Small details are
important... and many times, my org sometimes operates like the borg...
Dan,
Though I understand your dilemma, I often find working, yes, even in
a cubicle onsite, to boost my creativity. I gain so much by the
people around me and the ideas that trickle over the wall which never
get into an email. One manger used to say he did "management by
walking around" which is t
Cubicles!! Luckily i never had to deal with them.
In my previous workplace i was seated in the design studio, and we
all know what they are like. :) while the rest of the teams had their
cubicles. Yes i did feel sad for them.
The workplace i am currently working at is a sort of loft, with all
of
Dan -
In some ways I don't see it as a privilege, exactly, but there are
certainly personal lifestyle benefits I enjoy because of it.
I am currently working in a company whose product caters to a pretty
specialized area of specialty. I need to be on-site much of the time
simply to absorb the cult
On 25 Feb 2009, at 06:12, dnp607 wrote:
Hi All,
I wanted to get a pulse on how you feel about designers who work a
good amount of their time from a home office. I've noticed that
most companies prefer 9-5 onsite employees. The reasoning that most
often comes up is that it's "corporate cu
It's a privilege. You are being idealistic.
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Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxD
Hi All,
I wanted to get a pulse on how you feel about designers who work a
good amount of their time from a home office. I've noticed that most
companies prefer 9-5 onsite employees. The reasoning that most often
comes up is that it's "corporate culture" and better for communication.
How
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