Many work places have gone to open seating, without cubes or offices, to promote collaboration. There are "team spaces" and other kinds of open areas in which people can quickly get together to solve problems.
I've been thinking about this topic for a couple reasons. First, I've been talking with internal groups about Internet Safety for Families. This is a great topic both for general information and for Security Awareness in the workplace. One item we often discuss is communication methods. Teens and young adults (as well as many high-tech workers) do a disproportional amount of their communication electronically. Sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't.
