Come on, this is one of the worlds largest technology companies, and their spokesman has the gull to come up with drivel like claims that they are now offering us a revolutions by providing, not tools, but "helpers"? And this all comes in the form of stolen Wii Avatars, and a ripped off iPhone touchpanel interface? It would be one thing if it was actually implemented well, but it appears to be a kludge that has been glued together with various other research that they are looking into. Did anyone see the episode of "The Wire" where they used a copy machine to as a "lie detector" to fool some kid into confessing? That is what this video looks like to me.

You boss is absolutely right that a more collaborative seating arrangement would increase your productivity ...AND... You are absolutely right that your lack of focus space would reduce your productivity. Every job benefits in productivity by having spaces that allow the following four work modes: Focus, Collaborate, Learning, Socializing. Current office design trends are no longer about "making an office pretty", but about finding out what ratio of the above four work modes best supports the work, and designing these functions into the workplace. If you want some good details on this, refer to this link: http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=10111 Gensler, based out of SF but with offices around the world has been in a leader in researching work productivity and applying it to workplace design. J-Haru