We’re big advocates of creative collaboration and the spaces that support that mode of work. But few workers can thrive in an all-collaboration-all-the-time environment.
People crave balance at work. In between project team meetings and group sessions, they need comfortable solo spaces where they can escape to catch their breath, make a phone call, gather their thoughts or do quiet, focused work.
These short-term retreat spaces give workers the change of pace—and of posture—that often stimulates new ideas and leads to better conversations down the road.
And for mobile workers, a private oasis is exactly what’s needed as they grab a few minutes to prep for the next meeting.
Meike Toepfer Taylor, a former Coalesse design researcher, calls these enclaves “ready refuge places where we can hide if needed.”