Jeremy White wrote:
The thinking is to accomplish two things:
- No internet in the meeting rooms
- Internet readily available right there (next room)
- A structure that makes being in the room optional (so no one is hurt if you are checking email).
For one thing, if you don't have to climb all over other people in order to get out....
The thought was maybe to try for more rooms or more spaces within a large room, and then have 'discussion groups', that people can flow in and out of, rather than the more formal 'lecture style' we ended up with. (Or perhaps a bit of a balance in that).
I think the lectures are important. We have had lots of discussions anyways, which was a direct result of the number of recesses (which is a good thing). I think occasional lectures are a good thing, as they give us something to discuss....
Cheers,
Jeremy
Shachar