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The Ultimate Cubicle

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the a-keep-within-a-fortress dept.

kimba writes "Scott Adams of Dilbert fame has developed the ultimate cubicle with design company IDEO (the same guys that made the Palm V and the new sexy Cisco IP phones). Lying in a hammock watching boss-cam... shweeeet." Still, nothing beats a wireless laptop on a shaded porch, beverage in hand.

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  1. another site by mahtaaaain · · Score: 2, Informative

    Ideo's take:

    http://www.ideo.com/dilbert/

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    you a winna , ha ha ha
  2. for gods sake, lighten up by liquidsin · · Score: 2, Informative

    reply in general to all people posting things like "that's stupid", "scott adams is a corporate whore", "that won't help me get any work done" -- you all need to lighten up. Anybody who takes cubicle designs from the author of 'dilbert' as a serious thing needs to be examined. It's funny. It's not intended to increase productivity, it's intended to make you laugh. Get a grip.

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    do not read this line twice.
  3. Check this out in Newsweek by Starbreeze · · Score: 2, Informative
    This was in the Newsweek that arrived in my mailbox yesterday. And they included a cute little editorial diagram and description of everything that I didn't see in this online article. The aquarium is some sort of reward from the boss... the flowers wilt when you leave and bloom when you arrive showing that someone cares about your presense. The chair, when folded down, triggers your phone to ring, to shoo away those pesky visitors. I can't remember them all, but it was cute.


    I didn't think it was something for real. I figured Scott Adams, being a cartoonist, created it as something amusing and Dilbertish.

  4. About IDEO by fm6 · · Score: 3, Informative
    IDEO is an interesting company. They've designed chairs, water bottles, toothbrushes, computers, cell phones. In a world full of useless tchatchkas, they greatly enhance the general usability quotient.

    Here's a radio interview with Tom Kelley, their general manager. And here's a fascinating web page showing all the cool stuff they've worked on.