The Disruptive Office: Mechanised Furniture to Promote Useful Conflicts

Andy Boucher; Andy Law

The Disruptive Office: Mechanised Furniture to Promote Useful Conflicts

Andy Boucher^*, Andy Law

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Abstract

This exploratory project investigated the counter-utopian view that conflict can be used as a tool for innovation within collaborative groups. A series of proposals for disruptive office furniture embodied emerging ideas about innovation through conflict. The proposals for Disruptive Office Furniture offer an exaggerated viewpoint on solutions that actively promote innovation and collaboration. They are devised to be brash, outspoken, and confrontational whilst initiating discussion on what tools for innovative work environments may be.

Original language	English
Pages	1-5
Number of pages	5
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2003
Externally published	Yes
Event	1AD: First International Conference on Appliance Design - HP Labs, Bristol, United Kingdom Duration: 6 May 2003 → 8 May 2003

Conference

Conference	1AD
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Bristol
Period	6/05/03 → 8/05/03

Keywords

Interaction Design
Collaboration
Conflict

Research Group keywords

Interaction Research Studio

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The Disruptive Office: Mechanised Furniture to Promote Useful Conflicts

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