Things we won’t be bothering with in our new offices

A landline. We all have cellphones. When they ring, we answer. We’re thinking you want to talk to whoever you want to talk to, not a receptionist.
Desks. We’re creating workzones instead. A large, shared table for when you need one. Comfortable seating for anytime else. Storage in the basement for documents, if we really, truly need to print them out.
A boardroom. Boardrooms are probably the least effective space for problem solving there is. We’ve got a large blackboard – a really large blackboard painted directly on the wall- and sofas instead. That puts the problem in the middle, not the table.
Office furniture. We’re setting out to build a creative space, not a factory. Give people office furniture, they start behaving like they’re in an office, shutting down ideas and free thinking.