I agree a lot with the sentiment. But these points are terrible:
> Fortune 500 company found that just 10 percent of all communications occurred between employees whose desks were more than 500 meters apart. This suggests that once companies span multiple floors, buildings, or campuses, they’ve already lost much of the collaborative value of being “in the office” together.
1. 500 meters is a huge distance. It's actually surprising the distance at which 10% of communications happens is that far, which undermines the point the author is making.
2. You aren't supposed to collaborate with the whole company. You are supposed to collaborate primarily with your team, and less frequently with adjacent stakeholders.
> Fortune 500 company found that just 10 percent of all communications occurred between employees whose desks were more than 500 meters apart. This suggests that once companies span multiple floors, buildings, or campuses, they’ve already lost much of the collaborative value of being “in the office” together.
1. 500 meters is a huge distance. It's actually surprising the distance at which 10% of communications happens is that far, which undermines the point the author is making.
2. You aren't supposed to collaborate with the whole company. You are supposed to collaborate primarily with your team, and less frequently with adjacent stakeholders.