> <i>Good Commandment 5. Thou shalt disturb thy neighbors.</i><p>> <i>Researchers have found that innovation is enhanced if all participants
work in a single open space less than 50 meters across, as it
encourages spontaneous discussions across disciplines.[viii] The goal
is for the space to support concentration and communication. For
example, for the last four centers of Table I, the faculty gave up
their private offices to be embedded with students and postdocs in
open space, where only the meeting rooms have walls.[ix] Faculty access
draws students from their home offices to the lab, which increases
chances of interactions. A downside of shared space is the cost of
remodeling to create an attractive open space . This is a one-time
capital expense, since following projects will use it, but even so,
the cost was equal to just two students over the life of a
center. Shared open space is certainly more beneficial to a center
than a few more students</i><p>I have to wonder how they get any research done.<p><a href="http://heeris.id.au/2013/this-is-why-you-shouldnt-interrupt-a-programmer/" rel="nofollow">http://heeris.id.au/2013/this-is-why-you-shouldnt-interrupt-...</a><p>Do they normally have very quiet participants and students?
> It’s hard to predict information technology trends much longer than five years. We start a center based on our best guess of what new opportunities will present themselves in 7 to 10 years<p>What do people here think are opportunities that are not available now, but will be in 7-10 years?