the ‘bee log

I blogged a while back about the Microsoft Patterns & Practices collaborative workspace. Here’s the video tour. Cool!

I’m really into the idea of having multiple work venues centered around the team work area. So I could go from my office, to the team hacking space, to the customer room… as the situation changes. Having mission-specific spaces would help maximize productivity and break up the day — encouraging creativity.

Projectors everywhere is nice. It’s a drag to have four people (of varrying visual acuity) sitting around a 20″ or 19″ monitor. Sometimes I just want show-and-tell or sit back, be comfortable, and review the code.

Given that I’m not co-located, oh, 75-80% of the time, I’m interested to see what other people in my situation are doing for remote and/or nomadic collaboration.

Maybe I’ll post on my strategies and wishes for this in the future…