Debates about office productivity begin with a work space's layout.First, there's the "closed office"—the classic, partitioned cubicle setup immortalized in every office drone satire. It allows for privacy, but also prioritizes space efficiency over aesthetics.An open office plan addresses closed office concerns, but at the sacrifice of productivity. Open plans can also breed distraction, conflict, increased blood pressure, and increased staff turnover.But what if the solution to peak efficiency was neither open nor closed? What if the concept of the traditional white collar office, with its oppressive, regimented hours, was thrown out entirely? It's this more radical approach that led game developer American McGee to start Pirate Jam.Continue reading on Motherboard.