More and more, big corporations are focusing on how to increase the interactions between employees, and look to coworking as a possible model. Steelcase, one of the largest designers of office furniture and workspace environments in the world, is definitely taking note of the growth of shared workspace formats like coworking and incorporating that into their designs. As the co-founder of two coworking spaces in Minnesota — and, full disclosure, having stocked one of our spaces with some of the company’s more unconventional, collaborative furniture — I was curious about the thinking that was driving some of their designs. I recently spoke to Chief Experience Officer Mark Greiner and Principal Researcher Frank Graziano over the phone about the changes that they see sweeping over Cubicleland. via GigaOM

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