When it comes to interruptions, the phrase "one size fits all" does not holds true. What bothers one does not always bother another. However, when considering the cost of distractions, creative workplace solutions are imperative. Fortunately, there can be great benefits to an organization that takes privacy seriously. For example, "If spaces extends and enhances minds, great private space should increase productivity for the organization's most expensive minds."

Put a scientist, a musician, a comedian and a teacher together in a room, squeeze them for good ideas, mix furiously and chill for a while. That's ideaCity. The brainchild of media entrepreneur Moses Znaimer, co-founder of Toronto's CITY-TV, MuchMusic and Fashion television, ideaCity takes participants on a dizzy ride full of intelligent reflection, daring assertions, pointed humor and astonishing skill.

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Smaller, smarter technology impacts the way we work and live. As devices have gotten smaller and more compact, people are able to take information with them, connect instantly via the Internet and search through endless resources of information in the office, at home and even in the local café. Office environments must keep pace and fortunately for many people, big monitors have been regulated to the basement as neater, flatter, and faster devices have become increasingly "mainstream."

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