Guests: The suspended ceiling conceals all the ventilation and lighting systems. A tour of the inner workings of a typical office building.
Films: Cartoons about what makes a good office. Gilbreth's time and motion films. An poetic little film from the 40's about progress and change. An excerpt from a goofy 50's educational film regarding the human relations approach to management. Zombies from the 70's demonstrate new computer systems.
Extro: An amazingly active office scene where everything (computers, desklamps, binders, papers) seems to be attached to actuators.
Notes: Extreme examples of stationary management. BÜrolandschaft, the German office design technique. Finally, skepticism about the impact of technology on efficiency is touched on.
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