Workspaces

As I mentioned in my presentation last week, workspaces can have an impact on the creativity of a company.  In the endeavors of my research I came across a journalist that wrote for the New York Times.  Nancy Holt  wrote a column called "Workspaces" which talked about a featured manager or CEO in each article.  Her workspace articles can be found on ProQuest through the KU library website.  The one that I found the most interesting was the one I mentioned in class.  I found some of the pictures in my presentation from an article here.  What caught my attention was the conference bike.  An as it is stated in the article, it is not a workspace.  However, it brings up an interesting point.  Could something like a conference bike   really help brood creativity?  Would another group activity inside the workspace help?  Or are things like this just a giant waste of time and people just need to sit at their desks and get their work done?  I am personally a fan of group activities that promote collaboration.  On the other hand I am not necessarily a fan of wide open workspaces.  Honestly, I think that has something to do with the fact that I can get easily distracted.  I would like to hear more from everyone about their workspace's.  Are you allowed to decorate your workspace?  Does it help you get through your day?  What would you change if you could about your companies workspace?