At the end of 2009, KODO Managing Director Brian Purdey resigned as Chairman of Facility Management Training Partners Pty Ltd (fmedge), a training company he co-founded in 2003, citing diferences of opinion regarding management principles and practices.
He wishes to advise that he is no longer associated in any way with ownership or management of fmedge, [...]

There are many sources of distraction for both individuals and workgroups in the modern working environment, not least of which are visual and noise distraction resulting from more open working environments. Higher space densities can also contribute to distraction which negatively impacts worker performance.
In the absence of quantifiable measures, designers and managers face difficult challenges [...]