Interview summaries for Susie, John, John2, Cindy, Andrew, Ann

Cindy:
make sure don't fall off roof
why not just use ground to side of building?
wants tables and chairs in quiet corners
friend's community garden has whiteboard with list of required tasks, people can choose what they want to do.

John:
don't think clothes would be a problem --business casual, blue jeans
pump grey water to roof with human effort
wants a rustic production table in center for garden work

Ann:
company in kansas that has multiple buildings, outside staircases, standing desks with treadmills
employees lose 50 pounds on average
wants no walls, in house massage therapist/acupuncturist
rather than going home for a headache, just get a massage and acupuncture and go back to work
think individual window boxes better (decreases sense of hierarchy, personal responsibility)
worry that huge garden would gain same hierarchy as actual work
prison example: gardens decreased violence by 70 percent

John(#2):
company has public printers/copiers that are a walk away
his old company let you choose sitting vs standing desk -- he couldn't do standing due to health problems
works have: subsidies on gyms, community work days (paid), gyms with classes in the bldgs (some ppl not sure how to use them--don't want to come in early) showers and lockers

Susie:
need independence of time/task if going to want to work in a garden
--but with that would be very attractive
people really want self determination, especially if have very little in work
anything that's regimented is a problem, but gardens can't necessarily work that way
lose privacy in big open space; very noisy
in office, everyone has music on headphones to block out conversations around them
need to regain privacy if open up the space
might need someone (custodian) to oversee the working of the gardens to make sure it doesn't fall apart
weird architecture decisions--'open space' but cut up by plastic walls; hierarchy by what furniture you get -- tables chairs closet; printers per group of desks
solution needs to be generic to catch more people; a garden is a small audience
cutbacks: a garden will be 1st to go
integrated into daily life, e.g. stairs, is better
food is more popular in restaurants; people won't care in a business setting
need a place to clean up--appearance in meetings is hugely important
expensive
enthusiasm will fade after start

Andrew:
restaurants jumping on the own-growing bandwagon
popular for them because food is their business
book: botton: pleasures and sorrows of work
says could take even up to 3 hours out of a day and still be equally productive (since time use is lax)
possible worry about air pollution in cities

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takeaways:
1. enthusiasm for idea
2. some concern about feasibility
3. has to emphasize personal choice

(sarah s)