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These economists say in-person work boosts creativity, but office mandates fall short
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Economists Natalia Emanuel and Emma Harrington argue in a new book, “In Person,” that people are more creative and productive when they work side by side, but that simply ordering employees back to the office is not enough. Emanuel, who began collaborating with Harrington as a Harvard graduate student in a shared basement office, points to Steve Jobs' insistence on a central atrium at Pixar so colleagues would bump into one another. They say unexpected, face-to-face encounters are much more likely in person than on a screen.
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