Flexible Integration Keeps Resources Connected The ongoing evolution of information and communications technology(ICT)means that businesses have an ever expanding set of options for workplace arrangements. Now an office can be "anywhere with an Internet connection"? or so people say. Shift your perspective on working people from the individual level to the organizational, and you quickly notice a myriad of unresolved issues. One attempt to address them are the transitions in offices intended to effectively connect people and work spaces. Sharing Experience in a Dynamic Office With partially-finished car bodies criss-crossing above, its cascading workspaces, and its massive scale, the inside of BMW's Leipzig Plant is enough to take anyone's breath away. Supremely functional, this setup also allows white-collar workers, blue-collar workers, and customers to interact and share a unique experience. BMW / Leipzig, Germany Digital Technology Connects Studios and Offices MTV has pioneered the development of popular-music?only television channels since it began broadcasting in 1981 in USA and in 1987 in Europe. In 2004, MTV Central Europe, a member of the worldwide MTV network, opened a new headquarters in Berlin that serves as a model for a new kind of broadcast station where studios and offices are connected to form a dynamic whole. MTV Central Europe / Berlin, Germany Quality Spaces for Quality Professional Work The new home office of Clifford Chance, an international law firm at the vanguard of the increasingly complex and pervasive legal tasks necessitated by advancing globalization, provides a plethora of amenities facilitating the hard-working lifestyles of its staff as well as a conference center function that treats visiting clients to exceptionally stylish hospitality. Clifford Chance / London, UK Transparent Spaces Promote Transparency in Thought and Deed Swedish Post's vision was to recreate itself through a shared sense of innovation and teamwork. The new main office, completed in 2003, supports this vision through transparency and flexibility. Swedish Post / Solna, Sweden Open Workplace Connects Employees to One Another An abandoned portside auto factory has been transformed into the ultra-modern offices of OMX headquarters. Skylights allow abundant natural light into the tiered open space at the building's center, where employees gather during lunchtime to engage in conversation. OMX's new headquarters is an open workplace removed from the city center that effectively connects its employees to one another. OMX / Stockholm, Sweden Personalized Environments for Better Health at Work The Stockholm offices of TCO Development, known for its labels certifying office equipment for quality and environmental soundness, are more than just a headquarters. They are also a "live as you learn" experiment where 15 staff members seek ways to improve working environments all around the world, as well as make their own more comfortable for each individual. TCO Development / Stockholm, Sweden Seamlessly Connected Distributed Workspaces Distributed work spaces that enable flexible work location, time, and organization depend on systems to hold disparate elements together so they can function effectively?ICT systems, for example, to shrink space between physically separate groups, or as ways of building community in distributed organizations. Here we contemplate methods of connecting people, spaces, and documents that form the "elastic workspace" discussed in our previous issue.