Still, nomadic work requires other big adjustments in the culture of an organisation and the behaviour of its individuals, says Mr Ware of the Work Design Collaborative.

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Dan Kraemer is co-founder of the Chicago-based design consultancy IA Collaborative.

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In fact, the design process is so intensely collaborative it's almost as if a single creative mind is at work.

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Mr Gehry's Bilbao design allows for such a collaborative job.

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Collaborative exercises and informal gatherings throughout the week (polyhedron- design clinic, anyone?) add to the hive-mind ethos.

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