texturism:

…most humans have two contradictory impulses: we love and need one another, yet we crave privacy and autonomy.

to harness the energy that fuels both these drives, we need to move beyond the new groupthink and embrace a more nuanced approach to creativity and learning. our offices should encourage casual, cafe-style interactions, but allow people to disappear into personalized, private spaces when they want to be alone.

- the rise of new groupthink | via nytimes