Most thinking about workstation design takes the Western configuration of chair-and-table for granted. However, Cranz (1998), Mandal (1984) and others have argued that the conventional right angle seated posture is detrimental to physical health. This paper describes the alternative postures, such as perching, lounging, standing, and most importantly, movement, which could be incorporated into the workplace. Changing the workstation requires changing the office as a whole, in turn requiring that we abandon the factory model of office management and design in favor of a new combination of den, club, meditation hall and gymnasium.
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