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How a Michigan company unintentionally invented the cubicle

Mark Sebastian
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Love it or leave it, the cubicle has its roots in Michigan.

The American office used to be rows of desks in a huge room with zero privacy.

All that changed when a Michigan-based company unintentionally invented the cubicle.

What led to the redesign of American offices?

We talk to Mark Schurman , of Herman Miller, to talk about how Michigan shaped the way offices across America look today.

Listen to full interview above.

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