Our weekly roundup of workplace news from around the web.

- A contributor form entreprenuer.com builds the case that you don’t have to make an open concept workspace and either-or decision.
- Brandberries interviewed three global workplace design mavens (including regular Work Design contributor, Kay Sargent) who share how companies are embodying the spirit of an organization and its people.
- “What if your company isn’t a startup or tech-based company that’s parallel to the Silicon Valley trajectory, but also isn’t a huge global corporation that’s been around for half a century?” Business.com highlights the importance of balancing traditional and nontraditional practices in workplace culture and the crucial impact it can have on employee productivity, and ultimately, your business’s success.