▁term ▁" activity ▁based ▁working " ▁was ▁first ▁co ined ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁the ▁Art ▁of ▁Working ▁by ▁Erik ▁V eld ho en , ▁a ▁Dutch ▁consult ant ▁and ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁The ▁Dem ise ▁of ▁the ▁Office . ▁ ▁AB W ▁was ▁first ▁implemented ▁by ▁Inter pol is ▁in ▁the ▁n inet ies ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁The ▁activity - based ▁office ▁ ▁The ▁activity ‐ based ▁office ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁office ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁increase ▁product ivity ▁through ▁the ▁stim ulation ▁of ▁interaction ▁and ▁communication ▁while ▁retain ing ▁employee ▁satisfaction ▁and ▁reducing ▁the ▁accommod ation ▁costs . ▁Although ▁some ▁research ▁has ▁gone ▁into ▁understanding ▁the ▁added ▁value , ▁there ▁is ▁still ▁a ▁need ▁for ▁sound ▁data ▁on ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁office ▁design , ▁its ▁intent ions ▁and ▁the ▁actual ▁use ▁after ▁implementation . ▁▁ ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁activity - based ▁work place ▁has ▁been ▁implemented ▁in ▁organis ations ▁as ▁a ▁solution ▁to ▁improve ▁office ▁space ▁efficiency . ▁However , ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁office ▁workers ' ▁comfort ▁or ▁product ivity ▁are ▁comprom ised ▁in ▁the ▁purs uit ▁of ▁space ▁efficiency ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁fully ▁investig ated . ▁There ▁are ▁obst acles ▁and ▁issues ▁of ▁concern ▁when ▁pract icing ▁the ▁activity - based ▁office ▁concept . ▁A ▁study ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁activity - based ▁work place ▁settings ▁reports ▁that ▁employees ▁without ▁an ▁assigned ▁des k ▁comp lain ▁of ▁des k ▁short ages , ▁difficulty ▁finding ▁colle agues ▁which ▁limits ▁immediate ▁collaboration , ▁was ted ▁time ▁finding ▁and