Working in an open planned office has its creative hazards…..if you need quiet thinking time it is almost impossible to obtain.
But what about the use of different coloured lights above your desk. Green would indicate “happy to chat and be disturbed”, however red would mean “leave me alone, I’m working on my creative genius qualities”.
And if the light is not on….well as the saying goes, “nobody is home” (meaning I’m out of the office).