Sounds like a dream but it's not for everyone. There are people who like to have someon else setting up the rules/environment for them to feel comfortable.
And how do you motivate collaboration?
And how do you motivate collaboration?
I'm much more a fan of "core hours": i.e. a company that says everyone should plan to be available between, say, 12 - 2pm either in person or online. Then everyone can set their own hours around that.
If they can't figure out that they have to meet together at some point early in the process, then I'd say you have a bigger issue.
The need to define core hours feels like a band-aid to a bigger issue.
If your workers are too big of cowards to negotiate among themselves when they need to meet to get things done, then you have bigger problems.
For the most part people are working on things they're excited about, so everyone wants to ship as quickly as possible.
While we have fun, goof off, and can work whenever we want, we're all professional and respect each other. If I am blocking someone I am not going to take the day off.