Desks are so over! Also, "innovations" like "white space"—non-desk places where employees can go to "think"—and "hot desking"—a system where employees never sit in the same spot twice—are revolutionizing the workplace, according to Times 'how we work now' columnist Lisa Belkin. Yeah, giving your employees a private place to sit and work where no one can overhear their personal phone calls about their brother's gayness or their medical conditions is so passé, not to mention a big waste of cash.