The daily grind: are coffee shops the workplace of the future?

It interests me (I was going to say fascinates me, but that sounds a bit over the top) how different people work differently, in different environments.
I love working in a busy office. I guess a lot of people would prefer silence so they can concentrate, but that has the opposite effect on me. The buzz of everything happening around me really motivates me, I think it’s an important part of working in the creative industries. Overhearing things that spark your imagination, bouncing ideas o