1. Describe some of the factors that led this situation to become an open conflict.

2. Do you think this is an issue worth generating conflict over? What are the potential costs and benefits of Matt and Peter having an open discussion of the issues?

There has long been a debate about the impacts of a clean desk policy and the order it can bring compared to a clutter desk policy and its acknowledged creativity advantage.  In this case two co-workers are in an ongoing dispute which seems to be fueled by the clean desk / clutter desk divide. They can’t seem to let go of the issue and seem to be irritated, always.