Abstract: Systems and methods for multiple users to interact with a multi-display using multiple modalities. The multi-display allows a lucid transition between personal non-private work environment and shared work environment for multiple groups of users in an open workspace. This provides users with freedom to use large amounts of space (with or without whiteboard) and the aggregate compute and storage resources available in an open workspace in any configuration suitable for their work dynamics and applications. It allows users to explore and manipulate data using a branch explore merge paradigm via a combination of personal display spaces to create shared display spaces and segregation of personal displays thereof on-demand using interaction modalities like hand gestures, laser pointers and even personal devices. The result is a paradigm where the displays are used as mediums for interacting with the data.