As other Googlers have said (and yes, I'm also one) 20% time is a bit misunderstood and always has been. Suffice it to say that it never died, and different gr

As other Googlers have said (and yes, I'm also one) 20% time is a bit misunderstood and always has been. Suffice it to say that it never died, and different groups have different levels of participation - some times, some teams are focused on a launch so the percentage of time spent goes up or down. But generally speaking, yes, this is exactly the sort of healthy thing that we encourage.