Re:Workplaces need more walls, not fewer (2014)
by bryanlarsen on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @07:25AM
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The data that should sway people like Zuckerberg is the data that shows that open offices have beneficial effects that often outweigh the drawbacks for companies smaller than 8-12 people, or for teams of 4-8. Above that threshold, the data shows that the drawbacks exceed the benefits.
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Re:Workplaces need more walls, not fewer (2014)
by pjc50 on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @07:34AM
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Yes! This exactly! You can have at most a dozen people round a kitchen table. You can't put the whole company around the same table. The social dynamics simply don't scale that way.
I too have had great experiences doing productive new work in small open offices up to 6 people. I'm currently not enjoying my open office of >100 people. I'd be quite happy with a team-sized office with a door and decent internal sound damping.