Open-plan offices decrease face-to-face collaboration: study

Re:Open-plan offices decrease face-to-face collaboration: study by ergothus on Thursday February 06, 2020 @11:24AM (#22257324)

3/3 of my last companies have moved to new offices while I was there, proudly touting the open floor plan and increased number of meeting rooms.

3/3 found that the meeting rooms were inadequate before they even filled the open floor plan seating.

Open floor plans mean meeting rooms become mandatory for just about every interaction. The promised ease of interaction doesnt happen when everyone is in headphones and the polite people dont want to talk while in close quarters with others NOT in the conversation.

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Re:Open-plan offices decrease face-to-face collaboration: study by nkrisc on Thursday February 06, 2020 @11:30AM (#22257384)

I can't tell you how many times I walked past the 12 person conference room with just two people sitting in there, because, where else are they going to have a private discussion when every other room is booked?

As you said, when everyone has an office, only meetings of more than a handful of people need a separate conference room.

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