In our recent article, “Is it time for offices to get personal again?” we discussed the importance of personal workspace environments for productivity and morale. There’s another aspect office designers and facilities managers need to address urgently: technology. Modern workplaces face a particularly post-COVID conundrum: Employees finding their home setup better equipped, and more comfortable, […]

The open office was sold as the modern solution to just about any workplace problem for decades now: siloed workers? Open them up (literally) to collaboration. Bad communication? Put everyone in a big room. Worried about productivity? Create a vantage point. And so, walls came down, spaces opened up, and collaboration was supposed to flourish. […]

Six countries, 1200 respondents: Our new 2025 research survey suggests open-office orthodoxy is making the post-COVID workplace less palatable than ever. What can be done about this?