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Do We Really Hate Open Offices That Much?

Chris Wong, Architect, C-Arch Architecture and Design

14-Nov-19 12:00

Do We Really Hate Open Offices That Much?

Remember that time companies would spend a fortune on open-office layouts, only to discover that face-to-face interactions decrease by 70% in open-office plans? Well it seems that workers in open spaces quickly develop psychological fourth walls, conceptual boundaries that protect their public solitude.

Produced by: Christine Wong

Presented by: Richard Bradbury, Jeff Sandhu, & Freda Liu


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Categories:  Personal Finance,  Investments,  Financial Literacy,  Young Finance,  Personal Development,  Entrepreneurship,  SME

Tags:  co-working,  open offices,  face-to-face,  productivity, 


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