In some ways open office designs are a symptom of company cultures that do not value deep work more than the perceived value open plans offer such as cost savin

In some ways open office designs are a symptom of company cultures that do not value deep work more than the perceived value open plans offer such as cost savings or "collaboration". From my vantage, there are quite a few more companies installing places for deep work in offices. But even if companies install these spaces, if the company does not value deep work away from your primary desk, employees will feel discouraged about using those facilities. It was probably the same culture disconnect for companies who would put a ping-pong table in the office even though deep down they would not actually want staff spending time utilizing them during the day as opposed to sitting at their desk working.