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My story of open office. Because on COVID our office is closed and at home i have two kids, and sometimes i really need to concentrate to get things done. So o

My story of open office. Because on COVID our office is closed and at home i have two kids, and sometimes i really need to concentrate to get things done. So one day i tried to go to my nearest library and work from there. It's "open office" but it's quite there even if there are people around doing their work. I was so productive as there are no distractions. No temptations to go to fridge, no passing by colleagues to say hello, no noise. I've done things in couple hours that would have taken whole day at my normal office. So i think open office is not a problem, problem is whats happening around you in that open office.

opo 6y ago
>...So i think open office is not a problem, problem is whats happening around you in that open office. Yea libraries have created the only type of 'open office' where people can actually be productive. The way they do it is to prevent all noise and distractions. The main rationalization people use to promote open floor plans is that it increases collaboration but the only way an open floor plan can work is to dramatically decrease collaboration. This article covers some of that research: >...A new study from Harvard reveals that open-plan offices decrease rather than increase face-to-face collaboration https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/its-official-open-plan-offices-are-now-dumbest-management-fad-of-all-time.html https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/its-official-open-plan-of... The problem is that companies of all sizes are most innovative when people are able (and encouraged) to collaborate without destroying the productivity of those around them.