I was going to suggest that the headline needed editing since the article doesn't seem to support that conclusion. But then saw that HBR actually used that mis-

I was going to suggest that the headline needed editing since the article doesn't seem to support that conclusion. But then saw that HBR actually used that mis-leading headline. The research seems to only deal with employee preference and not much with performance. I'm surprised there is still so much disagreement on what works best and even more surprised how popular open plans are. Open plans only work for the very few people who either never need to talk to anyone and/or are comfortable with do-not-disturb headphones on.