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# Open Offices bookmarks

A manually curated list of studies and articles related to the advantages and drawbacks of open-plan offices.



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## Content

* [Articles and opinions](#articles-and-opinions)

  * [Open-plan offices considered bad](#open-plan-offices-considered-bad)

  * [It depends](#it-depends)

  * [Open-plan offices considered good](#open-plan-offices-considered-good)

* [Studies](#studies)



## Articles and opinions

### Open-plan offices considered bad

* 2024/01/30 [There’s More Proof That Return to Office Is Pointless](https://gizmodo.com/more-proof-that-return-to-office-is-pointless-1851209231) by [Maxwell Zeff](https://twitter.com/ZeffMax) via [gizmodo](https://twitter.com/gizmodo)

* 2023/12/15 [Les conditions de travail sont « globalement moins bonnes » en open space](https://www.lemonde.fr/emploi/article/2023/12/15/les-conditions-de-travail-sont-globalement-moins-bonnes-en-open-space_6205949_1698637.html) by Frédéric Brillet via  [Le Monde](https://www.lemonde.fr/)

* 2021/07/05 [Open-plan office noise increases stress and worsens mood: we’ve measured the effects](https://theconversation.com/open-plan-office-noise-increases-stress-and-worsens-mood-weve-measured-the-effects-162843) by [Libby Sander](https://twitter.com/libbysander) via [The Conversation](https://twitter.com/ConversationEDU)

* 2020/04/10 [The Open-Plan Office Is Dead](https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/the-open-plan-office-is-dead.html) by [Geoffrey James](https://twitter.com/Sales_Source) via [Inc.](https://www.inc.com/).

* 2020/02/14 [Open Plan Offices Make People Lonelier](https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/open-plan-offices-make-people-lonelier.html) by [Geoffrey James](https://twitter.com/Sales_Source) via [Inc.](https://www.inc.com/).

* 2020/01/16 [How Open Plan Offices Kill Creativity](https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/how-open-plan-offices-kill-creativity.html) by [Geoffrey James](https://twitter.com/Sales_Source) via [Inc.](https://www.inc.com/).

* 2019/11/18 [Why office noise bothers some people more than others](https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20191115-office-noise-acceptable-levels-personality-type) by [Zaria Gorvett](https://twitter.com/ZariaGorvett) via [BBC Worklife](https://www.bbc.com/worklife).

* 2019/10/13 [Les open spaces altèrent notre concentration mais aussi la qualité de nos interactions](https://www.lemonde.fr/emploi/article/2019/10/13/les-open-spaces-alterent-notre-concentration-mais-aussi-la-qualite-de-nos-interactions_6015310_1698637.html) by Gaëtan de Lavilléon via [Le Monde](https://www.lemonde.fr/).

* 2019/09/11 [Plus de silence, plus de productivité](https://www.lemonde.fr/emploi/article/2019/09/11/plus-de-silence-plus-de-productivite_5508921_1698637.html) by [Anne Rodier](https://twitter.com/Anne_Rodier) via  [Le Monde](https://www.lemonde.fr/).

* 2019/04/29 [Open-Plan Offices Literally Make You Stupid, According to Harvard](https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/open-plan-offices-literally-make-you-stupid-according-to-harvard.html) by [Geoffrey James](https://twitter.com/Sales_Source) via [Inc.](https://www.inc.com/).

* 2019/04/24 [Workers are revolting against the open office concept, here's why it's not working](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcAliBlCJS0):tv: via [CNBC Television](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrp_UI8XtuYfpiqluWLD7Lw).

* 2019/03/07 [For development teams, it’s time to throw out the open-office plan](https://sdtimes.com/softwaredev/for-development-teams-its-time-to-throw-out-the-open-office-plan/) by [John Lafleur](https://twitter.com/JeanLafleur) via [SD Times](https://sdtimes.com/).

* 2019/02/12 [Cubicles are back, and we have open plan offices to thank](https://www.fastcompany.com/90305213/the-hip-new-open-plan-office-trend-cubicles) by [Mark Wilson](https://twitter.com/ctrlzee) via [FastCompany](https://www.fastcompany.com/).

* 2018/07/27 [Here’s proof that open office layouts don’t work, and how to fix them](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL5XwZJ0410):tv: via [PBS NewsHour](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ZFN9Tx6xh-skXCuRHCDpQ).

* 2018/07/16 [It's Official: Open-Plan Offices Are Now the Dumbest Management Fad of All Time](https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/its-official-open-plan-offices-are-now-dumbest-management-fad-of-all-time.html) by [Geoffrey James](https://twitter.com/Sales_Source) via [Inc.](https://www.inc.com/).

* 2018/07/04 [Open-Plan Offices Are Making Us Less Social](https://www.itprotoday.com/collaboration/open-plan-offices-are-making-us-less-social) via [ITPro Today](https://www.itprotoday.com/).

* 2017/10/04 [Open offices are overrated](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p6WWRarjNs):tv: via [Vox](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLXo7UDZvByw2ixzpQCufnA).

* 2017/04/09 [Why Your Office Setup is Destroying Your Productivity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9p5Wyhp194):tv: by [Michael McQueen](https://twitter.com/Michael_McQueen).

* 2017/02/14 [Quiet Doesn’t Cut It: Why Your Brain Might Work Better In Silence](https://www.fastcompany.com/3068168/quiet-doesnt-cut-it-why-your-brain-might-work-better-in-silence) by [Belle Beth Cooper](https://twitter.com/BelleBCooper) via [FastCompany](https://www.fastcompany.com/).

* 2017/02/10 [Do The Woes Of Open-Plan Office Design Outweigh The Benefits?](https://www.forbes.com/sites/bisnow/2017/02/10/do-the-woes-of-open-plan-office-design-outweigh-the-benefits/) by [Champaign Williams](https://twitter.com/cwilliams060590) via [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/).

* 2017/01/11 [Why open offices are bad for us](https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20170105-open-offices-are-damaging-our-memories) by [Bryan Borzykowski](https://twitter.com/bborzyko) via [BBC Worklife](https://www.bbc.com/worklife).

* 2016/10/26 [What's More Distracting Than A Noisy Co-Worker? Turns Out, Not Much](https://www.npr.org/2016/10/26/498850659/what-s-more-distracting-than-a-noisy-coworker-not-much) by [Yuki Noguchi](https://twitter.com/Yukinoguchi) via [NPR](https://www.npr.org/).

* 2016/10/05 [Just shut up and let your devs concentrate, advises Stack Overflow CEO Joel Spolsky](https://www.geekwire.com/2016/just-shut-let-devs-concentrate-programming-expert-advises/) by [Dan Richman](https://twitter.com/danielarichman) via [GeekWire](https://www.geekwire.com/).

* 2016/07/03 [The Backlash Against Collaboration](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-backlash-against-coll_b_9392040) by [Amanda Schneider](https://www.twitter.com/CCGfounder) via [HuffPost](https://www.huffpost.com/).

* 2016/06/28 [Is the Open-Plan Office Really Right for You? Pros and Cons of Removing Walls](https://www.inc.com/john-boitnott/is-the-open-plan-office-really-right-for-you-pros-and-cons-of-removing-walls.html) by [John Boitnott](https://twitter.com/jboitnott) via [Inc.](https://www.inc.com/).

* 2016/01/23 [The collaboration curse](https://www.economist.com/business/2016/01/23/the-collaboration-curse) by Schumpeter via [The Economist](https://www.economist.com/).

* 2015/04/22 [Why open plan offices suck for everyone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOLCgZ_WvIo):tv: via [The Feed SBS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOLCgZ_WvIo).

* 2015/02/08 [Pros and cons of open plan offices](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_0Q9-DeKpc):tv: via [Financial Times](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoUxsWakJucWg46KW5RsvPw).

* 2014/12/30 [Google got it wrong. The open-office trend is destroying the workplace.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/12/30/google-got-it-wrong-the-open-office-trend-is-destroying-the-workplace/) via [The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/).

* 2014/11/21 [Open-plan office designs unpopular with workers and can damage productivity](https://www.dezeen.com/2014/11/21/open-plan-office-designs-unpopular-with-workers-damage-productivity/) by [Anna Winston](https://twitter.com/AnnaWinston) via [deezen](https://www.dezeen.com/).

* 2014/11/18 [The open-concept office: Is this modern setup sabotaging our productivity?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDlJ5zrnc5I):tv: via [The Globe and Mail](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsZYUb8C_19bWOCKF9jRwSg).

* 2014/10/28 [Open Plan Office](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nYWnu9dxlk):tv: via [ABC Science](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR_kFbcwWy1cKLCkmcMf4lg).

* 2014/09/12 [The victims of open offices are pushing back](https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20140911-open-office-victims-push-back) by Ronald Alsop via [BBC Worklife](https://www.bbc.com/worklife).

* 2014/03/28 [Open-Office Backlash: Seeking Productivity in a Noisy World](https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/business/trends-and-insights/articles/open-office-backlash-seeking-productivity-in-a-noisy-world/) by Anthonia Akitunde via [American Express](https://www.americanexpress.com/).

* 2014/03/13 [Too Distracted to Work: The Dark Side of Open Offices](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-03-13/too-distracted-to-work-the-dark-side-of-open-offices) by [Karen E. Klein](https://twitter.com/kareneklein) via [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/).

* 2014/01/07 [The Open-Office Trap](https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/the-open-office-trap) by [Maria Konnikova](https://twitter.com/mkonnikova) via [The New Yorker](https://www.newyorker.com/).

* 2013/12/02 [The 10 Worst Things About Working In An Open-Office–In Your Words](https://www.fastcompany.com/3022456/the-10-worst-things-about-working-in-an-open-office-in-your-words) via [FastCompany](https://www.fastcompany.com/).

* 2013/11/20 [You’re Not Alone: Most People Hate Open Offices](https://www.fastcompany.com/3021713/youre-not-alone-most-people-hate-open-offices) by [Ariel Schwartz](https://twitter.com/arielhs) via [FastCompany](https://www.fastcompany.com/).

* 2013/11/13 [Research: Cubicles Are the Absolute Worst](https://hbr.org/2013/11/research-cubicles-are-the-absolute-worst) by [Sarah Green Carmichael] via [Harvard Business Review](https://hbr.org/).

* 2013/11/04 [Offices For All! Why Open-Office Layouts Are Bad For Employees, Bosses, And Productivity](https://www.fastcompany.com/3019758/offices-for-all-why-open-office-layouts-are-bad-for-employees-bosses-and-productivity) by [Jason Feifer](https://twitter.com/heyfeifer) via [FastCompany](https://www.fastcompany.com/).

* 2013/09/18 [Is open concept a bad concept?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZI2yYfTJSU):tv: via [CBC News: The National](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKjU3KzdbJE1EFcHVqXC3_g).

* 2011/08/11 [Open Office Layout is Bad for Brain!](https://www.infoq.com/news/2011/08/open-office-layout/) by [Vikas Hazrati](https://twitter.com/vhazrati) via [InfoQ](https://www.infoq.com/).

* 2010/11/24 [Why work doesn't happen at work](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XD2kNopsUs):tv: by [Jason Fried](https://twitter.com/jasonfried) via [TED](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUUnT6oDeKwE6v1NGQxug).

* 2009/08/17 [The Origin of Cubicles and the Open-Plan Office](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-origin-of-cubicles-an/) by [George Musser](https://twitter.com/gmusser) via [Scientific American](https://www.scientificamerican.com/).

* 2006/09/07 [A Field Guide to Developers](https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2006/09/07/a-field-guide-to-developers-2/) by [Joel Spolsky](https://twitter.com/spolsky) via [Joel on Software](https://www.joelonsoftware.com/).

* 2006/07/30 [Private Offices Redux](https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2006/07/30/private-offices-redux/) by [Joel Spolsky](https://twitter.com/spolsky) via [Joel on Software](https://www.joelonsoftware.com/).



### It depends

* 2019/11/05 [Pour ou contre les open spaces](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaRmZUs4TOU):tv: by [Olivier Sibony](https://twitter.com/SibOliv) via [Xerfi Canal](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLFPD1pu0nVTR_Y8NCpXJQ).

* 2019/09/10 [How to Design the Ideal Office (and Why Open Layouts Aren't Always Bad)](https://www.inc.com/graham-winfrey/workplace-experts-open-plan-office-brian-chen-room-harvard-study.html) by [Graham Winfrey](https://twitter.com/GrahamWinfrey) via [Inc.](https://www.inc.com/).

* 2019/07/25 [Open Office Layouts Can Work If You Understand This 1 Crucial Thing About Your Company](https://www.inc.com/michael-schneider/open-office-layouts-can-work-if-you-understand-this-1-crucial-thing-about-your-company.html) by [Michael Schneider](https://twitter.com/MSchneiderTwts) via [Inc.](https://www.inc.com/).

* 2019/05/02 [The science of why you hate your open office](https://www.fastcompany.com/90342214/the-science-of-why-you-hate-your-open-office) by [Katharine Schwab](https://twitter.com/kschwabable) via [FastCompany](https://www.fastcompany.com/).

* 2015/02/23 [As Office Space Shrinks, So Does Privacy for Workers](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/23/nyregion/as-office-space-shrinks-so-does-privacy-for-workers.html) by James Barron via [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/).

* 2015/01/14 [Are Cubicles Preferable to the Open Office Layout?](https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/01/14/are-cubicles-preferable-to-the-open-office-layout) via [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/).



### Open-plan offices considered good

* 2019/04/26 [The Advantages of Open Plan Offices](https://bizfluent.com/list-6775656-advantages-open-plan-offices.html) by [Ashley Donohoe]() via [bizfluent](https://bizfluent.com/).

* 2018/11/30 [Can You Lead in an Open Office?](https://www.inc.com/jeff-pochepan/can-you-lead-in-an-open-office.html) by [Jeff Pochepan](https://twitter.com/StrongProjInc) via [Inc.](https://www.inc.com/).

* 2012/03/18 [In New Office Designs, Room to Roam and to Think](https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/business/new-office-designs-offer-room-to-roam-and-to-think.html) via [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/).



## Studies

* 2018/07 [The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration](https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2017.0239) by Ethan S. Bernstein, Stephen Turban.

* 2013/12 [Workspace satisfaction: The privacy-communication trade-off in open-plan offices](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.06.007) by Jungsoo Kim, Richard de Dear.

* 2007/09 [A model of satisfaction with open-plan office conditions: COPE field findings](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2007.04.002) by Jennifer A. Veitch, Kate E. Charles, Kelly M.J. Farley, Guy R. Newsham.

* 2007/06 [The effects of window proximity, partition height, and gender on perceptions of open-plan offices](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2007.01.004) by Kemal Yildirim, Aysu Akalin-Baskaya, Mine Celebi.

* 2005/06 [Individual differences in employee reactions to open-plan offices](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2005.05.002) by Alena Maher, Courtney von Hippel.

* 2002/05 [Traditional versus Open Office Design: A Longitudinal Field Study](https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0013916502034003001) by Aoife Brennan, Jasdeep S. Chugh, Theresa Kline.