New research shows that open layouts act as a constant tax on your attention, forcing your brain to work significantly harder just to stay focused.

A large national study suggests that the layout of your office may shape workplace relationships, with traditional open-plan designs linked to a higher risk of bullying while more flexible ...

New research tracking brain activity in real time has confirmed what many office workers have long suspected: sitting in an open-plan environment forces the brain to burn extra cognitive fuel just to ...

Data released in 2022 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (USBLS) saw business productivity and worker results basically stagnate over the last year, with productivity remaining down compared to ...

The new study, from researchers in two Spanish universities, involved fitting test subjects aged between their mid-20s and mid-60s with wireless electroencephalogram (EEG) devices. The workers were ...

Another reason not to like open-plan offices: they could be making people sick. A recent study published in the journal Ergonomics found that workers who share open spaces with multiple colleagues are ...