open-plan offices

May 14

Open Plan Offices Aren't Just Bad for Productivity, They're Bad for Your Health

Open offices have a pretty bad reputation for getting in the way of worker productivity in favour of heightened collaboration.
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Jan 13

How Office Design Can Pump up Creativity

It's no secret that open floor plans are common in offices around the world. Whether you work in
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Aug 02

Avant-Garde Offices: Twitter San Francisco

A little birdy (aka Mashable) told us about Twitter's new headquarters in the mid-Market area of San Francisco.
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May 18

Avant-Garde Offices: Mozilla [PHOTOS]

This week's Avant-Garde Offices star is Mozilla, the company behind open-source browser Firefox. Its Mountain View and San
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Apr 19

Avant-Garde Offices: New Facebook HQ [PHOTOS]

In kicking off a brand-new Avant-Garde Offices series here at Ridiculously Efficient, it seemed only appropriate to feature the new
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Apr 16

Monday Must-Reads: Office Design and Productivity

You might not think that office design and productivity have anything in common, but today's must-reads will dispel
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Mar 14

Why Your Office Needs a Quiet Zone

If your office has an open floor plan, you need a quiet zone. Open-plan offices may promote collaboration and creativity,
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Jan 07

Inventionland is the Epitome of a Creative Office

Pittsburgh-based Davison Inventionland is one of the most creative offices in the world; its 61,000-square-foot factory houses 16 themed
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Jan 05

Suspended Nykredit Meeting Rooms Heighten Creativity

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects designed these suspended Nykredit meeting rooms to boost creativity at the mortgage bank's Copenhagen
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Jan 04

Do Open-Plan Offices Pose Productivity Risks?

Open-plan offices may encourage collaboration and improve communication, but they may also create barriers to productivity, according to a piece
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