Culture: Open Office

They’re mostly terrible, but there’s room for smart choices. Last week, DHH skewered the open office floor plan. He was right. But wait, we have an open office floor plan. And we’ve done a respecta…

Listen to this episode from Rework on Spotify. Hey, are you busy? Can you listen to this real quick? It's an episode about interruptions in the workplace. You'll hear from academic researchers, Basecamp's head data wrangler, and the CEO of a remote company about how they've tackled not just the disruptions themselves, but also the workplace culture that allows those intrusions to flourish.

‎Show @@podcastShowName@@, Ep Interruption is Not Collaboration - Feb 6, 2018

Listen to this episode from Rework on Spotify. A peek inside Basecamp's office in Chicago - 00:21"The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad idea" (Signal v. Noise) - 00:34"Library Rules: How to make an open office plan work" (Signal v. Noise) - 00:43Tommy George on Twitter - 1:30YouVersion Bible app - 1:31Zemana - 13:39

‎Show @@podcastShowName@@, Ep The Open Office - Jul 2, 2019

Listen to this episode from HBR IdeaCast on Spotify. Ethan Bernstein, associate professor at Harvard Business School, studied how coworkers interacted before and after their company moved to an open office plan. The research shows why open workspaces often fail to foster the collaboration they’re designed for. Workers get good at shutting others out and their interactions can even decline. Bernstein explains how companies can conduct experiments to learn how to achieve the productive interactions they want. With Ben Waber of Humanyze, Bernstein wrote the HBR article "The Truth About Open Offices."

Ethan Bernstein, associate professor at Harvard Business School, studied how coworkers interacted before and after their company moved to an open office plan. The research shows why open workspaces often fail to foster the collaboration they’re designed for. Workers get good at shutting others out and their interactions can even decline. Bernstein explains how companies can conduct experiments to learn how to achieve the productive interactions they want. With Ben Waber of Humanyze, Bernstein wrote the HBR article "The Truth About Open Offices."

‎Show HBR IdeaCast, Ep Why Open Offices Aren't Working — and How to Fix Them - Oct 29, 2019

It began as a post-war dream for a more collaborative and egalitarian workplace. It has evolved into a nightmare of noise and discomfort. Can the open office be saved, or should we all just be working from home?