Out in the Open

Do open office designs really benefit employees? Data are showing the opposite.

An open office space encourages cross—functional collaboration, increases exposure to expertise, and accelerates creativity and innovation. At least that's what proponents promise. And about 70 percent of offices in the United States have bought into this idea, according to Gallup's 2017 State of the American Workplace report.

Many employers have made the move toward less formal layouts—sans