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5 Strategies To Increase Productivity In Open Offices<\/a><\/blockquote><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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Take our quiz - completely confidential and free! More and more companies, especially startups, are adopting open office floor plans. Today, nearly 70% of all offices have open floor plans. Companies of all sizes see open offices as an opportunity to reduce real estate footprint and costs \u2013 you can put more people into an open layout. In fact, as more companies embrace remote work, the need for dedicated private offices diminishes. The trend has been fueled in large part by startups. Some startup teams are nimble, energetic and productive, and people assume that open offices are, at least in part, responsible for those traits. Despite this trend towards open offices, there\u2019s a growing body of research casting doubt on the benefits of open offices. Researchers have found, for example, that the benefits of easy communication in an open office layout don\u2019t outweigh the lack of privacy, and other disadvantages. The chart below, from Harvard Business Review, summarizes the biggest complaints about different types of office layouts (based on a study of more than 42,000 U.S. office workers). As you can see, people complain the most about open offices and cubicles. The researchers, Jungsoo Kim and Richard de Dear of the University of Sydney wrote: Our results categorically contradict the industry-accepted wisdom that open-plan layout enhances communication between colleagues and improves occupants\u2019 overall work environmental satisfaction.\u00a0The open-plan proponents\u2019 argument that open-plan improves morale and productivity appears to have no basis in the research literature. Should you sound the alarm and build private offices for your teams? No, unless there are specific reasons that private offices are necessary. I\u2019m a big fan of open offices, but I believe it\u2019s extremely important to create an office plan that overcomes the many real challenges of open offices. Here are five strategies to help you get started: 1. Build a culture of quiet. Many companies encourage (or don\u2019t discourage) open and loud communications in an open office. This builds a dangerous culture. After all, open offices have few sound-reducing walls. A study found that workers exposed to open office noise for three hours can experience an increase in adrenaline levels associated with the fight-or-flight response. From the start, build a culture of quiet \u2013 encourage people to talk in private rooms or common areas, and to use chat tools like Slack or HipChat. Encourage people to use headphones – especially noise-canceling headphones. These can help cut out background noises and distractions and can also boost productivity. 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