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The Open-Plan Office Was a Mistake. Here's a 47-Slide Deck Proving It.

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The Alignment TimesApril 4, 2026 3 min read

New research from three universities confirms that open-plan offices reduce productivity, increase stress, and generate Slack messages that could have been emails.

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