How Much Does Lost Focus Cost Companies? More Than They Think.
Oct. 25, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
Open-plan offices were originally designed to streamline repetitive administrative work and give managers greater oversight. However, they also introduced a side effect that is difficult to reconcile with the demands of today's knowledge-based work: noise. Constant background noise fragments attention and makes it harder for employees to achieve the level of concentration required to complete complex, often highly demanding tasks.
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