ROOM Sells Rooms For Open Offices

Richard Bradbury | Audrey Raj | Christine Wong

17-Aug-18 12:45

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A Harvard study found that open offices lead to a 73% drop in face-to-face interaction, but many corporations have bought into the open office fad. A startup called ROOM hopes to alleviate some of the issues with an open office by selling a sound-proof, ventilated, powered booth - designed to make room for better productivity.

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Categories: Technology, Medical Innovation and Technology, Tech, Personal Development, Entrepreneurship, SME

Tags: open offices, workplace, employee productivity, Office Space, ROOM,

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