Nobody wants to walk into the office on their first day to find a sea of cubicles under fluorescent lights. Thankfully, in recent years, many businesses have taken a hard look at how they can optimize the office space to improve collaboration, increase productivity and attract top talent. And for good reasons, the hottest trend in the market today is the open office which provides a warm, friendly and collaborative environment, but it has come at a cost.

Building an open office floor plan requires you to remove barriers, like cubicles and meeting rooms, to create a more natural environment, but this trend comes at a time when collaboration with distributed teams is on the rise and employees need a space to collaborate with their team.

The Need for Huddle Spaces

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