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Goodbye to the crowded office: how coronavirus will change the way we work together

  • Written by Rachel Morrison, Associate Professor, Auckland University of Technology
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As lockdowns are relaxed around the world and people return to their workplaces, the next challenge will be adapting open office spaces to the new normal of strict personal hygiene and physical distancing.

While the merits and disadvantages of open plan and flexible workspaces have long been debated, the risk they posed of...

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