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Global—Notes on focus, workplace design and the people fixing the open office
What Is Spaces by Bureau?
Spaces by Bureau is a monthly newsletter about how the spaces around us shape the way we focus, create and connect, backed by a podcast. Here’s what it covers, who it’s for and how
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WeWork Go Is Live: Inside the Bureau-Built Pods for Professionals on the Move
WeWork Go is officially live. Bureau built the private, bookable office pods bringing WeWork’s workspace experience to airports, convention centers, and hotel lobbies. Here’s what’s inside each pod and where they’re headed next.
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Design Your Office Like a College Campus: Ron Friedman on Where Great Teamwork Really Happens
Ron Friedman joins the Spaces by Bureau podcast to explain why the best teams think alone first, then come together, and what that means for office design.
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Stolen Focus by Johann Hari: Why Every Team Leader Should Read It
Johann Hari’s Stolen Focus argues that our attention crisis is systemic, not personal. Here’s our review of the book, where it falls short, and what it means for leaders protecting their team’s focus.
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The Hidden Costs of Meeting Pods
Furniture, ethernet, warranty length and certification all sit behind a meeting pod’s sticker price. Here is what actually drives cost, and what to ask before you buy.
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A New Global Standard: Bureau is the First Soundproof Booth Company to Earn ‘Works with WELL’
The workplace industry just reached a turning point. Bureau is proud to announce that we are the first and only soundproof booth company in the world
Office Booths vs Traditional Construction: Cost, Speed, and Flexibility Compared
Office booths are 35% cheaper, 50% faster to install, and produce 45% less CO2 than traditional office construction. A Bureau booth can be professionally installed in
What it means to ‘Bureaufy’ a space
Nothing makes a person feel like a square peg being forced into a round hole quite like working in an office that just doesn’t… Well, work.
Why Comfort and Ergonomics Matter in the Office
Have you ever finished a work day and felt your back playing up or your shoulders just frozen? We’ve all been there at some point in
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Focus, noise and the science of attention.
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What Is Spaces by Bureau?
Spaces by Bureau is a monthly newsletter about how the spaces around us shape the way we focus, create and connect, backed by a podcast. Here’s
WeWork Go Is Live: Inside the Bureau-Built Pods for Professionals on the Move
WeWork Go is officially live. Bureau built the private, bookable office pods bringing WeWork’s workspace experience to airports, convention centers, and hotel lobbies. Here’s what’s inside
Design Your Office Like a College Campus: Ron Friedman on Where Great Teamwork Really Happens
Ron Friedman joins the Spaces by Bureau podcast to explain why the best teams think alone first, then come together, and what that means for office
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari: Why Every Team Leader Should Read It
Johann Hari’s Stolen Focus argues that our attention crisis is systemic, not personal. Here’s our review of the book, where it falls short, and what it
The Hidden Costs of Meeting Pods
Furniture, ethernet, warranty length and certification all sit behind a meeting pod’s sticker price. Here is what actually drives cost, and what to ask before you
5 Ways Soundproof Booths are Transforming Education
Classrooms are the original open office. From early learning centres to university campuses, schools are turning to soundproof booths to create focus space, quiet study zones,
Office Design Trends 2026: The Office Becomes a Resort. Has Hotelification Left Focus Behind?
Hotelification is one of the defining office design trends of 2026, with workplaces borrowing wellness amenities and service models from hospitality. Yet Gensler found 65% of
5 Best 4-Person Office Booths for Meetings and Private Conversations in 2026
A four-person booth adds private meeting space without construction. We compare five of the best 4-person office pods of 2026, the Bureau Quad+, Framery Four Lite,
The Isolator Helmet: Why has focus disappeared from the modern office?
In 1925, an inventor built a helmet to block out distractions. A century later, we’re still fighting the same battle for focus at work.
Why People Leave the Office to Think
At 12:40, someone reclines in a parked car outside an office they’re still technically inside. It’s the one room with a door that closes. A look
How Alpha School Uses Acoustic Booths to Make Personalized Learning Work
When every student runs their own AI-led lesson in the same room, noise is the problem. See how Alpha School used nearly 100 Bureau booths to
A Quiet Space for Everyone: How Fraser Valley Regional Library Deployed 15 One+ Focus Pods
How do you bring silence to BC’s largest public library system? Discover how Fraser Valley Regional Library deployed 15 Bureau soundproof privacy booths to give 911,000
The Office Amenity Your Team Actually Needs
Harvard Business Review published research this month that got our team at Bureau talking: “The Office Amenity That Actually Improves Teamwork” by psychologist Ron Friedman, published