Spaces by Bureau

More collaboration sounds like the obvious answer to better teamwork. But what happens when collaboration turns into constant togetherness?

Social psychologist and bestselling author Ron Friedman joins Josh Harris to explore the collaboration trap and what his research on more than 6,000 teams reveals about how great teams actually work.

They talk about why people need time apart to do their best thinking, the surprising workplace feature associated with high-performing teams, how to run fewer and better meetings, what constant interruption does to our attention, and why individual productivity hacks can sometimes make a team less productive. Ron also shares new research on how the best teams are using AI differently.

Ron is the author of Superteams: The Science and Secrets of High-Performing Teams and The Best Place to Work.

Learn more about Ron Friedman’s work: https://ronfriedmanphd.com/

Spaces by Bureau is a show about how people do their best work and how the spaces around us shape the way we think, focus, create and connect.

Learn more about Bureau: www.withbureau.com

What if connection isn’t just chemistry? What if some of it can actually be designed?

Jess Janz has spent nearly a decade exploring that question through Dinner With Strangers. She's hosted 64 gatherings with more than a thousand people built around better questions, intentional spaces, and one unusual rule: don’t talk about your job.

Josh and Jess talk about why job titles change a room, how to ask questions that get people beyond small talk, why the first five minutes of entering a space matter, and what sound, seating, and food can teach us about creating better workplaces.

Jess Janz is a writer, poet, community facilitator, and author of The Table Where We Meet: Lessons Learned From Dinner With 1000 Strangers.

Spaces is produced by Bureau, makers of soundproof office booths for focus, calls, and meetings. Learn more at withbureau.com.