ISPO research for Cosmit interviewed 500 workers in the workspace; the Diomedea research for Ass ufficio investigated the relationship between investment in work space and productivity on a sample of companies; the DEGW research summarized the trends in office design at an international level and hypothesized some key factors around which the offices of the future will be designed. These three studies indicate that spending on workspace is a great investment, yet few companies do.
The research project was carried out within the Creative Factory Office, a project by Ass ufficio, the FederlegnoArredo association that brings together the most important office furniture, seating and wall units companies.