"Is this just our company?" "Are other companies doing something creative?" Learning about the situations at other companies can reveal areas for improvement in your own. In this series, we conduct web surveys on familiar themes related to "workplace comfort" and report on the results. This time's theme is... [65.4% Felt a "Lack of Satisfaction" in Face-to-Face Meetings] We will consider the current reality of face-to-face meetings after the COVID-19 pandemic. With remote work becoming established and work style options expanding, opportunities for face-to-face gatherings are now emphasized in many offices. However, have you had experiences like this? "Even though we gathered, the discussion didn't pick up." "Even after the meeting, I didn't feel like we had thought things through together." It's often assumed that communication naturally becomes more active when people gather face-to-face, but the reality seems to be not that simple. This time, we surveyed 500 office workers about the reality of face-to-face meetings. ◆Article page here (Plus Furniture Company Official Website) https://kagu.plus.co.jp/4090/ [Survey Results Summary] ■ In face-to-face meetings, approximately 65% experienced some form of "lack of satisfaction," indicating that simply gathering does not lead to sufficient communication. ■ Factors contributing to this lack of satisfaction included operational challenges such as "unclear objectives," while factors that could be improved through spatial design, such as "difficult atmosphere for speaking," "seating arrangements that make monitors hard to see," and "positions that make it difficult to see faces," accounted for over half of the responses. ■ Even when the same members gather, ease of conversation varies greatly depending on the meeting room layout, including factors like enclosure, seating orientation, and distance between participants. To improve the quality of face-to-face meetings, it seems important to consider not only operational improv