The history of the open plan workplace, a mushroom’s guide to intelligence, the art of slow productivty and more. #TheEdit.

• The curse of the open plan. A short podcast documentary explores how the open plan workplace evolved from the factory floor and cubicles of the past – BBC Radio 4

• The art of noticing: a call for hybrid intelligence. A nod to the intelligence of mushrooms and what they teach us outside the limits of human knowledge – Maize

• How to accomplish more by doing less. Dr Rangan Chatterjee and Carl Newport explore the concept of slow productivity and the balance of accomplishment without burnout – Feel Better, Live More Podcast 

• Regenerating fashion’s supply chain. How Nespresso’s advancements in regenerative agriculture could serve as a blueprint for the fashion industry – Vogue Business

• How to influence people – and make friends. Arthur C Brooks uses lessons from religion to persuade others to see a better way forward – The Atlantic

• What is a growth mindset? Learn the basics of Dweck’s theory and how our perceptions of failure, learning and intelligence all hinge on what kind of mindset we have – The Beautiful Truth