In a way, this is a good investigative story taking a look at something that should be examined more. So I praise the author and Inc.com for exploring the topic, but with that said, these participants did not know each other and were having casual conversations. That's very different than two individuals who know and work with each other and are having a business meeting on the go, so the study used here is hardly conclusive as it relates to business meetings. I can say anecdotally that I often have fantastic walking meetings with my work team and have managed to successfully navigate some of the harder conversations when doing so, but a more focused study needs to be done here.

Great study, discusses results of people walking together