Making Office Space Make Sense in a Remote World By Logitech
While remote work becomes standard, many organizations continue to invest in office space, creating hybrid arrangements that include both inperson and virtual participants. Along with hybrid work has come the need to optimize office space for collaboration, requiring video conferencing technology that is thoughtful, userfriendly, and easy for IT to set up, deploy, scale, and maintain.
Ideally, the office is set up to keep employees in their flow, not pull them out of it In contrast, organizations have a hard time optimizing the office for collaboration using existing patchworks of technology that can be costly to install and maintain, and that often require specialized equipment and expertise. In these scenarios, IT and facilities teams are often left with a counterproductive combination of a high training, maintenance, and support burden mixed with low worker adoption. 36
Removing Meeting Friction is the Goal Creating an environment that is conducive to collaboration begins outside the meeting room door. Removing friction - meaning anything that interferes with employees’ ability to connect and be productive - is key. Examples of friction in the office include employees not being able to find the right meeting space for their needs at the right time, or struggling with complex conference room equipment. Ideally, the office is set up to keep employees in their flow, not pull them out of it. Tools like scheduling panels can make a huge difference in this regard. At a glance, and without interruption, scheduling panels can: • Signal meeting room availability from a distance • Allow employees to find the right room for their needs at the right time
