Meeting & Collaboration

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For many organisations, having the entire team present in the same meeting room is not logistically possible. Colleagues can be in different cities or different time zones and the ability to collaborate through technology has been a massive bonus.

When it works.

The data left would tend to suggest that it is working well and, certainly, there has been considerable investment in AV technology within SPACE in recent months.

Whether hybrid meetings are truly as collaborative as possible is questionable. The technology functionality might exist, but the knowledge and experience to make the most of this functionality may be lacking with some employees (and this inexperience or lack of confidence was masked previously with having support on hand at all times).

Having an IT department who might also be working hybrid places an emphasis on training, on having intuitive technology and on some people standing on their own two feet.

Activity Based Working (ABW)

A key component of an ABW environment is the ability to quickly move from one task in one location to a new task in (perhaps) a different location.

Where technology is involved, this 'dock ‘n go' approach is the holy grail. That a significant proportion of responses say there is a poor experience means, in general, workplace technology has not yet reached a settled solution for everyone.