COLLABORATION
Anywhere Office Solutions Workspaces are incredibly diverse – your lap, your desk, your kitchen table, and the tools we need to work effectively are as varied and distinct as the workspaces we use. Art O’Gnimh, VP & BU General Manager at Logitech, talks to UC Advanced on various workspaces that have emerged in the modern day workplaces, and how Logitech have developed the devices to assist everyone to achieve digital equity.
Work has changed. It used to be a place you’d go to, or a list of tasks. Today, it’s no longer confined to a physical space, nor to a narrow definition of productivity. An office can be wherever you choose to work, a desk is wherever you set down a laptop, iPad, or phone, a studio is wherever inspiration strikes, and a classroom is wherever the desire to learn takes root. In this new age of work, habits and expectations have evolved, with workplace and time flexibility becoming paramount, especially for younger employees. Work is no longer merely a paid job either; it’s about walking the talk and embracing the evolution of technology and roles. We are at the dawn of a new era of tech, collaboration and human connection. And it demands a fresh approach to work, one that empowers people to be more productive, creative, collaborative, and happy while enabling organisations to thrive.
and leverage technology as a powerful ally in extending human potential and solving the challenges of the modern work world. The Office: Workplaces need to catch up, less than one in three offices have been redesigned in the past three years, according to a Workplace Survey by Gensler. Balancing areas for focus work as well as collaboration work, different types of desks, meeting rooms and including advanced yet simple desk booking tools can help optimise office spaces and bring people back together. The Meeting Room: With dispersed teams and hybrid work arrangements, traditional meetings where everyone gathers around a table are becoming rare. During global lock downs, everyone had an equal presence on video calls, but now, that balance is skewed, with some people in a room, and others at home or remote. Collaboration tools like Logitech’s Sight, an AI-enhanced camera that works with Zoom, Teams, and Google to frame individual speakers as the conversation naturally moves around the meeting room, can help create a more
Art O’Gnimh VP & BU General Manager
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Putting People First, Embracing Technology as an Ally
To make this new era of work , work for everyone, we must prioritise people
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