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User Experience
Live workplace data can be
displayed on kiosks or mobile
apps to show the availability
of work settings throughout
the workplace. Often the
greatest detractor from people’s
productivity can be the cost
of search, or in other words,
the time spent locating or
confirming the availability of
an appropriate work setting.
Data can be used to challenge
and question perceptions,
understand why certain trends
are appearing, while reducing
the friction and adding value
to the experience. Sensors
and a workplace app can also
be integrated with cafeteria
payment system, access control
and environmental settings
(temperature, light, music)
to create a truly unique user-
experience.
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SENSORS TO THE RESCUE
Working too long and losing
focus? Don’t worry, you will be
sent a notification to have a break.
Relax, take a walk, stretch. Based
on a study by Draugiem Group,
it is recommended that optimal
work/break ratio would be 52
minutes of work and a 17-minute
break.
Cannot find a large-sized
conference room for your weekly
team meetings because someone
is having a two-person meeting
in that room? Don't worry, sensors
such as access control along with
mobile Wi-Fi triangulation will be
able to detect if the person who
booked the room is in the building
or not, thus releasing the space
if required. Imagine instant room
booking by simply just walking
in. Through data we can also
learn the habits of team meeting
attendance, and recommend
alternative spaces in order to use
the space efficiently.
Germ sensors on alert?
Something in the air? Don't worry,
thermal imaging cameras will
detect and inform people if they
have a fever and advise them to
go to a doctor or work from home.
It reduces chances of infecting
other colleagues and prevents
people underestimating their
symptoms.
Where has the printer moved to?
Where is a stapler? Don't worry,
by using Bluetooth stickers on
equipment and worksettings in
parallel with beacons, you can
track it all on a phone app or
kiosk. It will be easy to do a live
inventory of assets and furniture; a
simple scan of what’s in the office
and you will get a report with
the list of computers, monitors,
furniture and other equipment
owned by the company.
Where is my colleague? How are
the teams collaborating? Don't
worry, sociometric sensors are
wearables that understand posture
and movement, conversation
flow, speaking time, voice tone,
speed of speech, cortisol level
based on tone of voice, speech
volume and etc. Each badge
contains a microphone, infrared,
accelerometer, and a Bluetooth
connection. This opt-in system
allows you to understand the
physical interactions of workers.
By recommending a few changes
in how the social network of the
company worked, Sociometric
was able to increase sales by 11%
in a business that had flat growth.
Understanding individual and
group performance can lead to
significant returns.
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MACIEJ MARKOWSKI
Partner, Head of Workplace
Strategy CEE
Global Occupier Services
ALEKSANDER SZYBILSKI
Consultant, Workplace Strategy
Global Occupier Services
KAWSAR MIAH
Consultant
Strategic Consulting, EMEA