Huddle up with these 3 gadgets
Technology is redefining the workplace as we know it by unleashing the potential huddle rooms have to offer
That little room around the corner, the small meeting room that everyone likes, the huddle room, huddle space, breakout room or whatever you call it — it’s a useful thing.
For impromptu meetings, a quick sync, a chat in private, a conf call, a personal call, team collaboration, focused project work, sprint planning, scrums … A huddle room answers a variety of needs and has gained momentum in recent years. It’s hot. But it’s been a-changin’.
Technology is now being recognized as the crucial component of the huddle room, which has for years remained mostly unequipped, barren.
Coupled with tech, the huddle room has the ability to transform the workspace into a new ecosystem that organically supports the new way of work brought about by younger generations that are now taking the lead in the workforce.
Yes, Millennials, that means you. And it means the iGeneration, which has been exposed to an unprecedented amount of technology throughout their whole life.
Huddle room tech for the new way of work and the new generation
The huddle room should sport some very specific tech, such that matches the flexibility younger generations demand and expect and which the huddle room can offer.
- We’re talking effortless.
- We’re talking wireless.
- We’re talking connected.
- We’re talking collaborative.
With dynamic ways of work (distributed work, remote work, telecommuting, coworking, hotdesking, …) workers have the option of working pretty much anywhere. Huddle rooms, however, are becoming the hub for seamless collaboration. Individuals and teams can jump into the huddle room or check in remotely and just work together. And technology makes that happen.
Have a look at our top picks for a dynamic and comfortable huddle room experience.
WePresent
Need an easy way to wirelessly share content in the huddle? Go cross-platform and connect all the BYODs in the room. WePresent allows you to moderate a bunch of users, even the ones who are just visiting, integrate with touchscreen displays, mirror Chromebooks as well as iOS devices through Apple AirPlay and more and more.
Simple integrations. Instant connectivity.
No need to keep plugging in and keeping track of a bunch of cables and adapters, of which the one you actually need is usually missing from the table and is nowhere to be found.
Yamaha
With huddle rooms having unique requirements, as they are typically small sized rooms with limited tabletop space, Yamaha CS-700 brings in that all-in-one unit with best in class audio, video, and screen sharing capability.
Through only one USB cable, the Yamaha CS-700 combines ultra-wideband audio with high-quality video to fulfill video, audio, and collaboration requirements in one simple, wall-mounted system addressing all communication and collaboration requirements of the huddle room.
Simple interactivity. Powerful conferencing.
With this device you can finally clearly hear everything that’s being said at a conferencing session. Even with multiple participants in the room.
JOAN
To make collaboration happen, the huddle room needs to be free. The best ones are constantly full and there’s a lot of haggling to get one.
For people to meet efficiently and without conflict, magnet slap JOAN on the huddle room and take workplace optimization to another level.
With this scheduling solution rooms can be instantly booked via any device with their status and meeting timetable showing up on the display.
Or people can book on the spot and pop right in. Plus, with JOAN’s Slack bot, employees can book straight from Slack without interrupting their workflow there.
The integration is completely free. You can get it here. (Tip: Ask the joan-bot a couple of questions; she has some delightful answers.)
Simple optimization. Effortless collaboration.
