The Steelcase® Roam™ was designed to host the Surface Hub and support the physical activity that promotes creativity. And that’s the reinforcing point,” Seiler shared. Once you establish the culture, then you can use the process to support the evolutionary change that you want to make. It’s the ability for people to stand around and have a conversation. “Surface Hub gets people working differently-not technology. Through the use of the Surface Hub 2S and Roam™, teams gain a true sense of shared-purpose collaboration. Both developments work together to support active collaboration by encouraging physical activity, which promotes better cognitive ability and emotional engagement. Two years and several innovations later, the two have announced their newest co-development : The Steelcase® Roam™ for the Microsoft Surface Hub 2S. Microsoft and Steelcase joined forces in 2017 under a shared mission: to improve the way people work. Introducing The Steelcase® Roam™ for the Microsoft Surface Hub 2S During my time at the event, I experienced firsthand how Microsoft and Steelcase are eliminating these barriers to promote employee wellness-by combining technology and space to create the ultimate work environment for any time, anywhere, any way collaboration. The tools we use should be designed and utilized to simplify and reduce the stresses associated with everyday tasks. The two have to be intertwined.” Technology is constantly evolving at a rapid pace, but it shouldn’t impede progress or cause frustration at work. Through culture, they are not supporting the technology. And you see it when you walk into a conference room that has a Microsoft Surface Hub at one end but has a conference room table jammed up against that Hub so nobody would ever stand in front of it. Seiler continued, “When companies want to change, some waste money by simply trying to put in technology that their culture doesn’t support. For example, 69% of people want access to an interactive whiteboard or smartboard, whereas only 40% of people have it. However, most office environments do not support active collaboration. What is the culture that you want to establish in your company? And how are your process and technology going to support it?” According to Steelcase’s study on team-based work, there are five main reasons why teams struggle to collaborate:ĩ7% of people say that collaboration is important for creating ideas, developing solutions, and gathering different viewpoints. It’s culture, and it starts with culture. “Most companies say, ‘I will spend money, and I will put new technology in, and that will create a happy, healthy environment.’ The reality is the hardest factor to change is people. “For workplaces to evolve, there are really three things at play: people, technology, and process,” said Robin Seiler, General Manager of Microsoft Devices. As a wellness writer and a former project manager at a software and mobile app development company, attending Microsoft and Steelcase’s #WorkYourWay event was the perfect opportunity to explore the intersection of these two topics: How exactly does technology and space tie into the employee (human) experience, and how can we use these innovations to promote a better sense of well-being in the office? It also requires a progressive and inclusive office culture that is fostered by company decision makers. This includes access to the right tools to support you while working on your own or as a team. It’s ensuring everybody has what they need in order to perform their job to the best of their ability during every shift. But what exactly does it mean? Competitive pay, health insurance, and a fully stocked kitchen? No-employee well-being goes beyond benefits and bagels on Friday mornings. Wellness has become a topic of conversation in the office more so in recent years than ever before. A post shared by Morgan Mandriota on at 5:46pm PDT
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