Reflections from the Consumer Electronics Show and predictions for the year in tech.
From home, the office and everywhere in between, we use Cisco collaboration solutions to solve hybrid work's greatest challenges, while inspiring innovation, enhancing productivity and simplifying communication.
As the world continues to transition into a more permanent hybrid workforce, 80% of leaders are confident in their current hybrid work strategy - that's according to the third annual EY Future Workplace Index.
Not surprisingly, the biggest challenge employers are facing in optimizing office spaces is creating the right kind of space for their employees.
Leaders are looking to strike the right balance between investing in physical office spaces and empowering workers with the flexibility to get work done on their own terms, with the end goal of optimizing the performance of today's hybrid workforce.
Reflecting on Cisco's innovations in 2023, the trends unveiled at this year's CES, and the solutions we're prepping to unveil this year, these are my predictions for the year ahead. AI will enhance collaboration experiences for hybrid workers.
At Cisco, our collaboration solutions have leveraged AI for years, as a powerful tool to make hybrid interactions seamless.
As employees continue to embrace hybrid work, there is an enormous opportunity to leverage AI to enhance the way we work and collaborate.
98% of meetings going forward will have at least one remote participant - it is critical to provide equitable and inclusive meeting experiences.
This shift has been so impactful, that the type of work that happens in the office has fundamentally shifted.
Prior to the office reopening, those who worked in office had the lowest average number of virtual meetings.
Today, people in the office have significantly higher virtual meeting volume than other working modes, going from 50% fewer virtual meetings before reopening to 40% more today.
Reflecting on my own experience, my team is the earliest adopters of Cisco Collaboration technology- and we connect and innovate from around the globe.
Companies will need to deploy solutions that help all attendees feel like they're in the room together, even when they are physically distanced, by deploying technologies that transcend location barriers and embody the feeling of face-to-face collaboration for everyone.
Businesses will reimagine and reconfigure workspaces to make the office a magnet.
Offering employees flexibility & choice in their work increases engagement, recognizes the diverse needs of today's workforce, and supports talent recruitment regardless of location.
Still, when anywhere can be an office, getting people back into the corporate office is a challenge- organizations must fundamentally reimagine and reconfigure workspaces to generate excitement, by making the experience better than at home.
Creativity and teamwork thrive on serendipitous, happenstance run-ins at the office.
Offices should have spaces that support these interactions, like brainstorming areas and technology that supports cocreation and whiteboarding with in-person and hybrid participants alike.
The habits we build are also key - at Cisco, we found that employees appreciate remote working but also crave in-person touch points.
This Cyber News was published on feedpress.me. Publication date: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:13:05 +0000