Comments on: How the office is evolving http://gigaom.com/2011/08/05/how-the-office-is-evolving/ Wed, 22 May 2013 19:50:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Eric Kintz http://gigaom.com/2011/08/05/how-the-office-is-evolving/#comment-646017 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:07:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=388548#comment-646017 Technology and mentality changes go hand in hand. Technology has enabled the globalization of supply chains, which in turn has made the teams more virtual and therefore the lack of face to face interaction more commonly accepted.

]]> By: Josh Campbell http://gigaom.com/2011/08/05/how-the-office-is-evolving/#comment-645795 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:25:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=388548#comment-645795 Great article. Companies are constantly looking at ways to reduce costs. Real Estate is typically the second largest expense for an organization behind personnel. So it makes sense that we’re seeing these organizations try to reduce real estate and make the real estate they have more efficient. They do this by making some of the changes you’ve mentioned above, but it’s extremely important to make these changes and adjustments based on real data. Through practices like occupancy detection and building management systems, real estate business intelligence software can take data and help organizations make these tough decisions about how to use and where to reduce their real estate much easier.

PeopleCube has full real estate management solutions that allow you to collect data from multiple building systems.

]]> By: Andrew Macadam http://gigaom.com/2011/08/05/how-the-office-is-evolving/#comment-645790 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:45:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=388548#comment-645790 Appreciate that this is about technology, but I think that there has to be recognition that this is also about the changing mentality in business as well. It is no longer all about “face time” (and I refer to the original meaning of the expression…not Apple’s derivative), whereby there was pressure on people to be seen.
I think a significant change in a large number of organisations now is about the quality of work produced, as opposed to how much time is spent in front of people.
I should caveat this though in that there is still a LONG way to go before this is ubiquitous in all industries. We are seeing it in the high tech, early adoption industries, but there is something innate within us that needs that physical interaction and this need is only partially fulfilled through current technology.

]]> By: Shaleen Shah http://gigaom.com/2011/08/05/how-the-office-is-evolving/#comment-645785 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:18:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=388548#comment-645785 I remember that ten years ago, working in pajamas was just a dream. But now, work isn’t defined by time, place ( and even the clothes you wear ); it’s all about utilizing the best tools around so you can become the most productive you can be.

]]> By: AliOmar http://gigaom.com/2011/08/05/how-the-office-is-evolving/#comment-645424 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 22:18:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=388548#comment-645424 Based on Logitech acquired companies in last 3 years, LifeSize , SightSpeed, Paradial & Mirial in 2011
Deals/Partnerships
-Skype
-LG
-Microsoft Lync Server, Microsoft Office 365
-Alcatel-Lucent,
-Avaya,
-Logitech Teams Up with GN Netcom with co-branded “Logitech powered
by Jabra”
-Virtulization & Cloud compatibility

Add to it Logitech leadership in the consumer video chat accessories like HD web cams with the mega potential of the new Facebook/Skype & Google+ Hangout

I think Logitech on right track as a growth global company

]]> By: Eric Kintz http://gigaom.com/2011/08/05/how-the-office-is-evolving/#comment-645422 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 22:04:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=388548#comment-645422 @Niall – very true. It’s a combination of IP communications allowing you to stay connected everywhere and mobile devices.

]]> By: Niall Harbison http://gigaom.com/2011/08/05/how-the-office-is-evolving/#comment-645268 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:34:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=388548#comment-645268 Most of this comes from the smart phone. You couldn’t really do anything on the go before Blackberry came alond and then it is already been made look outdated by iPhone and Android. Amazing to think that you can pretty much carry out your full working day on such a small device!

]]> By: Eddie http://gigaom.com/2011/08/05/how-the-office-is-evolving/#comment-645240 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 08:03:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=388548#comment-645240 This is a great article, especially because ten years ago Guy Kawasaki gave a speech to students at the University of Hawaii with some home town Honolulu “tough love” and among the things he talked about he proclaimed that the water cooler in the centralized office is still important (and hence why Silicon Valley was like the center of the world and why, in his view, people in Hawaii didn’t really have a chance at doing well with a startup which was utterly bogus then and its even more bogus now)!

]]> By: Daniel Kaneshiro http://gigaom.com/2011/08/05/how-the-office-is-evolving/#comment-645171 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:14:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=388548#comment-645171 The Resource Suites Hybrid Officing-the future of officing today. Part virtual, part physical, all business. Our platform is the first true unified communications And messaging product. From snail mail, to voicemail, to email, all with no latency.

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