Posts Tagged ‘work location’
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
For the FWS Projectday 2009, we transported our multi-touch wall to Driebergen. There, participants of the Co-create workshop had a chance to hear about and have a look at recent developments in hardware and software (they could even look inside of the big black box!) After that, one half of the group could play around with our sticky notes application while the other set out to discuss how this technology could be of use in their own working practice.
Earlier, we had developed and evaluated scenarios aimed at using multi-touch technology for working and creating together. The results of the workshops also point at other directions for future developments that we hope to explore further.
Some interesting points of discussion:
- The fact that multi-touch surfaces allow input from multiple persons at the same time implicates that everyone who is at the surface has control over what is viewed, changed or added. Some people see this as an advantage, others think that one person should always be in control.
- Multi-touch surfaces are useful if different kinds of information (for example, tekst, numbers and photos) have to be reviewed with a team. In those cases, the large screen provides an overview and each of the team members has control over the data that is shown.
- Multi-touch surfaces could also be used for co-creation and inspiration by letting people work at such surfaces at different moments in time. People could have their own space and shared spaces where they can add to the work of others or find ideas to use in their own work.
- It is fun to use the multi-touch surfaces because it involves a natural kind of interaction. This alone could be a reason to use them.
- A multi-touch wall could also be used for communication with people at other locations. Reviewing a document and seeing a video of a person on the same large screen could be an efficient way to work together at a distance.
Wouter from Jam visualized outcomes of the discussion. More of the results (also from the other workshops) can be found here.
Tags: co-creation, Future Workspace, multi-touch, touch screen, work location, workplace, workshop
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Smart Working Center (SWC) Almere is an initiative of Cisco and the municipality of Amsterdam and Almere to create an advanced working environment in the Almere area to reduce travel times for Almere-Amsterdam commuters. (press release (in dutch): here. SWC is part of the Connected Urban Development program of Cisco and partners.
Objective of this user experience study case is to create insights in how the Smart Working Center Almere as a working environment can optimally support professionals in their work. Key questions to answer are how professionals experience the SWC services and facilities, how they adapt over time their working styles and processes to the new possibilities of the SWC and what the feasibility is of the concept in terms of business value for the different stakeholders. — More to follow shortly –
Tags: home working, new ways of working, productivity, Smart Working Center, work location
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Friday, November 21st, 2008
Op woensdag 3 december vindt in de Van Nelle Ontwerpfabriek in Rotterdam het event “de Innovatieproeftuin” plaats. Het Future Workspaces team zal daar acte de présence geven met twee workshops (“No Hub, No Glory!” en “De Zeven Vaardigheden van de Moderne Kenniswerker”) en een studentenatelier (“Schrijven naar 2028″). Meer informatie vindt u in deze uitnodiging en op de website van de Innovatieproeftuin. Wij hopen u op 3 december in Rotterdam te zien!
Tags: in control, in flow, in sync, in touch, open organization, work location, workshop
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
In het jaar 2037 is informatie- en communicatietechnologie overal: de techniek is verweven met alledaagse objecten, zowel in huis als op kantoor. Robots nemen een deel van de taken over en de voortgang in nano- en biotechnologie is zodanig, dat ook die een onderdeel zijn geworden van het dagelijks leven. Dat alles heeft grote invloed op hoe wij zullen werken. Als voorbeeld een dag uit het leven van Paul, een hoogopgeleide werknemer in het jaar 2037. (full-text article: Automatiseringgids, 31 oktober 2008)
Tags: new ways of working, tools, work location, workplace
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Friday, October 3rd, 2008
This week we officially opened our Future Workspaces team room. The philosophy of the room is that it is a flexible environment with zones that support & stimulate specific activities. We analyzed what we do as team and designed zones in the room that match these activities. The results is what we call “the professional playground”: a large room with plenty of space for brainstorming, desks for individual work, a pressure-cooker meeting space and a couple of comfortable chairs for an informal talk. (more…)
Tags: new ways of working, work location, workplace
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
Met collega’s een potje flipperen tijdens de lunchpauze, relaxen in de loungehoek of borrelen op vrijdagmiddag. Klinkt gezellig, maar al dit werkplezier leidt niet tot goede prestaties. Dat blijkt uit een onderzoek van advies en onderzoeksbureau Hay Group. Nederlandse werkgevers richten zich door de schaarste op de arbeidsmarkt te veel op een plezierige werkomgeving, maar zouden zich moeten richten op het werkklimaat.
(full text article: Intermediair, 1 oktober 2008)
Tags: work life balance, work location
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
De gemeenten Amsterdam en Almere introduceren samen met het bedrijfsleven een nieuw wapen tegen files: het zogenaamde Smart Work Center.
Vandaag wordt het eerste satellietkantoor geopend door de burgemeesters Job Cohen en Annemarie Jorritsma. Het kersverse complex is uitgerust met de snelste internetaansluitingen, een zogenaamde ‘telepresence’-zaal – hier kan vergaderd worden met collega’s op afstand – en kinderopvang. De bedoeling is dat de werknemers niet meer in de file tussen Almere en Amsterdam staan. [..] (Source: Het Financieele Dagblad, 23-09-2008)
Tags: new ways of working, work location, workplace
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Het recruitmentbedrijf Netwerven maakt gebruik maken van GPS-positionering om klanten aan nieuwe kandidaten te helpen. Door middel van GPS technologie worden de actuele posities van recruiters weergegeven op Google Maps (source: Emerce 29-07-08)
Tags: always connected, HRM, in sync, mobility, work location
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
An interactive map showing the current location of your nomadic colleagues. Based on GSM network data, and accessible anywhere using your PDA or smartphone. Click on a colleague’s avatar to get status and availability information, or to contact him or her. BuddySpotter lets you locate your colleagues and setup ad hoc face-to-face meetings. It will also make you more aware of your coworkers’ whereabouts and activities.
Tags: always connected, in sync, mobility, personal information management, work location
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
The ideal mobile office space for the nomadic worker. It works like a taxi: picks you up at one place (home, office, client’s site) and drops you off at another. Smart routing is used to let you meet your nomadic co-workers in between your and their client meetings. All facilities to be productive – individually or as a team – are provided on-board.
Tags: ways of working, work location
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
The VR office is a virtual reality room where you and your team can work in a simulated environment adapted to your needs or simply to your liking. Display devices and speakers are invisibly integrated into the physical environment. Landscape, soundtrack, and synthesized smell can be matched to create the perfect environment for creative sessions, deep reflection, or concentrated individual work.
Tags: in flow, virtual world, ways of working, work location
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
The Golden Railway Pass provides special benefits to frequent business travelers:
- Access to concentrated working compartments with onboard WiFi internet connection;
- Access to communication compartments where you can have a phone conversation in private;
- Access to business lounges and fully equipped meeting rooms in all major train stations;
- Taxis-on-demand, waiting for you when you arrive. (more…)
Tags: always connected, mobility, productivity, ways of working, work location, workplace
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
The Coworkspace navigator helps mobile workers find good places to work while being away from the office. The navigator is based on a collectively maintained database of places for coworking – low cost collaboration & community spaces for digital workers. The database is available as a web service to be used while travelling, but also as a collection of Points of Interest for your personal navigation device, for offline use. (more…)
Tags: work location
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