The past two years have shown the potential of digitalisation to shape working environments. Especially the connection between home office and in-house office still falls short with the existing, technical solutions. To improve the organisation of work, interactive maps offer an attractive approach to optimising the shared use of office space.
The world of work has become different in post-Corona times. Many employers have had positive experiences with home office arrangements and allow employees to stay at home at least part of the time. For local offices, this means finding new and flexible concepts for sensible use of space and short working distances.
In practice, this leads to previously unknown problems. Teams and working groups can move to different offices and meeting rooms for joint work. Employees from the home office no longer occupy a fixed workplace on site, but can be found in different locations. Interactive maps provide a valuable solution to ensure that the changeover is not at the expense of efficiency.
Interactive 2D maps function as a visual tool to improve office sharing and collaboration between staff and teams. The maps are based on a digital representation of the office as a basic orientation. At a glance, it is possible to see which workstations are actually available in the in-house offices.
Each employee has the option of selecting a workstation via the interactive 2D maps using the room booking system. This is displayed to all users of the system so that they do not have to spend a long time looking for the corresponding colleague. The same applies to teams and working groups. They can find out within seconds which desks and offices are currently free and fit the size of the team.
Interactive maps give you the freedom to decide where you want to sit. There is no need for a long search for a workstation; instead, you can interactively secure space for individuals or larger groups. Since you can immediately see where other employees and teams are sitting, you can specifically book seats nearby. This ensures short distances and boosts operational collaborations.
If information or opinions from colleagues are needed, a glance at the interactive 2D map is also sufficient. Instead of rummaging through offices and meeting rooms, you know directly where the desired colleagues are located. This speeds up communication with each other and ensures a pleasant and effective working atmosphere.
In order for interactive maps to develop their full potential, incentives must be created for their use. Professional developers know the inhibition of many employees to integrate a new technical solution into their daily work. This is solved with clever functions:
At the latest due to the Corona pandemic, many employers are rethinking classic forms and concepts of work. With a free choice of workplace, a new flexibility is emerging that fits perfectly with the modern and productive working world. Locaboo's visual workplace booking is the perfect foundation for you. All shared workplaces, such as desk hoteling, desk sharing or hot desking can be mapped with it.
Interactive maps in 2D are a practical and playful tool to give employees new impulses for productivity and collaboration. The ideal approach not only for companies that allow parts of their workforce to work from home office occasionally.
