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Vision is more critical than data. Why? In 2000, Ford introduced its updated minivan. No optional right-side sliding door. For a while, all you would see were their new minivans. Like, everywhere. In 2001, Chrysler introduced their new minivan. Optional right-side sliding door. They planned on 25% of their minivans selling with this option. The rest is history. Both companies had the same data. The development costs were probably the same. When was the last time you saw a minivan without two sliding doors? One put their finger into the air and whiffed. The other had a vision for what their customers wanted and went for it. I live at the intersection of three industries that love data: office furniture, CRE and AV technology. The most potent visions I have seen in at least two of them have come from outside the industry, from external disruptors. The proverb says where there is no vision, the people perish. Companies and industries, too. It is an absolute joy to connect with people of vision. The world looks different to them, and how we see it changes from the exchange. What is the most compelling post-pandemic vision you have run across? InterActive Spaces AV INDEAL Inc. i3-Technologies Heckler PowerBx CRUX Workplace iCollaborators ReSocialize LAUFT

Adam Rosendahl nails how to "jumpstart engagement": "Within the first 10 minutes of every workshop, event, or experience, I recommend that facilitators find a way to get everyone's voice in the room. This breaks the passive audience paradigm and jumpstarts engagement. The quickest way to do this live is getting people into dyads and asking them to answer a question (for example "what are you celebrating?"). It's amazing how a room comes to life when people begin to share their thoughts, feelings, and stories." Our interactive touchscreens accomplish the same thing. When the correct technology is applied in a properly designed space with furnishings supporting active work, #engagement happens. And that's what it's all about. That's why we do what we do. InterActive Spaces AV i3-Technologies Heckler PowerBx INDEAL Inc. CRUX Workplace iCollaborators Babar H Khan

It’s Microsoft Teams Rooms – ready. It’s Zoom Rooms – ready. It’s 105” of productivity limited only by your imagination. It’s the format driving enterprising teams built for inclusion, for participation and for active work. It’s also from i3-Technologies, one of the fastest-growing manufacturers of interactive touchscreens in the world.  It's called Ultra for a reason. And, it’s supported by InterActive Spaces to bring it all together for you in a bundled application that makes it easy to acquire, deploy, integrate and put to use. It’s a whole new world of AV technology, and we’re here to help you put it to work. InterActive Spaces AV i3-Technologies Heckler PowerBx CRUX Workplace iCollaborators Jump Software Inc. INDEAL Inc. Babar H Khan #microsoftteamsrooms #zoomrooms #AV #collaboration #RTO #WFH #WFA #interactivedisplays #meetingrooms #privateoffices #zoomrooms #MTR #huddlerooms #homeoffices #coworking 

We were Zoomed out by 2021. Zoom rescued us in the early days of the pandemic, but then it became some kind of substitute for an email meant to bring us together. Zoom, Teams, etc are great videoconference systems – I use them all the time – but they have their limits. Like, about 15 minutes of multidirectional discussion. And then all the polls and data about remote work, hybrid work, distributed work, WFA, WFH, etc started coming out. We began collecting data about what it was that would help us move forward with more meaningful connections, better tools to cope with our new work circumstances. Basically every poll I read – and still read – listed “new technology” as one of the key answers to help us take meaningful steps forward in working together. Collaborating. I don’t think people were pointing to the next generation of laptop computer, the next smart phone or the next edition of the videoconference system. Add in widescreen monitors, and there is a lot of cool stuff, but not taking work to the next level. People want better ways to communicate. To collaborate. To share screens at the same time. To share ideas, data, visuals, plans and documents – again, all at the same time. All while still seeing each other and having a voice in the conversation. Existing technologies are really limited in doing that. Interactive touchscreens from i3-Technologies can do all of that. And more. Also known as IFPs – interactive flat panels – the technology has been around for a few years. It just hasn’t been widely adopted yet in commercial settings. Even more, the technology hasn’t been optimized in its use yet. And, it has always been expensive, so kind of a niche tech. But that is changing. And that is what we are doing at InterActive Spaces. Using new technology to help teams work better together, no matter where they are working from. Pretty straightforward and pretty simple. If that’s what you’ve been waiting for, I’d look forward to talking. Your teams will be glad we did. InterActive Spaces AV i3-Technologies Heckler PowerBx CRUX Workplace iCollaborators Jump Software Inc. McLain Group INDEAL Inc. Babar H Khan #AV #collaboration #RTO #WFH #WFA #interactivedisplays #meetingrooms #privateoffices #zoomrooms #MTR #huddlerooms #homeoffices #coworking

First things first. 95% of my days begin with a 3 mile constitutional, followed by homemade granola. When we take care of our bodies, they help us think more clearly, pay better attention and improve our moods. When we don’t, they have a way of demanding attention. But maybe the best part of how I begin my day is how it feeds my soul. Concentrating on each step helps clear my mind. Noticing the nuances along the way makes me aware of things beyond myself. Seeing others on their way wakens the empathy that slumbered with me. Seeing the beginning of a sunrise – like I paused for this morning – reminds me nothing is promised, so take each moment as a gift. There will be plenty of time for conversations, for learning, planning and doing stuff. There will be plenty of opportunities to learn the needs of others, construct a common vision and support their needs. But it all begins with taking care of myself first so I can better care for others. It begins with creating a reminder for the soul of what it is all for. First things first. My moments of preparation are likely different from yours, but I hope you have found an awakening process that cares for your body and feeds your soul. How do you begin your day? InterActive Spaces AV i3-Technologies Heckler PowerBx CRUX Workplace iCollaborators Jump Software Inc. McLain Group INDEAL Inc. #AV #collaboration #RTO #WFH #WFA #interactivedisplays #meetingrooms #privateoffices #zoomrooms #MTR #huddlerooms #homeoffices #coworking

What it is is incredible enough (just watch the video!). What it does is even more important in supporting how we work. The X2 from i3-Technologies is a critical tool in the workplace, designed to be placed not just in meeting and huddle rooms, but wherever we get together for conversations, quick exchanges, planning sessions or structured development. Everyone has a seat at the table with the X2, where over six users can share screens simultaneously. As remote participants are a fact of almost every discussion, quickly connecting, sharing information and then being able to capture contents within a QR code for sharing becomes critical. Work hasn’t changed. How we work needs to change. You have to see it to appreciate it. I’m excited to share it with you to see exactly what it can do for you. InterActive Spaces AV i3-Technologies Heckler PowerBx CRUX Workplace iCollaborators Jump Software Inc. McLain Group INDEAL Inc. #AV #collaboration #RTO #WFH #WFA #interactivedisplays #meetingrooms #privateoffices #zoomrooms #MTR #huddlerooms #homeoffices #coworking

"Where there is no vision, the people perish." Hebrew Proverb Stand for something. Point out a new path. Shine the light on new possibilities. Embrace change. Tell others what you see. Create order out of chaos. Be the vision. Set the example others can follow. Invite others into the vision. Live it. I love it when others get the vision. Let's make it happen... InterActive Spaces AV i3-Technologies Heckler PowerBx Exact Furniture Ltd. CRUX Workplace iCollaborators Jump Software Inc. McLain Group INDEAL Inc. #AV #collaboration #RTO #WFH #WFA #interactivedisplays #meetingrooms #privateoffices #zoomrooms #MTR #huddlerooms #homeoffices #coworking 

“Where do I go? Whoops, someone else is in there. How about here? No one knows where we are meeting now. Why did I come back into the office?” Getting our teams back into the office is enough of a chore. Making them play meeting room BINGO doesn’t add to the experience. Space management sounds more complicated than it has to be. InterActive Spaces is focused on making technology simple, focused on what we need, focused on both the deployment and use experience. That’s why we work with PowerBx for space management solutions. They don’t make your business conform to their technology platform. They provide options that work with how you work. One team to design, deploy and manage the entire space management experience. Simple. Create great user experiences for your teams as they return to the office. It’s more affordable than you might think. Because that is how we do things. InterActive Spaces AV i3-Technologies Heckler PowerBx Exact Furniture Ltd. CRUX Workplace iCollaborators Jump Software Inc. McLain Group INDEAL Inc. #AV #collaboration #RTO #WFH #WFA #interactivedisplays #meetingrooms #privateoffices #zoomrooms #MTR #huddlerooms #homeoffices #coworking

AV Technology Simplified. I know – it sounds like an oxymoron. But it’s important. Our post-pandemic world is two things – video-centric and collaboration-driven. The better we get at these things, the better we perform and the better our experience while performing. This is no small opportunity to proactively do something about the post-pandemic paralysis afflicting too many organizations. AV technology – specifically interactive touchscreen displays – offers a user-friendly solution medium for our human needs to visualize and work together more effectively. Removing obstacles to availability and access to the technology improve performance. We are simplifying the entire process. We are simplifying offering the optimal design and actually using the technology. We are simplifying ordering and payments. We are simplifying installation and user training. We are simplifying identifying and resolving issues. Whatever creates a better experience for you and users, we are simplifying. The process needed to be simplified. So, we stepped up. Because, well that’s just who we are and how we operate. Ready to step up for your teams? Come see what can make things better… InterActive Spaces AV i3-Technologies Heckler PowerBx Exact Furniture Ltd. CRUX Workplace iCollaborators Jump Software Inc. McLain Group INDEAL Inc. #AV #collaboration #RTO #WFH #WFA #interactivedisplays #meetingrooms #privateoffices #zoomrooms #MTR #huddlerooms #homeoffices #coworking