Requirements for the office meeting room have shifted.
In the last six months, teams have navigated in-room and remote collaboration under the hybrid work model - where some employees work out of the office, and others work from home.
Not to mention, business travel continues to decline and may not return to its original capacity prior to the pandemic for some time - as organizations realize cost savings in virtual communication and technology continues to improve for seamless remote meetings.
That means that more virtual collaboration will take place over meeting room technology, often with a combination of people joining both remotely and on-site.
So then - what is a hybrid meeting room?
A hybrid meeting room is considered any space - huddle rooms, presentation spaces, project rooms, executive board rooms, and more...that supports both in-room and remote meeting participants.
This is accomplished by providing tools that enable remote participants to co-create and actively contribute alongside their in-room counterparts.
As you outfit your meeting rooms with technology to accommodate hybrid collaboration, use this simple checklist:
Now more than ever, it’s important to have basic collaboration capabilities in a meeting room, like a shared display, camera, speakers / microphone and video conference software.
But in order to have enhanced collaboration capabilities so that meeting attendees can participate equally in an engaging, interactive session - simple video conferencing does not cut it.
Whether people on the far end of the meeting are remote or at headquarters, meeting rooms now require a strong visual collaboration tool to communicate effectively.
To reduce distance disparity, hybrid meeting rooms need a shared digital workspace, whiteboard application, advanced content sharing, and in-room AND remote access.
Set your blended teams up for success with this hybrid meeting room checklist.