Remote working is not going anywhere. And if your organization isn’t on board with that… they’ve another thing coming for them.
But with great challenges come even greater opportunities —
The hybrid work model. The 3-2-2 week. Strategic flexibility. These are all the same terms for flexibility around when and where you work.
Joan Williams, director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings threw down the truth in this New York Times article:
“The only thing holding back flexible work arrangements was a failure of imagination… That failure was remedied in three weeks’ time in March 2020.”
Dropbox’s internal survey reported that 90% of employees do not want to return to a rigid five-day, in-office work week.
90%... we’re not shocked. 
The U.S. News stated that after the new normal forced by the global COVID-19 pandemic and most recently - the Great Resignation - organizations are realizing that the job market isn’t quite controlled by the company anymore… Job seekers are looking for higher pay, better benefits, and a flexible schedule…a.k.a., hybrid work.
They continue that “many firms that have invested heavily in commercial real estate and hierarchical management systems… want control over their employees.” And where they work.
But if you ask Apple employees about this control over the return to work… They’re not having it. In other words, new, rigid work policies are not giving people the freedom they've come to expect in a post-pandemic world.
Organizations are being challenged to rethink workflows within their building designs in this hybrid world — while supporting the need for flexibility with schedule and task autonomy — for both on-premise and remote employees.
Large conference spaces are too big and too expensive to outfit, and cubicles and open concept spaces aren’t efficient enough for a collaboration session.
We’d like to welcome back the Huddle Room.
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Yes, the tried and true huddle room. This “not so new to the office” room is a small meeting space that supports impromptu, small group sessions for anywhere from one to five people. What was once an informal area with a table, an analog whiteboard, and a few chairs must rework itself to support hybrid teams. Today’s huddle space must have video conferencing capabilities at a minimum, but ideally must also support digital whiteboarding and wireless screen sharing — so that a quick VC call with a remote teammate can turn into a full-on collaboration sesh.
These rooms don’t need to break the bank either — that’s not the point. Long gone are the days to impress with flashy and expensive brands that are more for the corporate show and dance rather than the actual productivity of your team. These rooms are function-first — the workhorse rooms, where teams can dig in and get the real work done.
Introducing ThinkHub Huddle. The ultimate collaboration board to support hybrid teams. Cost-effective, easy to install, and easy to use.
The ThinkHub Huddle is purpose-built to support today’s hybrid teams - equipping huddle rooms and small meeting spaces with a remote-equal work environment.
The best part? ThinkHub Huddle is now shipping.
So, in conclusion, hybrid is here to stay; flexibility is king; the huddle room is back; and we have ThinkHub Huddle.
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