NFS tech group

Creating an efficient agile working environment just got easier — thanks to a pioneering new enhancement to one of the world’s leading workspace technologies. Rendezvous Mobile  workspace software  by NFS already provides an unrivalled meeting room and resource scheduling and booking. Now it has new floor planning technology that gives staff a unique, easy-to-use view so they can quickly find the right workspace at the right time, even while they are on the move. Using the Rendezvous Mobile floorplan module, they can effortlessly find colleagues, set up teams to spark ideas, find AV resources for a crucial client pitch or locate a peaceful area for concentrated work. Luis De Souza, CEO of NFS Technology, said: “Agile working benefits both workers and organisations, but to be efficient and effective it requires the right support in place. “With Rendezvous Mobile’s floorplan technology, it’s never been so easy for people to find and book the meeting space or ...

Recent studies of workplaces make sad reading — they show a growing number of employees say they are being made to feel lonely and isolated by the nature of the work they do. This seems strange in some ways: our ‘gig economy’ is geared up to promote connected technologies and workspace design. Technically speaking, it’s never been so easy to communicate and collaborate with our colleagues. But the staff are just not finding the link — socially. Being part of the gig economy means many people have flexible working arrangements that go way beyond traditional employment models. Many people decide to work freelance on short-term contracts or work full-time for a set employer without all the benefits of permanent employment. Technology is a huge enabler of agile and freelance working — with a smartphone and unlimited data (or coffee shop wifi) — you can work nearly anywhere. But working remotely or separate from other people sometimes makes us feel lonely and depressed. That’s...

Our offices have seen the arrival of waves of technology in recent years, including IT, video conferencing, AI and mobility. Work is no longer a place we go, but rather a thing we do in different places. That means it’s time to ask some tough questions about the function our  workplaces  really fulfil. In other words: Today’s workplace: is it really an office — or is it a meeting venue instead? Let’s just take a moment to think about that. You definitely go there to do a particular thing You visit the place to meet people It has the equipment you need to achieve your targets It’s fun being there (or should be) Well, that certainly sounds like a venue. But there’s one other element that makes the office like a venue: You book a place before you arrive. After all, you would never just turn up at a gig hoping you could get in. Wandering around looking for somewhere to sit? That’s not very rock ‘n roll. It doesn’t rock the new workplace, either. In recen...

Rendezvous workplace scheduling software will delivers: An easy booking process Efficient booking of rooms, desk & workplace An Enhanced VC booking experience A streamlined visitor experince Maximised space utilisation.

Twenty years ago no-one could have predicted that Amazon, from its humble beginnings as an online bookstore, would explode in quite the way it has – now accounting for  5% of all US retail spend . After several years of not making a profit, CEO Jeff Bezos is now worth $150 billion. With a 49% share of all US online commerce it’s only a matter of time before they are making more money than all their online competitors combined. As a corollary, traditional stores such as Toys R Us didn’t adapt to Amazon and have withered away completely. The growth of Uberization Of course, Amazon largely makes its money in the provision of tangible goods. What is striking about many other well-known online brands is that they don’t hold or ship any inventory at all. “Uber, the world’s largest taxi company owns no vehicles, Facebook the world’s most popular media owner creates no content, Alibaba, the most valuable retailer has no inventory and Airbnb the world’s largest accommodation ...

Open plan offices have been around for over a century, and on the face of it you would think that they foster communication. Far from it. A recent Harvard study found that face-to-face interaction actually decreased when the walls came down, while the number of emails and text messages increased sharply. In other words, people stop talking when they work open plan . That’s not great for collaboration.  The open plan office first came to prominence as a working style in 1906 when the architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Larkin Administration Building in New York. Open plan has always had its critics. As Alexi Marmot, professor of facility and environment management at The Bartlett School of Graduate Studies at University College London says: “The known [downsides] of open plan – noise, alienation, inability to adjust light and temperature, feeling like a small cog in a large machine – need to be overcome. “This can be achieved through attention to design, who...

“The reimagined modern workplace is here,” Microsoft senior director Ryan Asdourian declared confidently this year. “Gone are the days of rigid schedules where workers are fixed to computer terminals between the hours of 9 and 5… with technology on our side, the opportunities are endless .” Ryan conjures up a brave new world where remote, technology-enabled workers drop in and out of flexible, friendly spaces to get their jobs done in the most efficient and enjoyable manner. His views are well-supported. A workplace experiment in New Zealand made headlines recently when staff at a company specialising in trusts and wills were allowed to work for four days a week, while getting paid for five. Academics found their job and life satisfaction rocketed in all areas, and the company benefited too – employees worked better and enjoyed their jobs more. Working 9 to 5? What a way to make a living …looks like Dolly Parton was ahead of the times when she sang the theme song for th...