Observations and some images from the Telstra Connect 2013 Exhibition (Coming soon)
It was a good showcase of modern and future technology innovations by Telstra's partners.
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| Connect 2013 - Melbourne, Australia - July 2013 |
One of the interesting innovations I saw was on 'work spaces of the future'. These are technology enabled, new-concept work spaces to accommodate present/future work trends and to save on expensive office space. I spoke to a rep from Steelcase who explained to me a novel concept they had promoted to Telstra.
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| SteelCase solution - the portable trolley cabinet |
Taking the Telstra head office as an example he said that they have assessed that of the 3000 (from memory) assigned there, only 60% are at their desks at a given time. The solution involves open access desks with monitors, power and data connections, and each employee getting a portable trolley cabinet for their belongings. Employees would then book a seat (presumably on-line), collect their cabinet from a storage area and push it over to the booked seat. He mentioned that this method would enable 30%+ more staff to be assigned to a building, there by saving rental, energy and other costs.....
[Time to think].....
Interesting. Some practical issues can be foreseen, and employees would have limited opportunity to 'personalize' their workspaces. However, an interesting idea never-the-less.
