Empower your teams with interactive collaborative workspaces by SMART Technologies
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The document discusses the evolution and benefits of interactive and collaborative workspaces, emphasizing the need for technology that enhances productivity and reduces meeting-related travel costs. It highlights market factors driving adoption, such as improved communication and the desire for better meeting outcomes through smart interactive whiteboard systems. The aim is to facilitate all types of meetings, enhance collaboration, and realize significant returns on meeting investments through engaging and user-friendly technologies.
Empower your teams with interactive collaborative workspaces by SMART Technologies
- 2. Empower your teams with Interactive & Collaborative Workspaces Presented by
- 3. “ Our view is all surfaces will eventually have touch screen display and be completely interactive .” Bill Gates, CEO Summit 2008 “ Whiteboarding will be absolutely pervasive and…will dramatically change the ability to use and share information”
- 4. “ We now think you’re entering the second phase of this productivity growth . It’s all going to be around collaboration …and what you’re seeing, is a tremendous explosion in terms of the utilization of these technologies.” John Chambers, CEO, Cisco August 2009 “ My senior execs will probably spend 30 percent plus—not in meetings, because the definition of a meeting has changed— in collaborative sessions and execution sessions”
- 5. What market factors are driving demand? Cost reduction and employee productivity Reducing travel Employee Productivity #1 #2 Better meetings, better results Better ways to work, collaborate, especially over distance ROI in weeks, not years
- 6. Meetings: Current vs. Desired State Current State Time is lost due to unsupportive equipment Differences between meeting rooms cause confusion Outdated technologies (flipcharts, dry erase whiteboards) limit presentations Distributing notes post meeting is hindered by tedious processes Desired State Rooms that are enablers, not barriers Technology that is simple, consistent and easy to use Minimize ongoing IT support requirements Digitally record and immediately access information. Facilitate all types of meetings
- 7. Types of Business Interactions Relationship Building Information Sharing Problem Solving ?
- 8. Information Sharing Problem Solving SMART Interactive Whiteboard Systems
- 9. Desired Meetings - Requirements Address Important Communication Challenges Provide a Return On Meeting Investment Enable more collaborative meetings Simplify meeting room technology Miminize required IT support Facilitate all types of meetings SMART Business Solutions Interactive Whiteboard Systems Better meetings. Better results. Move beyond static presentation technologies Projectors Flipcharts Dry Erase Whiteboards Create engaging workspaces Teams easily access, interact with information Save, share work regardless of location
- 10. Collaboration @ a Distance Remote Whiteboarding & Brainstorming Simultaneous Multi-point collaboration Remote collaboration with documents, applications Bridgit Everyone participates ANY PC User Location A Location B
- 11. Business Can Do Better … Reduce Travel $ !! Recover Non-Productive Time !! Shorter Cycle-Time, Better Performance !! 2-Hour Customer Meeting Travel $$$ 1+ days overnight 1+ DAYS!! Hotel 2-Hour Customer Meeting Non-Productive Time When is the next time everyone can meet? Many Steps and Players Home 2-Hour Customer Meeting Fully Productive Time Home 2-Hour Customer Meeting Let’s be SMART
- 12. SMART Interactive Whiteboard Systems SMART Meeting Pro ™ All-in-1 Business system Brainstorm Run any application Save as, distribute Email USB Network * (MP only) Annotate over documents and into MS applications SMART HUB™ OR
- 13. SMART Business Solutions: Benefits Improved Communications Make meetings more engaging with interactive touch technology Use digital ink over any application, support ad hoc brainstorming and creativity on the fly Systems that are Easy to Understand Improve user adoption and lessen frustration with a consistent interface, designed to support the occasional user in the everyday meeting room Significant Return on Meeting Investment Begin seeing returns with results including shorter communication timelines and reduced travel requirements Support quicker post meeting action by instantly saving and distributing notes Reduced Environmental Impact Align with corporate green initiatives through a suite of environmentally responsible products
- 14. SMART Business Solutions: Summary Increased Engagement Improved Communications Systems that are Easy to Understand Significant Return on Meeting Investment Reduced Environmental Impact Empower your teams with Interactive & Collaborative Workspaces Interactive Technology For the Everyday Workspace SMART Interactive Whiteboard Systems
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