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Reimagining the office space Many people’s idea of what the workspace should look like has changed over the pandemic – and Nobo has responded to that with a new range designed with flexibility in mind
A
fter two years of our lounges, dining
together and throwing out ideas. Capturing these thoughts
tables and bedrooms pulling double
as they happen is crucial for putting the pieces together, and
duty as our workspaces, our idea of
whiteboards, noticeboards and flipcharts provide the perfect
what the working environment ‘should’
catch-all to facilitate this. Nobo’s traditional wall mounted
look like has certainly changed. Just as
options provide a stylish fixed solution to more permanent
we’ve flexed the spaces of our home to
designated meeting areas, while solutions such as the new
fit our needs, the office needs to flex to meet the new ways
Move & Meet range draw on the flexibility that staff have
of working that staff will adopt as part of hybrid working
come to value by allowing them to turn any space into a
models. The challenge now is understanding those needs and
meeting room. The collaboration systems in the range are
equipping your customers with workplace solutions that are as
equipped with lockable castors for easy movement between
dynamic and adaptable as the staff who will occupy them.
locations, allowing teams to capture inspiration wherever it may strike. The mobile base holds up to four removable
INVITING AND REWARDING
double-sided whiteboards or notice boards, providing 8x the
Many businesses will rightly be looking at ways they can make
surface area for writing and collaboration.
their workspaces inviting and rewarding places that staff actually want to spend their time in. Therefore, office refurbs
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will be high up on the agenda, with employers introducing
Open plans with flexi-space will become popular in the new
new furniture, lighting and tools to make their workplaces
office, allowing staff to use their workplace however they need
more functional and comfortable. The new office needs to
to. For the times when separation is desired, Nobo’s Move
add value that remote working does not. Now that staff know
& Meet boards can be used to create specific zones. For
just how much can be accomplished independently from
example, the boards can be wheeled in to divide the room
home, it is likely that the primary value-add of the office will
into an impromptu meeting area with the whiteboard side
be to facilitate the type of collaboration, communication,
available for notes, or a social area with the noticeboard side
and brainstorming between teams that cannot be as easily
exposed to share any important updates.
accomplished virtually. Some of the best actions stem from teams sitting
As we begin to shape what the future workplace will look like, there needs to be an intentional focus on the types of products that are introduced during refurbishments or redesigns. Products that can serve multiple purposes will be highly desirable to the decision-makers responsible for delivering these design projects and meeting these needs should be top priority for resellers. To learn more about the Move & Meet Range, visit: https://www.noboeurope.com/ en-gb/collaboration/move--meetcollaboration-system/
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