Here are 8 of our favorite smart devices to help you create a more efficient workplace:
1. Noise Cancelling Earbuds
Depending on the layout of your work environment, your employees may be sitting in close quarters to each other. While this can be beneficial to fostering team comradery, it can also be incredibly distracting.
Employees can stay focused by taking advantage of noise cancelling earbuds like these from Here One. The noise cancelling technology can drown out even the loudest of distractions (think nearby construction work or a barking dog) and help your employees to stay on task. As an added bonus, employees can use the earbuds to take phone calls and listen to music while they work.
2. Air Purifier
Creating a healthy working environment is essential for maximizing productivity. Whether it’s summer or winter, there’s sure to be something in the air to spark some respiratory irritation. Fortunately, you can take advantage of a smart air purifier like the Airmega 400S Smart Air Purifier to tackle the problem and ensure that your employees are breathing easy. This connected solution allows you to control the air purifier from your smartphone or tablet to improve the air quality in your office.
3. Smart Note Taking
Note taking is essential to increasing comprehension and recalling important information at a later date. How many times have jotted down notes in a meeting and had to type them up to share with your team? A smart pen like the Live Scribe 3 eliminates this redundancy by transcribing what you write into an identical digital format on a paired tablet or device via Bluetooth technology.
4. Virtual Assistant
Virtual assistants are undoubtedly the fastest growing trend in smart technology. While Amazon’s Echo leads the market share in voice assistant technology, Google’s Home andApple’s HomePod are quickly closing in. By being able to use your voice to ask about monetary exchange rates, current traffic conditions, and upcoming events on the calendar, virtual assistants allow employees to multitask in the office like never before, leading to greater productivity.
5. Smart Thermostat
Creating a comfortable work environment for your employees is necessary if you want them to perform their very best. Smart thermostats such as the Nest offer the ability to learn your preferences to keep your office environment at an optimal temperature. Plus, considering that heating and cooling typically account for half of your energy cost, the automation and control that smart thermostats help to provide significant savings on your utility bill.
6. Smart Security
Data protection is likely a priority for your business, and theft of documents and files is a viable risk that your business needs to address. Smart security cameras, locks, and sensors can help to greatly reduce this risk and make your office space more secure. If your workplace requires physical badges for authorized access, you can replace the physical badges with digital versions to ensure that your pass system is always up to date.
7. Occupancy Management
Shared workspaces have become a hot trend for businesses that want office space at a discounted price. However, scheduling meetings is a common challenge with a shared workspace. Taking advantage of an occupancy management tool like Robin allows all parties to collaborate virtually to reserve meeting rooms and manage the office footprint.
8. Smart Furniture
The standing desk quickly gained popularity in the workplace as it offers a number of health benefits and encourages employees to stay focused on the task at hand. However, beyond the standing desk is smart furniture that is designed to learn employees’ preferences and automatically adjust to their needs, thus helping to contribute to more productive employees.
All in all, it’s very clear that the Internet of Things is making its way into the workplace, and those businesses that capitalize on these innovations have the potential to increase efficiency in the workplace, which will lead to greater productivity.
Being in the digital marketing space, our team at New York Ave is passionate about using the latest and greatest technology to design inbound marketing strategies that allow our clients to operate more efficiently and productively. Although we love technology, we don’t lose sight of the importance of building a personal relationship with each of our clients.
Contact us at New York Ave to learn more about how we can help you to build a personalized digital marketing strategy for your business.
