Communication in the workplace has taken on a greater and wider role as organizations diversify and disperse their employees. With a real need for greater connectivity within organizations with geographically dispersed workforces, the digital workplace offers an ideal solution. As organizations move toward a hybrid workforce, the productivity of remote employees is a frequent topic of conversation. However, just 13% of business leaders voiced concerns over sustaining productivity. While 61% of business leaders surveyed by Gartner have implemented more frequent manager-employee check-ins, 29 ..read more

Collaboration is no longer just about sitting together in an office, conference room, or huddle space with another coworker in order to work together. Instead, technology solutions now need to enable teams to collaborate remotely as well as in the office. The need to improve the digital resiliency of the workforce during and after the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically accelerated trends in digital workplace technology. From virtual meeting software, to enterprise chat platforms, to desktop-as-a-service, the pandemic rapidly elevated many digital workplace technologies from nice-to-have to mus ..read more

The educational landscape has changed and evolved radically in the last year due to the pandemic. Educational institutions are still scrambling to outfit teachers, students, and administration with the right technology for distance and hybrid learning. However, there is a bright side. According to an EducationWeek survey of educators’ technology use during COVID-19, 58% of survey respondents said their opinion of ed tech has grown more positive as a result of the increased usage of technology during the coronavirus school building closures. While this is a step in the right direction, HB sees ..read more

As organizations around the world rethink the design of their workplace, technology continues to play a pivotal role in the changes that are likely to occur. While the workplace is constantly evolving technologically, the current landscape’s needs such as deploying a remote workforce and increasing adoption in video conferencing, is causing a rapid increase in this evolution. There are multiple needs clients are challenged by or have been accelerated by the pandemic. This requires some additional thinking about strategy and approach. Creating highly engaging work environments and improving or ..read more

2020 was an unpredictable year as organizations pivoted and employees worked from home in a full and part-time capacity. As organizations prepare to make a return to the office, some employees are hoteling at different desks and may not even be in the office on the same day every week. These changes have made creating an engaged workplace a challenge. However, this is where digital signage can help to further engagement, communication, and connection among employees no matter where they are. Physical digital signage displays, and digital signage integration serve as more than just a way to p ..read more

Is your organization ready to return to the office? Due to the pandemic, the workplace is changing dramatically, rapidly. Decision makers face a varied list of new safety precautions surrounding employees return, whether it be in-full or hybrid. HB has created a checklist for you to consider as you prepare your space. There’s a fine balance to keeping your employees safe while still promoting communication and collaboration, here’s how it’s doable. A Cisco survey of 1,569 global executives, knowledge workers, and those in key roles responsible for employee environments found that: 97% Of the ..read more

Organizations are seeking new ways to protect their staff and guests. Using Elevated Body Temperature (EBT) scanners at their points of entry is a highly visible front-line tool that not only provides efficient initial screening, but demonstrates an organization is committed to keeping staff and visitors safe. HB is currently offering the GoodView’s SV1080-series of kiosk solutions. Top-level features of the scanners which include a temperature scanner kiosk with a wall mount, a temperature scanner with a table stand, and a temperature scanner kiosk with two different floor stands are: Conta ..read more

We recently wrote about how our broadcast streaming bundle allows you to reach a wider audience through streaming to your site, Facebook Live, or YouTube. As organizations, educational institutions, and houses of worship seek to reach people in their homes, they look to incorporate simple, easy to use systems with their preexisting technology to stream live. We worked with St. Vincent de Paul Church to do just that. St. Vincent  sought a broadcast streaming system to feed their preexisting streaming website portal. HB installed a system that included an Epiphan All-in-One Video Productio ..read more

High definition live broadcasts are becoming more accessible. In the recent past, there was no middle ground between consumer-level cameras and more professional-grade equipment. Now, what used to be a $100K or higher outlay for professional lighting and video production equipment is much more in reach. Companies, churches, and educational institutions alike are making high res, low lag video a high priority. In these scenarios, on-site audio and video equipment are needed, along with live-streaming from one location to other designated sites. While streaming to multiple sites is useful ..read more

66% of US workers are now working from home at least some of the time and 44% are working all five days from home. That's a steep increase from the 17% of employees who worked all five days from home just a couple short months ago. These are stressful times with a lot of new demands on users and the teams who need to support them. We don’t have a guess at what the new normal will look like, but we can help as you make decisions to enable and support remote workers and learners. Here are five suggestions to keep in mind as you deploy video conference and collaboration solutions and enable ..read more