Ending up on the floor cause you can't find a desk?

News / 30.11.22

The pandemic brought rapid change in organisations define the office and where their employees work. Activity based workplaces with hot desk systems had already replaced traditional office spaces in many organisations but when hybrid work became the norm, this transformation accelerated.

Not having your own desk at work is a big shift for many employees and organisations. Getting used to a more flexible workplace can be a positive experience, but only if it’s easy to get a desk when you need it.

Having your own desk is not the standard anymore

As increasing numbers of employers now offer hybrid and romote working in the UK, organisations have adapted by cutting the number of desks. The idea that you have your own desk at the office and that it will be empty until you arrive is not the standard anymore. 

Breaking habits is painful

Leaving the idea of having your own desk can be painful. We humans are creatures of habit. The impression that desk availability is scarce, whether true or not, can create competitive morning races where employees come in early to secure the best spots.

The upside: more social spaces

But handled well by management, this shift towards flexibility can bring great things because hot desking is not only about space efficiency and cutting costs. Instead of housing rows and rows of desks that are often empty, it might be better for companies to invest in social spaces and collaboration areas. That can help boost company culture in a  world of hybrid work.

How can Humly help?

Humly offers market leading compliance, security and flexibility to any organisation that need the abiity to have users from different domains and systems to be able to not only book the same desks but also meeting rooms, parking spaces and more... 

  • It's an easy way to book desks from their employee’s smartphone or computer
  • It provides visible and clear information about what is booked and what is free
  • Provides a booking system that uses organisations existing tech ecosystem: no new apps or cables
  • Is an adaptable desk booking system that keeps up with desk rearrangements and facility changes
  • Includes options to let external people, like freelancers, book desks
  • Is an expandable modular system that allows your customers to add Room Booking, Wayfinding & Visitor Management

Humly's ultimate goal is to increase the time end users spend being creative and adding value. Not interacting with complicated technology, generating service tickets or being frustrated.

That is why Humly is a completely integrated and flexible solution. It can be changed quickly at almost no cost at all as it utilises the current users in an organisations active directory (or added guest users) and the current building structure that your clients already have in place. 

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Learn more about Humly by contacting Jamie here or visit the Humly page on the RGB website