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The Smartway2 Work Blog
Tips, tricks & insights for a better workplace
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The secret life of Facilities Managers
We know your secret, Facilities Managers. There’s been a lot of talk about how the scope of the role is changing to include responsibilities that used to sit squarely in the boardroom, in IT or in HR’s domain. Responsibilities like creating opportunities for...
How – and why – should a Facilities Manager create a “Learning Culture?”
Faced with accelerating change in the world around us, forward-thinking CEOs acknowledge that continuous up-skilling and innovation are essential to survival. That’s why leaders in many disciplines – not least Facilities, HR and IT – are being challenged to...
The 5 features your office needs to reap the benefits of activity based working
Activity based working (ABW), a strategic approach for creating a more agile workplace, has become more of a standard than a trend in creating collaborative environments. It's as much an employee retention tool as it is an employee attraction tool, so there's a lot of...
Tech trends creating the workplace of the future
This feature on 'Tech Trends Creating the Workplace of the Future' - by our CEO John T. Anderson - was published in FMJ's January/February 2020 issue. Business and culture trends are redefining the way we work, paving the way for more sustainable, adaptable and...
Office Neighborhoods: benefits, definitions and implementation tips
What is a neighborhood office layout? Everyone is talking about neighborhood workspaces, but what exactly is a neighborhood work environment? In office design, the term ‘neighborhood’ often refers to a dedicated area for a team, project, or department. Neighborhoods...
How to avoid the top 3 pitfalls of hot-desking
What is hot-desking? Hot-desking, or office hotelling, is a shift away from assigned seating. Instead, people can reserve a desk when they need it. Hot-desking as part of a wider agile working strategy Hot-desking is often implemented as part of a shift towards...
How to turn hot-desking hell into hotelling heaven in 10 steps
The problem with hot-desking Hot-desking makes perfect sense in agile organizations that put employees’ needs front and center. After all, why on earth would you want a load of desks sitting empty, when you’re striving to create a sustainable, flexible workplace...
10 reasons why creative conference room names can transform your business
Meeting room names can boost innovation and wellbeing What’s in a (conference room) name? Rather a lot, it turns out. As surprising as it might sound, the simple act of naming meeting rooms can impact innovation, creativity and wellbeing in your organization....
3 Key Workplace Trends That Will Elevate Employee Experience in 2020
Facilities managers, HR and IT will focus on creating agile workplaces to attract, retain, motivate talent. We've identified major trends that will help shape the workplace in 2020 into a more agile environment to attract, retain and motivate talent. The increasing...
Space Scheduling Case Study: Amarillo ISD
Amarillo Independent School District (ISD) chose Smartway2 to manage space scheduling across its 55 campuses. “I looked at a dozen or more systems,” said Joel Olson, Programmer & Analyst at Amarillo ISD, “but they were too cumbersome and complex. When I started...
Celebrating Excellence in Quality Management
More exciting news to share! We're delighted to announce that we've achieved ISO 9001 certification. This is a stamp of quality that recognizes all the hard work we've put in to developing a quality management system that encompasses everything we do. Ultimately,...
Celebrating Our Achievements in Data Security Excellence
We're excited to announce that we've achieved ISO 27001! This represents a huge commitment to data security and privacy; as well as operational excellence. Check out our press release to find out more. ---------- Smartway2 Achieves ISO 27001 Certification for Data...
The Story of Our Global Expansion
Hot off the press! We have exciting news to share about what’s been happening at Smartway2. The past year has been a wild ride. Forward-thinking organizations are setting a higher bar for their workplace experience and turning to us to help them increase collaboration...
How to Use ‘Strategic Seating’ to Boost Learning & Productivity
What if there was a low-cost way to boost your teams' performance by 15% or more, with just a few workplace tweaks? What if you could add thousands, even millions, to the bottom line… simply by changing where people sit? Well, it turns out researchers have been...
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