Alex touches on an often overlooked element of coworking vs a standard office. In typical office environment the IT department controls the laptops as well as the meeting room equipment. In a coworking space that is not the case. Anything that requires extra software to install is an extra step members will need to do and extra help your staff is going to need to help them with. While it may seem "easy" when you do it once, it's more like death by a thousand cuts. And of course there are always members that bring in an old dusty laptop with outdated software and you have to find a way to support that as well.
I had the opportunity to buy fancy systems and instead opted to put a nice camera on the TV and extend USB + HDMI to the middle of the table. This leaves the door open for any system they want to run on their computer. Jacob Sayles Collaborative Systems Designer Kanawha Design Studio https://kanawha.design On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 5:09 AM Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would strongly challenge the idea that this is a "must." > > It's something to break, to maintain, to replace, and to worry about > training people to use. We've tried several "meeting room" boxes and have > sent them all back in favor of Zoom and Zoom rooms for our own stuff and > letting everyone bring their own. > > Plus, like you said, everybody has their own platform preferences and > requirements. So whatever you choose, you can expect a large % of people to > NOT use it. > > > Choosing hardware and systems like this makes more sense for an office who > has their own space, but far less so for shared resources. > > The two most high value improvements I've seen for video conferencing is > adjustable table lighting to help people look nicer on camera, and > dedicated Ethernet cables and adapters to ensure people can and do plug > their computers in for the most stable internet connection possible. > > > > -Alex > On Nov 19, 2018, 4:35 PM -0500, Carl Sullivan <c...@yourdesk.com.au>, > wrote: > > Hey Guys, > > In the 7 years, we have been running coworking, I have noticed a shift > from meeting spaces that have the optional extra video conferencing system > to it being a must in almost any meeting room that is 3 people or more. > > The challenge is selecting the right video conferencing hardware that can > support a wide range of solutions since every company who is a member of > our space has a different software stack they prefer. > > SO... what are your recommendations for video conferencing hardware? If > you would like to expand to your complete physical tech for a meeting > space, I am also very interested in that. And what programs do you notice > your members using most often for video conferencing? > > Carl > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
