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Three business professionals reviewing workplace platform vs point solution options during an office strategy meeting

The hidden cost of stitching together point solutions for workplace management

by Nick Mason, Principal Product Manager, OfficeSpace Software For today’s real estate and facilities leaders, a…

By Nick Mason 11 mins read
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Space & Real Estate

Activating Your Assets and the Future of Space Management

Workplace Unplugged: Our conversation with Gitte Andersen highlights a new way to think about space management, design and the end user. FMs should consider architectural psychology and space as a tool to reach corporate goals.

By Patrick Cwiklinski 7 mins read
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Workplace Technology

The End of an Era: Why Automated Work Orders are Replacing Email

Did you ever think email would seem old-fashioned? Well for some things, like work order management, it is. Find out why an automated system is a superior choice and stop letting things fall through the cracks.

By David Spence 3 mins read
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Office Design

Portable Perspectives From Your Standing Desk

Workplace Unplugged: We’re in conversation with DeskView co-founders Mike Bolos and Jason Grohowski. They’ve innovated a portable, mobile desk. What’s their vision for the future workplace?

By Patrick Cwiklinski 6 mins read
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The FM Professional

4 Tips for Soliciting Useful Feedback from Employees

It’s time to get real. Are you ready for the good, the bad and the critical? Here are 4 tips on how to get your employees to give it to you straight. Find the do’s and don’ts for FMs who want honest feedback.

By Nick Mason 4 mins read
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The FM Professional

A 3-Step Guide To Data-Driven Facilities Management

The true advantages to data-driven facilities management are the ability to see what affect your decisions have made, the capacity to refine your strategy, and the potential to forecast your company’s future. Find a 3 step guide to get you on your way.

By Darin Herle 4 mins read
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Office Design

Furnishing the Future Office

Workplace Unplugged: We chat with Adrian Welch on the blurring lines between office spaces, furniture and workstyles. How do you furnish a mixed use space?

By Patrick Cwiklinski 6 mins read
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Workplace Technology

The Nature of Soundscaping

Workplace Unplugged: Evan Benway of Habitat Soundscaping flips the workplace noise issue on its ear. His revolutionary system might surprise you.

By Patrick Cwiklinski 7 mins read

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