Collaboration

What, Whoa, Really, No Way! Those are the utterings of delight that marketers love to hear about a product or service. I’m almost gleeful when I discover a new feature that makes my life better in ways I didn’t know it was lacking. It’s that “how did I ever live without this” moment. As a consumer,…

Studies show that even under perfect driving conditions, speeding over short distances leads to marginal savings in getting to your destination. Add a few traffic lights, a couple of curves, a bit of traffic or weather, and the time-saving benefits taper down to little or none. So why cutoff, tailga…

Place-ism is the bias that “knowledge work” should happen in a specific place in a particular way. A common example of place-ism is the belief that when it comes to multi-person activities like meetings, these should happen in meeting rooms. It is easy to see where such an attitude came from. Up unt…

It’s 2019. You’ve returned to the office with a fresh start, positive outlook, and a clean inbox. You’ve planned out your entire Q1, H1, FY19 and you’re raring to go. Right? If that doesn’t sound like you, not to worry, you’re not alone. For the rest of us, I’ve jotted down a few #workgoals that wil…

Why are huddle spaces so important and relevant now? Because we’re no longer in the age of “oil and water at work.” What do I mean by that? Well, since people started working together in offices, let’s say for the past 100 years, meetings and collaboration efforts have had two primary ingredients: p…

Aragon Research just revealed its annual Web and Video Conferencing report and it’s no surprise to us that Cisco is positioned as a Leader. I’m really excited to see Cisco Webex once again placed highly among recent head-to-head comparisons in the Web and Video Conferencing market. We’ve been commit…

A recent article by James Henderson in Channel Asia, “Cisco pulls ahead of Microsoft in $45B collaboration market” (January 24, 2019) is, to me, a fitting and pleasing testament to the efforts and vision of all the members of the Cisco team who are working to build a better approach to collaboration…

After a much needed and well-deserved rest, it’s time for us to jump into the spring semester. I always enjoy this time of year in the classroom because there’s so much excitement about pushing toward the finish line of another school year. However, sometimes the distractions of spring c…

Yes, we know that you have been asking this for years: “How can I show other content and signage on my connected Cisco video screens when they are not being used for screensharing, whiteboarding or conferencing?” Sure, there were workarounds – you could set up custom wallpapers or connect dedicated…