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Incorporating Technology in Modern Workspace DesignIncorporating Technology in Modern Workspace Design

Michelle Burbick

May 15, 2019

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Merging Technology and Workspace Design Technology is the perfect complement to physical meeting areas -- an idea that full-service office furniture dealer Business Office Systems ( BOS ) likes to promote to its customers. Toward that end, the company recently hosted an event at its Roselle, Ill., showroom to showcase how technology fits into modern workspace design. Incorporating technology into office space design isn’t always how BOS has done things in the more than 70 years it has been in business. But having recognized the need, it responded by creating a Workspace Digital division, which combines design consultancy services with furniture and technology procurement to help clients align and maximize their physical and digital spaces, as BOS CMO George Lucas Pfeiffer told me at the event. “Technology is worthless if no one is using it,” he said. “That’s why we love dynamic technology and an agile approach to design.” Through its Workspace Digital program, BOS works with technology partners to show customers the kinds of things they can do in office environments and how they can best use their space. And because work, technology, and workspace trends are constantly changing, BOS puts a strong emphasis on adaptability in its designs. Designs must be adaptable because workspace needs will be different in two to three years, Pfeiffer said. From the event, I got a good look into how the physical and digital are coming together in modern workspaces. Page through this slideshow to get a better understanding of how these two worlds can be bridged.

A snapshot of how modern offices that bridge technology with physical spaces can have maximum impact for businesses and their employees

About the Author

Michelle Burbick

Michelle Burbick is the Special Content Editor and a blogger for No Jitter, Informa Tech's online community for news and analysis of the enterprise convergence/unified communications industry, and the editorial arm of the Enterprise Connect event, for which she serves as the Program Coordinator. In this dual role, Michelle is responsible for curating content and managing the No Jitter website, and managing its variety of sponsored programs from whitepapers to research reports. On the Enterprise Connect side, she plans the conference program content and runs special content programs for the event.

Michelle also moderates Enterprise Connect sessions and virtual webinars which cover a broad range of technology topics. In her tenure on the No Jitter and Enterprise Connect teams, she has managed the webinar program, coordinated and ran the Best of Enterprise Connect awards program, and taken on special projects related to advancing women in the technology industry and promoting diversity and inclusion. 

Prior to coming to No Jitter, Michelle worked as a writer and editor, producing content for technology companies for several years. In an agency environment, she worked with companies in the unified communications, data storage and IT security industries, and has developed content for some of the most prominent companies in the technology sector.

Michelle has also worked in the events and tradeshows industry, primarily as a journalist for the Trade Show Exhibitors Association. She earned her Bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is an animal lover and likes to spend her free time bird watching, hiking, and cycling.