The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we work and the workplace itself. It’s more important than ever to be able to work, interact with colleagues, and stay productive wherever you are. The workspace is also being transformed because of the higher flexibility in work process organization, as well as fast technology development. 

To keep productivity high and ensure safety in an Office, companies search for new solutions and leverage new technologies such as metaverse, XR, indoor Navigation, and many more.

In this article we’ll go through indoor AR indoor navigation for the workspace and its benefits for corporations in terms of work process optimization, streamlining onboarding process, improving safety, empowering current workspace management software, etc. Find out how the opportunity to transform workplaces with AR navigation can help improve your work.

Reduce lateness to meetings

Late meetings turn into money losses, reputation, and a waste of resources.

Confusing the meeting room or the wrong floor won’t be an excuse with an AR navigation solution. AR indoor navigation can reduce lateness by ensuring that employees will be on time for a meeting in the right meeting room by accompanying them from point to point. It’s essential for meetings with clients and partners as being late or delayed can result in loss of customer and company money.

It’s especially beneficial for companies with large office areas, various buildings, and floors. It also saves paid time of employees wasted on searching for directions and/or waiting for colleagues who are running late.

Minimize distractions in the workspace

The in-app AR navigation helps to find the point of interest (such as conference room, rest area, cafeteria, etc) or specific equipment and device (printer, scanner, coffee machine, etc.). 

In this case, employees don’t need to disturb their colleagues by asking how to find something or to get somewhere inside the office. It also minimizes extra contacts, improves safety conditions, and keeps important social distance in the Covid-19 situation.  

The AR navigation reduces confusion about overlap in booking meeting rooms or desks. I think in your company you have repeatedly come across a situation when two teams booked different meeting rooms, but in the end, one of them mixed up the location and they started to argue who goes to the room, where to look for another, etc. It’s clear that if they used navigation, then everyone would just go where they need to and wouldn’t waste important working time.

Speed up the onboarding process

In the face of a fierce struggle for personnel (especially in the IT field), it’s very important to help new employees in every possible way who are going through a period of adaptation in a new company. 

AR navigation through the workspace is essential for newbies because they will have a sense of direction and won’t need to distract and follow their mentor all the time. Additional augmented reality content can give them all necessary information about the office areas, equipment, tutorials, etc. 

Also, interactive AR content (tutorials, room descriptions or even corporate policy) is easier to perceive than a pack of printed papers with operating rules and building plans. This information is always available, a newbie can open the application at any time and see what he/she needs.

Increase employee productivity

Employees don’t waste their time searching for directions or answering questions about directions for their colleagues. AR navigation improves the staff time management by helping to access somewhere in the office, as well as to get there much faster.

In our solutions, AR navigation is powered with an AI analytics feature that helps track employees’ movements and assess their productivity. Based on this data you fire lazy employees who spend most of their time near the coffee machine or in a restroom or service personnel who do their work X times slower than it usually takes.

Save costs

Due to the pandemic, many companies are abandoning their offices, and those who have made the decision to pay rent are seriously thinking about reducing other non-key operating costs. 

AR navigation helps to save office operational costs and be sure that you pay employees for a great job, not for wasting time. It saves paid hours spent on searching for directions and on waiting for colleagues who are late and costs on onboarding and accompanying new employees during the trial period. 

It minimizes office managers’ workload and helps to reduce their number by saving their time on showing directions, accompanying employees, contractors needed for the maintenance, and delivery to their point of interest.

Improve employee experience

In 2021,  employee experience has become one of the main trends. Whereas earlier companies paid much more attention to customer experience, now the situation has changed. Employees have become the top priority of organizations and the HR department has shifted its focus to increasing engagement, loyalty, and retention of key people. 

AR navigation helps to relax on a way to the meeting room for example, or focus on work thoughts without worrying about missing the floor, turn, or room. This feature can include navigation even around the office area, through an office parking lot for instance. It’s much easier to set up a meeting by just sharing a 2 cm accurate location instead of explaining where to meet.

Conclusion

In 2021 a user has access to tons of software solutions and technologies that help to organize work in the office, optimize office space and increase work efficiency in general. AR navigation is at the top of such technologies, which not only helps to optimize the workflow but also strengthens other office software.

AR navigation brings a lot of benefits, including minimization of distractions in the office, speeding up the onboarding process, increasing employee productivity, and saving costs. In addition to the above, you can implement navigation into your meeting room and desk booking software, as well as facility management solutions.
Check out one of our latest blogs about how AR navigation empowers facility management (including office facilities) to learn more.