Keeping Your Office Furniture Aligned With Current Technology Trends

Written by Stan Bennett on Jul 31, 2017 6:00:00 AM

We all know that updating your workplace with current, state-of-the-art office furniture is an excellent way to make your office look and feel modern, and to make a great impression on your clients and other visitors. Perhaps even more importantly, it may be necessary to update your furnishings to keep your office running efficiently.

 

Have you really kept up with rapidly evolving technology trends in your office? Things change so fast these days that it’s almost impossible to stay on the cutting edge all the time. Maybe a better question is how far behind the times your office is, as far as technology.

 

There was a time when office furniture simply meant rows of wooden desks, and file cabinets all around the walls of the room. Frankly, that was sufficient only a few decades ago, when “technology” meant a phone on every desk, and a handful of copy machines and fax machines placed at strategic locations throughout the office. But if you’re still relying on those ranks and files of lumbering old desks in 2017, it’s likely that you’re not functioning as efficiently as you could be.

 

Let’s look at a few areas in which your office furniture needs to be updated to keep up with current technology trends:

 

Integrated Workstations

 

Good old old-fashioned desks were great when all you needed was a space for a phone, a desk blotter, and a rack or tray or two for active work. Not so any more, when each employee needs their own virtual world of technology. Modern workstations can be equipped with features that incorporate current tech tools, like dedicated space for a computer tower, areas to house phone wires and computer cables, drawers that hide keyboards and mice, and more. Trying to fit all of these in or on top an old school desk is going to leave you with a lot of clutter and will inconvenience your employees. Give them a workspace that allows and encourages them to use technology tools efficiently.

 

Conference Room Technology Trends

 

Some of the most advanced collaborative tools can be found in modern conference rooms. Make sure your conference room has videoconferencing capabilities. Choose a conference table and other office furniture that suits your needs and will accommodate modern meetings with tools such as central speakerphones, recessed monitors, and overhead projectors that will display presentations from laptop computers.

 

Hide the wires!

 

Back in the old model that we keep mentioning, your workers didn’t have to worry too much about wires, as long as the one leading out of their phone went down behind the desk, where it wouldn’t get in anyone’s way. Nowadays, almost every employee needs multiple cables to connect their computer to peripherals like a keyboard, mouse, as well as networking cables. Add to the mix docking stations to accommodate laptops, and a charger or two for mobile devices, and you have a potential pile of spaghetti to be dealt with. Fortunately, modern office furniture can be equipped with elegant solutions to hide the clutter of wiring, keeping your office looking sleek and running efficiently.

 

Ubiquitous USB

 

If there’s one thing that users of modern technology don’t seem to ever have too much of, it must be USB ports. Whether it’s for data transfer or charging a device, we seem to always be looking for one. We’ve seen these as fairly standard features in desks and conference tables for quite some time. They’re now beginning to be incorporated into less likely places as well, like upholstered seating, end tables, and storage units, so your employees and visitors can stay well-charged and connected, wherever they are.

 

The working world is constantly changing, and it can be difficult to keep up with technology trends. Don’t hesitate to call upon the office furniture experts at Cal Bennetts to help you stay up to date with the latest innovations.

 

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