New IoT Products From Steelcase & Microsoft Build on Creative Spaces Partnership
Just in time for Christmas, Steelcase and Microsoft announced that they are expanding their partnership, introducing the “Smart + Connected Workplace.” The collaboration includes two new IoT products, called Personal Assistant and Workplace Advisor, both digital tools using cloud-enabled technology and big data. The Steelcase/Microsoft partnership began with its Creative Spaces, introduced at NeoCon 2017 as an ecosystem of spaces “intentionally designed to support the needs of individuals and teams as they move through the different stages and activities of the creative process.” “Creative Spaces is all about helping people perform at their best,” says Terry Lenhardt, vice president and CIO at Steelcase. “Now, we want to create a layer of technology that gives people tools to use to learn about their new space and make informed decision about their space.” Steelcase researchers provided some helpful numbers to try to frame the issues people are having in …
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