What Are The Hybrid Collaboration Trends in 2022?

In the first month of 2022, the Omicron variant virus was raging around the world, and the number of infections in various countries was rising sharply. In such a severe environment, hybrid work is still the most important work mode. This presents a challenge for all companies: how do you ensure the company is healthy when more than half of the employees are out of the office?

The news of COVID-19 is changing every day, and we cannot be sure if tomorrow will be better or worse. But one thing is certain: hybrid work will continue to be the primary work model in the coming years. . As a business decision maker, you need to understand the new trend of hybrid collaboration in 2022, create good conditions for hybrid work, and guarantee employees will be highly productive in hybrid workspaces. There are four main trends in hybrid collaboration in 2022 that will improve people’s communication and dramatically change the way we work and learn.

1.Massive amounts of hybrid workspaces will be built and optimized

After adopting a hybrid work model, companies need to spend more time thinking about how to create a more flexible hybrid workspace. A number of companies are beginning to equip hybrid offices with open-plan office spaces, developing new hybrid meeting rooms that can be reconfigured and divisible. Enterprises will optimize and adjust existing meeting rooms and work spaces to transform them into hybrid workspaces for more creative uses, providing employees with more favorable conditions for hybrid workspace. Changes in workspaces require more adaptable conference room technology. Optimizing hybrid workspaces also requires upgrading the company’s video conferencing equipment to ensure that everyone in the hybrid meeting can be equally heard and seen, no matter where they are.

2.Expectations for video conferencing experiences will increase

During the pandemic, video conferencing has become the primary way people communicate at work. In hybrid collaboration, remote participants will have higher requirements for the quality and experience of video conferencing. Equal meeting experience will be an important prerequisite for hybrid collaboration, whether in the office or elsewhere. People no longer accept the "can't hear what others are saying clearly" scenario; they expect the same quality audio experience as everyone else.

3.Video conferencing technology will get smarter

The intelligence of video conferencing technology is not only reflected in the improvement of the various hardware functions of video conferencing equipment, but also in the growing requirements for user data collection, analysis, and insight. People prefer that video conferencing device read various data indicators in the conference room in advance and give feedback to users on how to adjust them to achieve the best state. To this end, video conferencing equipment must be able to obtain various operations that people do to hold a video conference and form a rich database. When a user walks into a meeting room, the device informs the user about the acoustic characteristics of the room (such as background noise) and optical characteristics (such as room brightness), helping the user understand the best way to operate the meeting room. As hybrid work becomes more common in 2022, the need for timely data and insights will only increase.

4.HyFlex learning will be accelerated

For the education industry, the pandemic has created the need for a hybrid classroom to ensure continuity of learning while ensuring the health and safety of students and teachers. In 2022, HyFlex, a method that gives students the option to take a blended curriculum, will gain more attention. In universities, HyFlex is gradually becoming an accepted teaching model. It is in huge student demand. Students want to be able to choose when they want to be in class and when they are taking classes remotely. They also expect the same high-quality remote experience as the classroom version, including being able to hear their teachers and all their classmates clearly. In 2022, hybrid teaching equipment similar to the teacher tracking camera will be further popularized and developed, which will increase the speed of the HyFlex teaching mode.

In 2022, hybrid collaboration will be further developed, and companies need to find hybrid collaboration solutions that can be deployed at scale and are easy to use to make the transition to a hybrid model as smooth as possible.