A few years ago, the huddle room was one of the must-haves of modern offices. It was predicted that the small flexible meeting room would have a glorious future – for example, that by 2022 more than 32 million huddle rooms would be in use worldwide and account for about 70 percent of all meeting rooms. And then came Corona, lockdowns and home office meetings.
With at least a partial return to the office, the huddle room is once again experiencing its well-deserved renaissance, with adapted requirements. Even more than before, the topic of “bring-your-own-device” or “bring-your-own-meeting” plays a major role, and the demands on camera and audio technology have also increased due to many hybrid meetings.
The motto “collaboration first” has also become established in the huddle room. Hardware-based UCC systems are predominantly replaced by software applications. This guarantees seamless communication from the meeting room to the workplace to the home office. For huddle rooms, hardware providers are increasingly using so-called all-in-one solutions, such as the Microsoft Surface Hub or Cisco Sparkboard, Poly Studio etc. – fixed bundles of interactive touch display, camera and sound bar.
What makes the huddle room so important: About 70 per cent of all meetings are conducted with four people or less!
