Did you know that $37 billion is wasted every year on unproductive meetings? Poking fun at unproductive meetings has always held a special place in office culture. Entire character dynasties have developed around the “bad meeting” dynamic and for good reason.Many of us have been forced to do the conference room standoff: that last-minute meeting bleeds into the next hour, forcing an awkward wave through the window to hurry it up. Or maybe you’ve prepared for a productive meeting, and the attendees don’t show up. Or worse: the sticky-note system fails, and your room is taken without a warning, displacing an important meeting.
Even with all of this, a majority of employees find meetings productive and essential for long-term business relationships. That is because despite roadblocks, there’s nothing like face-to-face work when it comes to collaboration. Remote meetings generate an average of about ten ideas while in-person meetings generate an average of 13. Truly effective meetings engage employees in a collaborative environment, provide leadership opportunities and promote business growth. Which is why Joan was born.Joan is a meeting management system integrated through cloud-hosting software, featuring an E Ink display. Joan works by tracking each meeting and providing usage data on the utilization of real-estate within your organization’s walls: rigid enough to provide analytics, but accessible enough for a hands-on experience. The system prioritizes meeting accessibility by providing real-time room availability. If a last-minute meeting pops up, employees can schedule one-offs right from the Joan display or from their computers. Whether for a startup or a multinational organization, Joan supports 25 languages and can display customized branding across the office.
Joan can also help cut down on ghost meetings by sending “Warm Welcomes” that include an agenda, directions, contact information and a personal message. And of course Joan provides the benefits of the E Ink display features including an astonishing 12-month of battery life, reflective display and resilient hardware.
Simply put: Joan is a better way to book your meeting rooms and office spaces. Let’s leave awful meetings in the fictional universe.