Why a connected office chair?

Far from being dedicated to a dubious managerial use, the connected chair is a project aimed above all at optimizing open-plan office space.
In cities, the cost of workspace is one of a company’s biggest expenses.
However, in open spaces, workstations are rarely used more than 50% of the time.
This is one of the reasons why MySeat’s founders decided to offer a presence detector for the headquarters of these structures.
This approach also ties in with BYOD, which we mentioned a short while ago.
As companies become increasingly mobile, they sometimes provide their employees with free, open, non-dedicated workspaces.
The MySeat solution, made possible by the installation of a sensor inside the fabric of the chair, enables employees to see in real time where they might find an available seat.

While it’s easy to see why such a product would be useful in a corporate environment, it can also be used in other types of rooms or structures.

• The conference room: conference rooms are often organized in the form of a schedule.
  However, when these rooms are not officially occupied, a last-minute meeting can lead to an empty room.
  This system would make it possible to take stock of room occupancy before leaving for a meeting.
• The university library: university libraries are time-consuming when it comes to wandering through rooms, stacks and floors to find a free workstation, or several if you want to work in a group.
  This solution allows you to see immediately which direction you need to go to find an available workspace.
• The cafeteria / restaurant: We could go even further and imagine this application set up in a restaurant or company cafeteria.
  There’s no need to go out or call to find out if there’s still room, as the information could be transmitted online in real time, enabling people to regulate the flow of visitors themselves.

Beyond these examples, there are many other possible uses for such a tool.