Gary and I talked this week on rAVe [TV] about how hybrid meetings are here to stay. With everything going on with the delta variant of COVID-19, there is a good chance people will continue to take many of their meetings from home. But some may choose to work and take meetings from the conference room just because they want to. In multiple conversations, I’ve heard this idea of “meeting equity,” the idea that everyone — no matter where they take the meeting from — should have the same experience. So how are you looking for and encouraging manufacturers to build solutions that can create that experience? Do such things ~actually~ exist? Or are we doomed to …… some version of this forever? (I will add that we sang happy birthday to a member of rAVe staff the other day; half of us were in the office and half over Zoom — it didn’t go well.)
Speaking of here to stay, Mark Coxon wrote a good piece on all of the mergers and acquisitions that have seemed to take over lately. My big question is: Are the mergers and acquisitions here to stay? Is this simply a COVID-amplified trend? Or a cycle of business? If these continue, is having only a handful of mega-integration firms suitable for the industry? We’ll see!
That’s all from me this week; I’ve probably given you plenty to ponder.
BYE!