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April 9, 2024

Unlocking the Power of Workplace Digital Signage: Transforming Communication

In today's rapidly evolving workplaces, effective communication is more crucial than ever. Gone are the days of relying solely on static bulletin boards to disseminate information. Enter workplace digital signage – a d…
April 2, 2024

Digital Signage - Propaganda Machine or Productivity Tool?

In this episode we explore the evolution of workplace communication, the role of digital signage in modernizing information dissemination and how to get the most value out of your digital signage deployment. Episode Highligh…
March 17, 2024

Digital Front Doors: Enhancing Visitor Management in Corporate Real Estate

A few weeks ago, I found myself back in the bustling streets of NYC for the first time in 2024. My mission: meeting clients in both the towering skyscrapers of Manhattan and the vibrant streets of Jersey City. The catch? The…
March 5, 2024

How to Optimize Energy and Air Quality with Smart HVAC

In this episode I sit down with James Palmer , the Head of Energy and Building Sustainability at Metrikus , to unravel the evolution of HVAC technology in our workplaces. Episode Highlights: Historical Evolution : HVAC syste…
Feb. 6, 2024

Are Your ESG Goals a Game?

In this episode, we explore an innovative approach to achieving your ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) goals: gamification. Imagine if your ESG objectives became a game everyone in your office eagerly participated …
Jan. 26, 2024

Corporate Workplace Leaders Guide to 2024

As we stride into the heart of 2024, the debate over the future of the workplace continues to evolve, but the role of corporate workplace leaders has never been more pivotal. It's time for corporate workplace leaders to shi…
Jan. 8, 2024

My Dirty Laundry on Disney Cruise Lines

…and what it can teach you about creating smarter spaces. Disney is world renowned for being an experience led organization. I don’t know many, if any other organizations around the world that you could po…
Jan. 2, 2024

Learning from Disney and Marriott's Mobile App Challenges in Smart Environments

In this episode we'll examine Disney and Marriott, two industry leaders known for effectively integrating the digital and physical worlds to elevate guest satisfaction. I share two recent instances of subpar experiences with…
Dec. 6, 2023

Measuring Return to Office Policy Compliance

In this episode, Michael Przytula takes us on a journey through the complexities of enforcing and measuring Return to Office (RTO) mandates in modern corporate environments. Beyond mere surface-level considerations, we explo…
Nov. 30, 2023

How to Measure Return to Office Policy Compliance

The technology we deploy in the workplace is going to be relied upon to make or break the success of enforcing failure to comply with Return to Office (RTO) mandates.  If you work for an organization who’s either…

Recent Blog Posts

Unlocking the Power of Workplace Digital Signage: Transforming Communication

In today's rapidly evolving workplaces, effective communication is more crucial than ever. Gone are the days of relying solely on static bulletin boards to disseminate information. Enter workplace digital signage – a dynamic solution that is t…

Digital Front Doors: Enhancing Visitor Management in Corporate Real Estate

A few weeks ago, I found myself back in the bustling streets of NYC for the first time in 2024. My mission: meeting clients in both the towering skyscrapers of Manhattan and the vibrant streets of Jersey City. The catch? These were three very distin…

Corporate Workplace Leaders Guide to 2024

As we stride into the heart of 2024, the debate over the future of the workplace continues to evolve, but the role of corporate workplace leaders has never been more pivotal. It's time for corporate workplace leaders to shift their focus. The year …

About the Host

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Michael Przytula

Michael has spent more than 25 years helping workforces of major companies around the world change the way they work through the implementation of constantly evolving, innovative technologies. A recognized thought leader on the merger between people, places and technology, he has an ultimate passion for making workforces more efficient and effective through the application of technology, either to how they do their work or to the environment in which they do it.

He is the host of Creating Smarter Spaces, the only podcast dedicated to helping innovative Corporate Real Estate, Facilities Management and Technology Executives apply technology to the spaces they create, places they manage and people they serve.

Michael received the Luminary Award from CoreNet Global in 2022 and was named in the Top 100 Unified Communications Influencers of 2023.