Here comes COVID again ruining everything…. I’m joking, but also, not really. Earlier this year, and we will most likely see it again, the waves of COVID put a start / stop schedule on in person work gatherings.

COVID be damned, our client’s 30 year anniversary event was happening… regardless! and it needed to be a joyous occasion where all employees could get together in the same physical space and celebrate their years of hard work and passion. 

We had been working on the project, designed and built a wonderful celebratory space, set up much like a gallery, filled with interactive elements, fun wayfinding, tactile pieces on display and beautifully designed informational panels. But suddenly more than half the company would not be coming in to see it.

We needed a remote option. We needed to make it work. We needed a hybrid space: both a physical space to gather in person and a digital twin that gave a comparable if not exact as possible experience. Because the event was built like an interactive gallery experience with internal educational facts and stories to enjoy, the staff attending the event, whether in person or remote, needed to have the same takeaways and information from the experience.

So we created a digital twin- in both look and feel, information and  (as much as possible) interactivity.

Because we have always heavily leveraged the digital side of designing for our physical projects, we were able to pivot quickly and easily when this request came to us, providing a really enjoyable experience; physical and remote.

Once in use, the internal teams found this space incredibly useful. Not only as a celebration of their achievements over the years, but also as a way to educate their staff from within. Recent hires were able to go into this space, set up much like a museum display, to read about the past history, learning more about the company, the culture, goals and fun facts, all in an interactive display.

We made sure there were comparable interactive elements whether you engaged with the space remotely or in person. 

In the current hybrid work environment, we are supporting our clients in new and innovative ways; keeping work moving forward!