“Meetings are a reflection of the organization’s culture. They can either be a place for innovation or a time-wasting ritual.”
— Patrick Lencioni
Our company conducts monthly meetings to discuss essential aspects of our business. Earlier, conducting these meetings felt nothing less than a challenge. You might ask why. Well, that is because we followed the traditional approach of meetings, where dealing with all that cumbersome setup and complaints was a hassle.
Numerous other companies face the same issues, making this one of the reasons why 71% of managers and employees consider meetings to be inefficient and unproductive. (Notta: Meeting Statistics)
To tackle this problem, we integrated the Bringing Your Own Meeting (BYOM) solution from CZUR StarryHub in our meeting, which brought us unexpectedly brilliant results. In this article, I will share how this technique facilitated our regular meetings and reduced the major technical and communication gaps.
What is BYOM?
First, let’s start by understanding what BYOM or Bring Your Own Meeting is. You can think of it as a modern solution for meetings that gives independence to its users to manage online conferences from their devices while they are connected to shared conference equipment.
As I hinted in the introduction, traditional meeting set-ups had been forced to need a lot of equipment, IT support, and proprietary software, while BYOM enables ease during shared meetings.
This approach of organizing and delivering productive meetings offers you the freedom to choose video conferencing platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Team, Webex, and Google Meet to play the primary role.
DO YOU KNOW? Executives consider more than 67% of virtual meetings to be failures, suggesting challenges in conducting effective remote meetings.
Key Features of BYOM
Let me walk you through some of the features of BYOM that benefited us the most.
Wireless Integration: Using a lot of wires and cables was part of the old days of meeting, however, BYOM allows connecting wirelessly for shared meeting hardware. It creates a hassle-free setup and saves time for all.
Platform Flexibility: It allows you to choose any video conferencing platform that suits you the best to host meetings. You don’t have to worry about compatibility concerns. BYOM’s adaptability with multiple platforms allows users to connect from different organizations.
Enhanced Security: For many companies, data security is a major concern over shared networks. With BYOM, users’ sensitive data stays on their devices. It significantly reduces the potential risk of threats, making meetings more secure.
Real-Time Interaction: Modern meetings demand information to be transferred to other sources in real-time. A delay of a fraction of a second can spoil the meeting experience. This method provides real-time interaction features, boosting various operations.
The Role of CZUR StarryHub in BYOM
Now that we have discussed all the basics, you might be curious about the role of CZUR StarryHub in BYOM. You can understand it as the one-stop solution to all the problems encountered while attending or hosting a meeting.
This is a powerful wireless screencasting device that is designed to simplify and enhance the collaborative experiences of the teams. StarryHub is compact and smartly designed with a powerful 120° wide-angle camera, integrated microphone, and a speaker system, making it a comprehensive tool for hybrid meetings.
Primary Features of CZUR StarryHub
Here are three primary features of CZUR StarryHub that make it an excellent modern meeting solution.
Wireless Screen Sharing: One of the major demands of BYOM is wireless operation for seamless content sharing between devices and business teams. CZUR StarryHub operates wireless and gives an interactive experience for both in-room and remote participants.
Seamless Setup: You don’t need to worry about those cumbersome meeting setups as this powerful device does not require extensive configuration. It just needs users to plug and play for BYOM and reduce downtime.
Device Compatibility: StarryHub is an Android-based platform designed to provide seamless performance and accessibility for Android users.
BYOM’s Compatibility with CZUR ClickDrop?
Click Drop is another integral component of StarryHub, helping them make BYOM wireless. Let’s understand its functionality and operation with StarryHub.
Pairing: Connect the ClickDrop to the StarryHub for seamless communication.
Device Connection: Plug the ClickDrop into a personal device via USB-C or USB-A.
App Launch: Open a meeting app, such as Teams or Zoom, and start the session.
Hardware Selection: Configure the StarryHub as the camera, microphone, and speaker for the meeting.
This straightforward and concise setup ensures minimal disruption and maximized efficiency.
Importance of BYOM in Modern Workplaces
Have you noticed how the demand for exclusive and seamless meetings has increased since the shift toward hybrid work models? This necessitates an effective meeting solution, as the traditional ways bring many challenges that spoil the meeting experience. BYOM addresses those challenges and brings many solutions.
1. Simplified Collaboration
The use of unfamiliar hardware and software led to a steep learning curve in traditional meeting setups. BYOM is empowered by CZUR’s powerful device, StarryHub, which reduces complexity and enables smoother collaboration and cooperation among teams.
2. Affordability
StarryHub use for BYOM eliminates the need for costly equipment and system upgrades, making it a more affordable solution. By reducing the equipment in meetings, businesses can utilize the funds on other resources without compromising the meeting’s seamless execution.
3. Improved Meeting Quality
With advanced features like noise cancellation and intelligent zoom, BYOM systems deliver high-quality audio and visuals, ensuring effective communication regardless of location.
4. Enhanced Productivity
BYOM with StarryHub reduces the set-up time. It also eliminates technical interruption, allowing people in the meetings to focus on the discussions.
Real-World Use of BYOM
You’ve got it wrong if you think only corporate enterprises require BYOM, here are four more real-world uses of this approach-
Corporate Boardroom BYOM
BYOM’s use in the boardroom or executive meetings provides an upgraded platform for sharing presentations and documents and making a direct, real-time remote connection with stakeholders.
Education Institutions BYOM
Its features let students connect physically and virtually in modern classrooms, creating an inclusive and interactive learning environment that students need to solve complex problems.
Healthcare Consultation
You might have noticed how healthcare consultations are now being given online or virtually. When the telemedicine industry is streamlined with BYOM, healthcare professionals can deliver their consultations or services online and inclusively.
Creative Industries Design
Sharing creative designs and brainstorming for bringing new ideas can be leveraged with BYOM. Businesses can share prototypes, and receive real-time feedback on developments, regardless of the physical location of team members.
DO YOU KNOW? 41% of meetings last between 31–60 minutes. Following this category are the meetings that last 16–30 minutes (31%).
CZUR’s Peripheral Mode is Strengthening BYOM’s Potential
CZUR’s Peripheral mode is enhancing the BYOM culture in modern workplaces. It’s StarryHub and ClickDrop offer numerous perks like:
Allowing users to start meetings on personal devices without relying on external IT support.
Internal and external network support ensures that sensitive data stays on personal devices.
Built-in cameras, speakers, and microphones reduce the need for additional peripherals.
Conclusion
BYOM is an improved way of setting up meetings. This strategy shows a significant and future-ready approach in corporate boardrooms, hybrid classrooms, and telemedicine. Use CZUR’s StarryHub for setting inclusive and engaging conferences and make them wireless with Click Drop.
