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Indeed. Why fly, when one can instantly Halo? http://www.hp.com/halo/pdf/Halo_Collaboration_White_Paper_3_21_06.pdf http://www.hp.com/halo/pdf/Halo_Collaboratio

Indeed. Why fly, when one can instantly Halo? http://www.hp.com/halo/pdf/Halo_Collaboration_White_Paper_3_21_06.pdf http://www.hp.com/halo/pdf/Halo_Collaboration_White_Paper_3_... [PDF] Travel almost immediately declines, which is why many believe that the decline in travel costs alone constitutes Halo’s return on investment. [...] While Halo has proven to reduce travel costs, it is also reported to bring new levels of group productivity. As informal social networks begin to meet in Halo rooms, they accelerate innovation, problem solving and project completion. [...] Face-to-face interactions that occurred quarterly or semi-annually now occur on a daily basis allowing informal social networks to flourish. Travel time and its physical effects on individual productivity are eliminated. Finally, loss of productivity from being away from the home office is avoided, while improved quality of life is realized, both of which contribute to productivity on the job.

anamax 18y ago
> Indeed. Why fly, when one can instantly Halo? Do you always take a vendor's claims as gospel? Me - I have a strong bias toward whatever decision is made by someone who has significant skin in the game. Sure, they make mistakes, but they've got far more relevant experence and incentive to get it right than someone in the cheap seats. If you think that Halo is usefully better, use it and drive the fossils who go face to face out of biz.
- gravitycop 18y ago
  I have a strong bias toward whatever decision is made by someone who has significant skin in the game. The people with skin in the game are using telepresence, instead of flying. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=470063 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=470063 High-definition (HD)-based video meeting services will replace 2.1 million airline seats annually over the next three years [...] Gartner was saying the technology would take away $3.5 billion from the airline industry - this year. And that's just airline tickets. The total figure of corporate savings would also include room, board and other travel-related expenses.

anamax 18y ago

> Indeed. Why fly, when one can instantly Halo? Do you always take a vendor's claims as gospel? Me - I have a strong bias toward whatever decision is made by someone who has significant skin in the game. Sure, they make mistakes, but they've got far more relevant experence and incentive to get it right than someone in the cheap seats. If you think that Halo is usefully better, use it and drive the fossils who go face to face out of biz.

gravitycop 18y ago
I have a strong bias toward whatever decision is made by someone who has significant skin in the game. The people with skin in the game are using telepresence, instead of flying. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=470063 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=470063 High-definition (HD)-based video meeting services will replace 2.1 million airline seats annually over the next three years [...] Gartner was saying the technology would take away $3.5 billion from the airline industry - this year. And that's just airline tickets. The total figure of corporate savings would also include room, board and other travel-related expenses.