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Connected Workplace Technology: Why One Platform Beats Multiple Safety Silos
Learn why organizations benefit from choosing the best technology for each workplace problem without creating a new vendor and reporting silo every time.
Quick answer: A connected workplace technology platform helps organizations use different tools for different problems without managing every solution as a completely separate program. The goal is not to force one technology to do everything. It is to simplify access, implementation, training, support and reporting while keeping the flexibility to choose the right tool for the job.
- Avoid creating separate vendor, contract, training and reporting silos for every technology.
- Choose computer vision, wearables, screening, JTA, office ergonomics or wellbeing based on the use case.
- Use Nexus6 as a more centralized technology and support ecosystem.
Why workplace technology silos create complexity
Organizations have more workplace technology available to them than ever before. There are platforms for ergonomics, wearable sensing, movement screening, office assessment, job demands and workforce wellbeing.
The challenge is no longer finding technology. The challenge is managing it. An organization using five different workplace health technologies may also be managing five vendors, contracts, onboarding processes, training programs, support contacts and reporting systems. Individually, each technology may be valuable. Operationally, the complexity can grow quickly.
How to choose the right workplace technology without creating another silo
Different workplace challenges require different solutions. Computer vision may be ideal for one ergonomic task. Wearables may be better for another. MotionTrack6 may support a functional movement initiative.
ErgoEdge may support office employees. Job Task Analysis technology may help define physical job demands.
Organizations should not have to choose one technology simply because it is the only solution available through their provider. The goal of Nexus6 is to create flexibility: select technologies based on the problem you are trying to solve while accessing them through a more unified workplace intelligence ecosystem.
Why implementation, training, and support matter
Technology only creates value when people actually use it. That means implementation matters. Organizations need appropriate training. Users need support. Data needs to be understandable. Technology needs to fit within existing processes.
Longitude6 works with organizations to understand their needs first and then identify technologies that can support those objectives. From there, the focus shifts to implementation, training and ongoing support.
What does a connected workplace technology platform enable?
The long-term opportunity is larger than simply using multiple software platforms. When workplace technologies work together strategically, organizations can start connecting information across different areas of employee health and safety.
Job-demand information can support return to work. Ergonomic information can support injury prevention. Movement data can inform intervention. Wellbeing information can help organizations understand broader workforce needs. Together, these create workplace intelligence.
Bring multiple workplace technologies into a more connected ecosystem with one experienced partner.
Frequently asked questions
What is a workplace technology platform?
A workplace technology platform provides a more centralized way to access, support and manage technology used for workplace health, safety and performance.
Why are technology silos a problem?
Multiple disconnected tools can create duplicated contracts, onboarding, training, support contacts and reporting workflows even when each individual technology is useful.
Does a connected platform mean using only one technology?
No. The value is the opposite: organizations can select different technologies for different needs while simplifying how those solutions are accessed and supported.
What does Nexus6 connect?
Nexus6 is designed to support a workplace technology ecosystem that can include Job Task Analysis, MotionTrack6, computer vision, wearables, wellbeing and office ergonomics solutions.
Turn insight into action.
Bring multiple workplace technologies into a more connected ecosystem with one experienced partner.