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The Force will be with you always

by IoT.nxt

oT.nxt is a global Internet of Things and take the Internet of Things (IoT)
company offering a dynamic forward into a galaxy far far away . . .
Iapplication enablement platform Not only did the office have a massive
comprising of software, middleware, impact on how the staff approached new
hardware and analytics services. IoTs’ projects and challenges, it also inspired
solutions have been implemented globally a culture that was easily identifiable and
in 11 verticals. May the fourth became a celebrated
IoT.nxt as a startup company wanted annual affair.
a way to differentiate their culture and With this type of theme, it was fairly
identity from the norm - OPZ took easy to mine deeper - room names
inspiration form the classic good vs bad were named after planets (Coruscant,
cliché and created two halves - the dark Alderaan, Hoth and Dagobah) and
side, client centric, (The Sith) and the doorways became airlocks.
light side, staff and backend (The Jedi), And so, the concept developed.
We had to incorporate a middle ground
of common entry, where staff and clients Overview of our workspace design
interact. (The Grey Jedi) process for floor plans:
Being an avid Star Wars fan JP saw the Environmental and ergonomic
natural progression towards the Force and Important factors in the work
introduced Star Wars inspired theming environment that should be considered,
- this approach suited IoT as it was a including:
futuristic identity that would allow their Natural light, airflow, building design
developers space to explore the multiverse and age, workplace layout, workstation

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