Collaboration is key to business success in the working environment of today and tomorrow. At the heart of collaboration lies communication - strategic, effective and flexible communication driven through Connected Innovation. True teamwork and real collaboration results from strong relationships based on engaged and positive communication. Achieving this level of teamwork means enabling your people to collaborate in a strategic, effective and flexible manner- this means Connected Innovation. Over the past eight weeks our communications experts at Arkadin have outlined the ways that flexible communication can take you closer towards Connected Innovation. This was third and final step on your journey to Connected Innovation. Over the last six months we have looked at the business and human benefits of strategic, flexible and effective communication, each of which enabled you and your team to enjoy work, enjoy life and enjoy sharing - resulting in real business benefits driven by a workforce that cares.

1. Make your
communications count:
Flexible UC, a wrap up

2. True collaboration is
the result of Strategic,
Effective and Flexible
communication.

3. STRATEGIC, EFFECTIVE AND
FLEXIBLE COMMUNICATION
IS THE RESULT OF...
CONNECTED
INNOVATION

4. Looking back
at our journey
through Flexible
communication

5. Flexible communication is
about meeting the demands
of your workforce, enabling
them to work from their homes,
favourite coffee shops, on the
train or wherever they may be.

6. 56%of global CFOs would
invest in video
conferencing to
reduce travel.

7. Flexible communication
is about attracting
the top emerging
talent who demand a
new type of working
environment.

8. 87%of millennials say that
they would prefer to
work for a video enabled
company over one that
has no interest in video.

9. Flexible communication
is about
interoperability and…

10. PRODUCTIVITY.

11. IT IS ABOUT
SCALABILITY AND
SECURITY...

12. The average enterprise uses ten
times more cloud services than IT
knows about.

13. 69%of SMBs now use cloud
applications.

14. But most of all Flexible
communication is about
enabling your people to
enjoy freedom, enjoy
choice and enjoy sharing
- anytime, anywhere.

15. Discover the advantages of
unified communications and
unlock the full potential of your
people in this series of blog
posts from our collaboration
experts at Arkadin.

16. Cloud computing has become cloud collaboration. Here’s how a cloud storage
solution solves security issues.
Private cloud: secure, scalable, flexible,
and accessible - an IT manager’s guide
Read more

17. Discover how Netflix’s HR policies are enable creative communication and
collaboration resulting in an engaged and productive workforce.
Top 7 reasons why everyone wants to
work for Netflix
Read more

18. Bringing your own app to work is becoming increasingly popular; discover which apps
will keep you one step ahead throughout your working day.
Bring Your Own App: The 10 best
apps to keep Marketing Executives
one step ahead
Read more

19. Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) carries countless security challenges. Can IT
heads reduce BYOD risks with a simplified approach?
Interoperability: Simplicity in a
multi-vendor world
Read more

20. Discover the many pros, and easily overcome cons to video interviews to deliver
the flexibility you need to attract the top talent.
Presenting from afar: The pros and
cons of video interviews
Read more

21. Silos are counterproductive, everyone knows that but how do you break them down,
scrap them and deliver on your business goals? The answer? Dynamic dialogue.
Scrap the silo: Deliver with
dynamic dialogue
Read more

22. Discover how to enable Flexible
communication, driving innovation
and engagement, across your
workforce in our free series of
eGuides.

23. Smart businesses are gaining a competitive edge through mobile flexible work
forces who get more done for less.
The connected business: Anywhere,
anytime, anyhow empowering a
Flexible workforce
Read more

24. Discover top strategies for retaining millennial talent, ensuring you keep the tech-
savviest segment of your workforce.
The connected business: How and Y -
strategies for retaining millennial talent
Read more

25. Discover how to make informed decisions on deadline day in an effective
and efficient manner.
The connected business: Informed and
involved deadline day decisions
Read more

26. Having completed the Flexible phase
of your journey you are now ready
to embark on your discovery of
Connected Innovation
Discover Connected Innovation