There’s no two ways about it: COVID-19 changed everything—including the way we work. While employees used to be chained to their desks, now they are free to work wherever they wish.

As countless companies have realized, many of the things they thought could only be done in an office setting—collaboration, brainstorming, meetings—can be done remotely just as effectively.

Hence, it’s hardly surprising that experts are mulling what the future of work will look like post-pandemic. Even publications such as the Harvard Business Review believe that remote work is here to stay, even if the country achieves total herd immunity.

If your company uses a room booking system, you may be wondering what role it will play as the workforce becomes more distributed. As it turns out, it will fit nicely into the new normal’ s work landscape.

Room booking system: also useful outside the office

It’s no secret that Americans are fond of meetings, which can take a huge chunk out of their workday. In fact, middle managers spend 35% of their time in meetings, while for C-suite executives, it could be as high as 50%—this seemed to be the case, at least until the pandemic happened.

Of course, even with people and organizations increasingly embracing remote work, in-person meetings aren’t going away anytime soon. More likely, these meetings will be a mixture of both virtual and office-based gatherings. In this context, a room booking app can be just as useful outside the office as inside. Here is how: