Don’t settle for a poor view of content

Imagine going to the cinema to watch a long-anticipated film. You’ve read the reviews. You’ve queued up. You’ve bought snacks and turned off your phone. You enter the auditorium ready to be blown away. And the screen is tiny and fuzzy. All you can see are other people’s heads.

You’d be disappointed. You’d probably ask for your money back. Yet this is the exact experience workers and learners across the world have every day. They walk into countless meeting rooms and classrooms to gain knowledge, present or connect with colleagues, and they’re confronted with a digital screen that’s inadequate.

The result? In business, it leads to inefficient meetings and reduced collaboration. But in education, it’s even more concerning. Epson research among teachers shows poor display technology can reduce academic outcomes.

Teachers say there’s a link between children being unable to clearly view a screen or display, and lower exam and test scores ¹. It’s been characterised as kids at the back of the class getting the ‘cheap seats,’ akin to sitting in the upper balconies at a traditional theatre, where the view is poor.

It’s odd that what would never be acceptable in an entertainment context isn’t always addressed in workplaces and educational settings. Especially considering people are crying out for change. In fact, employees cite inefficient meetings as the single biggest cause of wasted time ².