No desk. No computer. No e-mail.
This is the daily reality for millions of workers known as deskless. It's a cold, technical word for those who don't have a fixed job, a dedicated screen or an assigned office.
They don't work in front of a computer, but in the field, in the heat of the action.
They build roads, care for patients, lay foundations, inspect networks, hold up walls while others hold meetings.
Their office is a building site, a truck, a corridor, a forest.
Often, it's several places in the same week. One day here, the next elsewhere. They move from one workplace to another, carrying with them their expertise, their commitment... but rarely the communication tools that should follow them.
These are often physical and demanding professions, but many industries take less account of them when it comes to communication, vision or strategic planning.
What they don't have:
What they do have:
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Quickly changing instructions, but no platform for receiving them
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A strong sense of belonging, with few opportunities to share it
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Expertise in the field too often left out of the decision-making process
And yet, they're the ones who hold the structure together.
Without them, nothing turns. Nothing rolls. Nothing rises. Nothing works. They are at the heart of our essential services, our infrastructures, our daily lives. But as long as we continue to design tools, policies and corporate cultures without consulting them, we'll be missing out on extremely relevant information and resources.
So what do we do?
We listen to them. Integrate them into our thinking. We give them a different voice.
We adapt our training, our communications and our systems so that they reflect reality.
That's exactly why we created BRIX: an application designed for teams without an office, which highlights their know-how, simplifies exchanges and reinforces their pride in belonging.
Because no worker should be on the sidelines of his or her company's culture.
Because you can't build a solid world on invisible foundations.
And because a worker without an office should never be a worker without a voice.
