Connections transforms how you coordinate with colleagues by creating consent-based visibility into where people plan to work. With Connections, you can see who's coming to the office, align your schedule with key collaborators, and make informed decisions about when and where to work. It's the foundation for turning hybrid work from isolated to collaborative.

Managing your connections happens primarily through the Connect tab, where you control your network, respond to invitations, and access detailed booking information for every colleague you're connected with.

The Connect tab serves as your central hub for workplace relationships. Here you'll find your Connected colleagues, manage incoming and outgoing connection requests, discover suggested connections, and access your Groups. While Groups also live in this tab and provide team-based visibility, Connections focuses on individual relationships that you build one by one.

Everything in the Connect tab revolves around consent. You choose who sees your schedule, and visibility only flows both ways once both people accept the connection.

Your Connected colleagues section displays everyone you've mutually accepted connections with. Each colleague appears with their profile picture and name, creating a quick visual directory of your workplace network. These are the people whose booking schedules and work locations you can see throughout Mapiq, and who can see yours in return.

When you tap on any connected colleague, you access their personal booking schedule page—a detailed view that shows exactly where they plan to be and when. This visibility helps you coordinate office days, book nearby workspaces, and plan collaborative sessions around actual schedules rather than guesswork.

If you need to end a connection, the trash icon next to each name removes the relationship instantly. Once removed, both of you lose visibility into each other's schedules and presence indicators.

Adding new connections starts with the Add connection + button at the top of the Connect tab. This launches a search interface where you can find colleagues by name or email. Once you locate someone, a single tap sends them a connection request. You can send multiple requests in one session, making network building efficient.

Connection requests you send appear in your Sent requests section at the bottom of the tab. These remain visible until the recipient responds. If someone rejects your request, it's removed silently over time to maintain privacy.

Incoming connection requests appear at the top of your Connect tab with a blue indicator on the tab icon. Each request shows the colleague's name and profile picture, with simple checkmark and cross icons to accept or reject. Accepting immediately adds them to your Connected colleagues, and visibility begins for both of you.

Once you've built some momentum (at least two accepted connections and recent booking activity) the People you may know section appears. This feature suggests colleagues you might want to connect with based on shared booking patterns and office presence.

The suggestions are personalized to your work habits. If you frequently book at certain offices or on specific days, you'll see colleagues who do the same. This makes it easier to discover people you're likely to run into and could benefit from coordinating with.

Sending a request from suggestions works exactly like the main Add connection flow: one tap on Connect sends the invitation. The algorithm updates as your booking patterns evolve, keeping suggestions relevant to your current work rhythm.

When you tap on any connected colleague from the Connect tab or anywhere else in Mapiq, you access their personal booking schedule page. This view is one of the most valuable aspects of Connections, giving you a complete picture of their work location plans.

The booking schedule displays both workspace bookings and workday bookings. Workspace bookings show specific desks or areas they've reserved, while workday bookings indicate they'll be at the office without a specific workspace or that they're working remotely. The schedule extends 4 weeks into the past and 3 weeks into the future, providing context for planning.

This historical view helps you understand patterns, maybe they're always in the office on Tuesdays, or they tend to book the same area you prefer. The future view lets you align your own plans with theirs, making it easy to choose days when collaboration is possible.

You can use this booking information throughout your planning process. When you're deciding which days to come in, check your key collaborators' schedules first. When booking a workspace, look up who will be nearby. When planning a meeting, see whether attendees will be in the office or remote.

The schedule updates in real-time as your connection makes or changes bookings. If they add a new office day, you'll see it immediately. If they cancel, that disappears from the view. This live data keeps coordination accurate and reduces miscommunication.

This detailed visibility only exists because both of you accepted the connection. Your connection chose to share this information with you, and you chose to share yours with them. If either person removes the connection, the booking schedule immediately becomes inaccessible.