OfficeSpace Blog
Explore industry insights and best practices as told by experts to create a smarter, more productive workplace.
How much office space per person do you need for your workplace?
Designing office space around the recommended office space per employee is a critical aspect of any workplace management plan. So what is the actual recommended office space per employee? In this post, we look beyond the 3-30-300 rule, exploring how to better plan and manage our new hybrid, distributed reality.
The physical office: how to optimize hybrid physical workspaces
The way we view the physical office post-pandemic may have changed, but one fact remains: good physical workspaces are still critical for most businesses. In this article, we explore the new and critical role of the physical office in a hybrid world. We’ll also share tips for optimizing the physical workspace to better meet the changing needs of both employees and employers.
Workplace collaboration tools: a guide to what offices need now
As companies work to improve their hybrid work models and support an increasingly more distributed workforce, they’re quickly coming to appreciate the value of workplace collaboration tools. In this article we explore workplace collaboration tools. While this will include a rundown of the most useful and popular collaboration platforms, of course, we’ll also develop new tools and approaches for our new ways of working.
Agile room booking: agility to support collaboration in the hybrid workplace
In our new and hybrid normal, there’s only one way to achieve meaningfully agile room booking, or any agile work environment type, for that matter. In this article, we explore how to achieve more agile room booking. First up, we’ll cover why companies should aim for room booking agility in the first place.
Meeting room setup styles: strategies to improve hybrid collaboration
Gone are the days of cramming as many people as possible into a stuffy boardroom; today’s meeting room setup styles now take into account a wide variety of factors, to accommodate a wide variety of purposes and goals. This in turn leads to a more exciting and wider variety of meeting room design than in the past. In this article, we explore the latest meeting room setup styles, working through which work best for different types of meetings, cultures, and approaches to work.
Hybrid real estate strategy: how to optimize CRE for hybrid
More and more companies are beginning to understand that if they really want to optimize hybrid work, they need an optimized hybrid real estate strategy to match. In this article, we explore how companies and CRE professionals can use advanced workplace analytics to create a hybrid real estate strategy that better supports both workers and long-term business goals. We’ll also explore how and why hybrid working complicates real estate strategies—and what to do about it.
How workforce and workplace data analytics help optimize office space
Workspaces are changing, along with the workplace data analytics that companies need to use to stay nimble and productive. In this article, we explore how workplace data analytics can provide an accurate picture of what’s actually happening in the office, therefore supporting a wide range of initiatives. We also provide a comprehensive review of what workforce analytics companies can collect to improve workforce effectiveness (along with how to use them).
Workforce strategy: 6 steps to future-proofing your team
Thanks to the complexities of today’s workplace, workforce strategy is essential. In this article, we explore workforce strategy, including the six stages of developing workforce strategies.
The smart workplace: 7 elements of an intelligent workspace
Creating a smart workplace is an essential process for any company looking to embrace hybrid or flexible working. In this article, we explore the benefits of a smart workplace, along with seven technologies that can help create a more intelligent workspace.
Measuring efficiency in the workplace: tips for the hybrid office
Measuring efficiency in the workplace has never been more important or more challenging. As companies embrace hybrid work and a variety of new flexible workplace strategies, they need to understand how any changes they make impact company productivity and the bottom line. Assuming they have the right tools on hand, facility managers (FMs) and other space planners can collect critical productivity metrics that measure employee productivity and workplace efficiency. In this article, we explore measuring efficiency in the workplace, along with the best approaches and metrics to do so in a hybrid workplace.
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