?? Future-Proofing the Workplace

Hey there,

The office has been rapidly evolving over the last few years. We've gone from full-time in office schedules to hybrid variations, cubicles to open floor plans, and everything in between. How can you ensure your office is keeping up with the changes? Our answer is data.

Let's dive in.

The age of RTO is over. People have already returned to the office because of mandates, or new workplace strategies that involve some time spent at home. Either way, workplace leaders should now be looking beyond the return, and should be focused on finding new ways to future proof their workspaces.

Enterprises are grappling with striking the right balance between cost savings and providing employees with good in-office experiences. Creating a commute-worthy , adaptable workplace with an optimal office design.?

There are three key elements to consider when thinking through your in-person strategy and design:?

• Portfolio Right-Sizing: Ensuring you have the right amount of space to support your workplace strategy.
• Meeting-Room Availability: Ensuring enough collaboration spaces are supplied and available for in-office days.
• Neighborhood Planning: Establishing a system for making data-based space allocation decisions.?

It might seem like you’re going in blind, but data can be the guide you need to get started. Occupancy intelligence can help you better understand your employees’ behavior in the workplace, so you can better align your workplace design with their working patterns and preferences.?

Start paying attention to:

• People count: How many people enter and exit your offices over a period of time
• Active space usage: How many human beings are occupying meeting room space
• Passive space usage: How many common objects are in meeting room spaces, signaling human presence

So you can start answering questions like:

• How many people are in the building? Across each floor? In each space??
• Which are the most popular days of the week and hours of the day??
• Which meeting spaces are used most frequently?
• Are space shortages occurring? Where? Why?

And start making decisions about:

• Adjusting the size of your portfolio , so you can maximize your investment.
• Increasing space availability , so there’s always a meeting room or space available.
• Optimizing and right sizing neighborhoods , so people have what they need to be productive.

Whether you're looking to enhance employee satisfaction, reduce costs, or both, a tailored approach based on solid data can help you achieve your workplace objectives efficiently and effectively.

Want to learn more? Read our blog Beyond the Return.

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• Get to know the ins and outs of space shortages.

See ya next time ??

The VergeSense Team

P.S. Check out the Occupancy Intelligence Index for global insights and benchmarks.

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