The transition to hybrid work models has presented a unique set of challenges for businesses:  How do you create a workplace that seamlessly balances operational needs with the evolving desires of employees? OfficeSpace Software, a leader in workplace management solutions, tackled this complex question in its recent LinkedIn Live, “Finding Hybrid Harmony.” The webinar hosted by Yoni Rouache, Chief Sales Officer at OfficeSpace Software, featured  Karen Jarvis, a workplace expert and Operating Principal at DORIS, and Mary Carnes, Workplace Insights and Community Lead at OfficeSpace. Th ..read more

How we view the traditional office space has changed dramatically over the past several years – particularly post-pandemic. If you’ve been paying attention to trends in the business world, you’ve likely been made aware of the term “collaboration spaces.” As we transition toward more flexible working schedules and hybrid work, this term will continue to be more common. In this article, we’ll discuss why collaborative workspaces are gaining popularity, the positive impact coworking spaces can have on your business, the different types of collaboration spaces, and where the future of work is head ..read more

The modern workplace is in flux, demanding increased collaboration among teams and dedicated spaces for focused individual work. Finding the right balance between offering collaborative office space ideas and ensuring employees have a quiet place to focus is crucial.  Yet getting this right seems elusive, as evidenced by the fact that an alarming 73% of business owners and operational leaders feel they need a better balance between collaboration spaces and individual workspaces. This can be unsettling for leaders, as teams everywhere are fully entering their return-to-office initiatives ..read more

Employees have more control over how they want to work than ever before, and this is forcing businesses to adjust their workspaces to accommodate these evolving needs. Businesses aren’t static entities. They change and adapt, reacting to both internal and external forces. The best organizations recognize a critical truth: a company lives and breathes through the people within it. Human-centered design (HCD) is a philosophy focused on building a workplace that understands its employees’ needs. It’s about crafting solutions with genuine empathy and a deep, collaborative spirit. In this article ..read more

In the evolution of the corporate landscape, how we utilize and manage our workspaces is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Data is king, and nowhere is this truer than in the realm of workplace optimization. Occupancy metrics—once ignored entirely—are now taking center stage in boardrooms and executive meetings. Surviving the COVID-19 pandemic has given us all a new perspective on life. The general workforce is making it abundantly clear they do not want to be cooped up in a standard office from 9-5 every day of the week. Businesses are finding they need to either adapt their working en ..read more

The landscape of corporate real estate investing has changed drastically in recent years. After emerging on the other side of a global pandemic, companies everywhere have been forced to reevaluate what is considered a sound real estate investment. Couple that with the unpredictability of interest rates, and you’re left with an unusual predicament. What was once viewed as a smart investment for business owners may now be considered the opposite. In this article, we’ll begin by providing an overarching explanation of a traditional real estate portfolio, the benefits of real estate investments, a ..read more

At OfficeSpace, we understand empowering employees with self-service tools helps foster autonomy and ownership of their workplace experience. Today we’re excited to launch a number of new features that help employees seamlessly plan their workday, facilitate collaboration, and drive connection when they are in the office. These features include: Ossie, your new AI Assistant Book Desks for Visitors See Who’s In the Office Find your Favorite Coworkers Ossie, your new AI Assistant Meet, Ossie, your new AI Assistant for workplace excellence! Ossie can easily locate colleagues, rooms, printers, a ..read more

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the traditional concept of the workplace has undergone a seismic shift. Gone are the days when employees were tethered to assigned desks, working within the confines of a rigid 9-to-5 schedule. The future of work requires a dynamic and fluid environment shaped by the rise of hybrid and remote work models, advances in technology, and a heightened focus on employee well-being and coworking productivity. As businesses adapt to this new era, it has become increasingly crucial to rethink how we allocate and optimize the use of physical office space. T ..read more

The workplace landscape has been transformed in the past few years, with hybrid and remote work models gaining widespread adoption and prominence. As we move further into 2024 and the future of work continues to evolve, the need to track employee attendance has become increasingly crucial to maintain productivity, engagement, and accountability within organizations. As schedules become more complex and dynamic and maintaining communication and collaboration channels becomes increasingly challenging, ensuring team members are where they are supposed to be is paramount for business success. To d ..read more

As more and more workplaces evolve toward increasingly complex, dynamic, and hybrid work models, keeping track of presence data has become a crucial metric to help determine an organization’s space utilization. In today’s work environment, presence data involves far more than keeping accurate records of the hours a team member logs on a timesheet.  By tracking when, where, and how employees are actively working in real-time, business leaders can optimize work schedules to improve productivity, adjust space usage to accommodate operational needs, and identify and resolve issues like absent ..read more