ID created an InfoBrief, sponsored by essensys, outlining a framework for what employers and their employees want from their office space – and what providers of these spaces need to do to deliver it.

The 14ish page report looks at the building blocks for creating a best-in-class workspace, providing consistent experiences across buildings, the different task-driven office designs employees would like, seamless journeys across an ecosystem of work and other spaces, plus a dive into service delivery and real-time monitoring which may be interesting to flex space operators and landlords alike.

Bryn Sadler from essensys digs into 4 different methods for tracking occupancy within multi-tenancy spaces, namely IoT sensors, access control, apps and WiFi data.

WiFi wins out because it "requires the least effort to set up and provides the most valuable insights that go beyond ‘how many’ to ‘who and where’ which is fundamental in understanding how to run a flexible workspace more efficiently."

The Preferred Office Network share 5 key takeaways from their recent fireside chat between Isabelle Heston (JLL), Annie Draper (Hines), Tara McCoy (PON) and Devid Kinnaird (Essensys) about where traditional real estate and flex workspace meet.

The five points are: Data is driving the push towards coworking; different modes of work require more choice of workspace; coworking = connectivity; the efficiencies and savings of flex go beyond lease-terms; and coworking operators aren’t just tenants (they’re the heart of a building).

Kurt Patrick shares essensys’ latest results from a survey of 1000 US office workers about their office experiences, and how landlords (and flex space providers) need to offer more than amenities to keep workers happily coming in ‘to the office’.

Key takeaways: Only 1 in 5 admit that amenities are what brings them to the office, where 63% claim tech and flex workspaces are why they do come in. Interestingly they share that 52% of workers are envious of the tech available in other office buildings aside their own.

Miro Miroslavov from OfficeRnD and Paul Stanton from Proptech Bankers put together a (longer) read on how asset managers can leverage flexibility & tech to drive more revenue into their buildings.

Mentioned are lulafit, OfficeRnD, Valve, Syncaroo, LiquidSpace, PilotoMail, HqO, VTS Rise, Equiem, Brivo, Kisi, Sharry, SwiftConnect, essensys, IronWiFI, isofy and others. A useful list for both indie operators and landlords exploring/implementing flex if you ask me.