Development of an integrated Mobile Workspace Platform – hardware and software to turn empty and underutilised office space into mobile working destinations.

在过去的30年里，全球新建了20多亿平方英尺的办公空间，然而在任何时候，其中49%的办公空间都处于闲置状态（ManhattanAnalytics:2014）。在不断变化的工作模式和技术快速进步的推动下，工作变得敏捷、分布式和灵活，劳动力流动性越来越强。此外，僵化的租赁结构、不灵活的租赁协议、严格的契约和一刀切的做法使公司陷入了与现代工作模式不相容的企业模式。传统办公室在商业上越来越过时，技术上也无法满足流动员工的需求。为了解决这一问题，我们打算开发一个集成的移动工作空间平台，使任何商务中心、空置的工作空间或未充分利用的办公室都能立即成为一个可访问的集成移动工作空间，从而满足对灵活、协作工作环境的巨大需求。利用信标硬件和基于位置的连接算法，该平台将包括三个关键要素：1。Access -一个包含“即插即用”信标硬件和软件的工作空间管理系统，允许移动工作者发现、访问和使用附近的设施，无论他们身在何处；Connection -在一个平台上集成了嵌入式桌面、项目管理和生产力工具。协作-基于邻近的社交和技能网络，促进人与人，项目和工作场所之间的互动。这种低成本、有影响力的解决方案解决了现有办公空间未充分利用的问题，有可能改变空间出租给员工和公司的方式——为未充分利用的工作空间开辟了一个潜在的价值2亿英镑的二级市场（戴德梁行：2015）。我们的目标是远远超越简单的电子商务网站，列出工作空间，设计一个技术平台，把任何空的工作空间变成一个即时访问的、集成的按需工作场所。

2 billion+ square feet of new office space has been built worldwide in the past 30 years,however 49% of this work space currently lies under-occupied at any one time (ManhattanAnalytics :2014). Fuelled by changing work patterns & a rapid advance in technology, workhas become agile, distributed & flexible with an increasingly mobile workforce. Additionally,rigid leasing structure, inflexible rental agreements, strict covenants & a one-size-fits-allapproach have trapped companies into corporate footprints incompatible with modern workpatterns.The traditional office is increasingly becoming commercially obsolete & technologically illequipped to meet the demands of the mobile workforce. To address, we intend to develop anintegrated Mobile Work space Platform that will enable any business centre, empty work spaceor under utilised office to instantly become an accessible, integrated mobile work space -tapping into the huge demand for flexible, collaborative work environments.Utilising beacon hardware & location-based connection algorithms, the platform will consistof the key three elements;1. Access – a work space management system incorporating ‘plug and play’ beacon hardware& software to allow mobile workers to discover, access & use facilities near wherever theyare;2. Connection – an integrated suite of embedded desktop, project management & productivitytools on a single platform3. Collaboration – a proximity-based social & skills network to facilitate interaction betweenpeople, projects & workplaces.This low cost, impact solution to the problem of unde rutilised existing office space has thepotential to change the way space is let to worker and companies – opening up a potential£200m secondary market for under-used work space (DTZ:2015).Our ambition is to move far beyond simple ecommerce sites that list work space and design atechnology platform to turn any empty work space into an instantly accessible, integrated on demandworkplace.