This is fascinating. Most of the spaces I have talked to in Canada are closer to 75% full normally. It opens up a broader discussion about demand and how in most markets, there's no way that supply has exceeded demand. I believe that the problem is awareness of coworking as a viable option for individuals and small businesses/non-profits. I'm thinking about doing some original research on this in a few key markets in North America. What do you guys think?
Aaron Cruikshank Principal, CRUIKSHANK phone: 778.908.4560 e-mail: [email protected] web: cruikshank.me <http://www.cruikshank.me> twitter: @cruikshank <https://twitter.com/cruikshank> book a meeting: doodle.com/cruikshank <http://www.doodle.com/cruikshank> linkedin: in/cruikshank <http://www.linkedin.com/in/cruikshank> On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 12:25 AM, Jeannine <[email protected]> wrote: > I thiought this was interesting: "Of all the places polled, it seemed on > average that most coworking spaces hovered around 50% capacity. While no > one wants to stuff their space so full of people that no one can move, this > does mean that coworking spaces have room to grow. Studies in the past have > suggested that demand for a seat in a coworking space outpaces the amount > available, but of the 200 places polled, almost none reported that they > were completely full." > > I have never been completely full in the sense this article seems to mean; > at the point that we are at 50% consistently, I treat it as a call to start > exploring the possibility of a bigger location or in some way to change the > structure of the use of the space. You need 50% to be free to deal with > the unexpected, or so I have found. > > We were right at 50% earlier this year, when one of the webshop/retail > coworkers had a massive growth spurt. Ultimately the went and got their > own bricks and mortar shop in town, they had outgrown us. > > I would like to be able to offer a real cradle to grave coworking option, > but none of my cuirrent spaces are big enough for that. Some day. > > But anyway, the idea is not to pack 'em in like sardines. My house is > also used at less than 50% capacity most of the time, that's not unusual > either. :-) > > On Saturday, November 22, 2014 12:49:43 AM UTC+1, Steve King wrote: >> >> Share Your Office <http://www.shareyouroffice.com/>recently released the >> results of a survey of US coworking spaces >> <http://www.shareyouroffice.com/blog-syo/us-coworking-survey/>. I had a >> chance to interview Connor Provines from Share Your Office today and came >> away very impressed by this work. It has lots of interesting data and is >> well worth reviewing by anyone in the coworking industry. >> >> >> -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
