Portfolio growth: enhancing business agility
- 45% of respondents plan to increase their corporate real estate portfolios in Asia Pacific in the next two years
- China and India are the first and second priorities for portfolio expansion. Singapore, which continues to serve as a hub for Southeast Asia, is third
- Flexible office solutions are increasingly popular. The corporate model is best defined as “Workplace as a Service”
The workplace evolution accelerates
- 78% will adopt Activity-based Working (ABW) within the next two years.
- There is a greater need to promote innovation and creativity in the workplace, and less focus on meeting cost objectives
- There will be more emphasis on using technology to understand space utilization
- There will be more wellness elements and focused space in the workplace
A new era of technology: putting people first
- 78% of respondents plan to increase their investment in workplace technology
- Priorities for occupiers: apps for meeting rooms and desk booking (64%); connected sensors (43%); and predictive analysis (30%)
- Biometric authentication (15%) and air purification technology (28%) are the key features occupiers expect landlords to provide
- Using predictive analytics can provide a mechanism enabling occupiers to identify critical workplace needs and drive effective decisions