As we all see, the progress is unstoppable and in 2022 the demand for flexible workspaces will be even higher than in 2021. At the same time, coworking spaces will continue to pop out like mushrooms after the rain, which means that the competition is going to get harder.

How to stay ahead of our rivals and exceed customers’ expectations in 2022? Of course, you should be aware of the coming trends and develop your workspace accordingly.

Read on and get our insights backed up by experts’ opinions.

Boom Out of Box Services

Coworking spaces are evolving into growth and community hubs that strive to provide their members with each and every service they might need during the day. Here’s what you can offer:

Office Cleaning
Personal Assistant
Airport Pickup
Office Handyman
Parking lot
Offset printing
Beverages
Food and snacks
Alcohol
Daypass, the list goes on.

The possibilities for growing revenue through additional services are truly numerous as you can cover not only the professional but personal needs of people enabling them to order a personal concierge, personal wardrobe stylist, pet groomer, lawn care, mobile car mechanic, etc.

Additional services you offer to residents should be available at a very competitive price, which will add value to coworking space membership in 2022.

Popularization of Hybrid Coworking Spaces

This coworking trend is not new, but it definitely going to expand in 2023. Hybrid coworking spaces are “drop-in” spaces that appear in hotels, stores, and restaurants.

Facility owners want to take advantage of the shared economy and earn more money. So, why not transform a restaurant into a coworking space in the daytime and back into an entertainment facility at night? Or you can combine gym and coworking to create a wellness-oriented facility.

The cost of hybrid coworking spaces is low for the members, they are free from membership fees but still can enjoy perks like free unlimited coffee and discount for lunch and specials.

Health-focused Designs

Members spend most of their days at the coworking spaces. It’s quite natural that everything they touch should be quality, safety, health, and well-being centered. This is especially important in the 2023 post-pandemic environment when following severe hygiene rules is a must.

If you still don’t have a single standing desk in your workspace, consider buying it as 70% of your competitors already provide this furniture solution.

Supplying members with ergonomic furniture is only the first step, move further, and organize yoga classes, meditation rooms, or even fully-fledged gyms.

The Specialization Revolution

To survive in a highly competitive environment, coworking spaces need to be different. In 2022 we are going to notice that some coworking spaces claim themselves as dedicated to a certain industry niche or group of entrepreneurs.

For instance:

coworking for parents,
female-only spaces,
coworking kitchens,
rural coworking,
spaces for pet supplies entrepreneurs,
hackerspaces.

A field-centric coworking space is a perfect place for people of similar occupations to share ideas, collaborate, be productive, and come up with revolutionary solutions.

Corporate Coworking

We are leaving in the pandemic environment for more than a year now and most organizations have gotten used to the remote workstyle. What’s more, they started to see its benefits in terms of cost savings, hiring top talent from overseas, productivity increase, employees happiness, and more.

In 2022 more corporations are going to move to coworking spaces due to the above and lots of other reasons, which means operators interested in this audience have all chances to attract it by preparing irresistible offers such as:

Private serviced offices
Long-term and short-term leases
Customizable shared workspaces
Flexible offices that grow with the company
Super flexible offices for companies using a hybrid workforce

Landlords Enter the Coworking Arena

And finally, 2022 will bring more competition for coworking operators as landlords get into the game in masse.

Instead of partnering with coworking spaces, landlords and property investment groups increasingly see an opportunity to create their own flexible space offerings that cut out the middleman.

Some established landlords of the I & II Tier Cities are already directly competing with coworking operators after launching their own coworking arms.

Mr. Rishabh Sanghawi, a real estate developer in Indore, recently launched “Workjar” & Mr. Jatin Singh Verma “Cubispace”to cater to a new wave of tenants seeking flexibility and localization of amenities. It offers fully fitted, essentially plug and play office spaces that enable tenants to be up and running in no time. Occupiers can choose between a selection of predefined interior schemes that match the culture and energy of each company.

Other landlords are transforming themselves into flexible office operators at a time when demand from traditional corporate clients in city centers is falling.

To Take Away

Now you know what coworking space trends are waiting for us in 2022. The flexible workspace industry continues to develop no matter the global pandemic that is not defeated yet. You are a part of this process. So, stay cool, strive to create an ideal working environment at your center, make members happy, and you’ll be perfectly fine for years to come.

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