Re: [Coworking] Space Utilization Rate

[Renee Laliberte]

These links are a huge help for me too!  Thanks Alex for sharing & thanks Eric 
for asking the question. 

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Re: [Coworking] Space Utilization Rate

[Eric Wulf]

Alex, thank you. That is a very helpful perspective and I greatly appreciate 
the information. 

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Re: [Coworking] Space Utilization Rate

[John Newman]

Thanks for sharing these two links Alex, its great to hear how you 
approached and solved these questions at Indy Hall.

Best, 
John Newman
General Manager
www.TheBackOfficeStudio.com

On Monday, February 1, 2016 at 9:26:20 AM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote:
>
> > They'll only be marginally better at predicting their own behaviour 
> than any of us are at trying to guess it.
>
> This is 100% correct :)
>
> It depends on the people, it depends on what they're coming to the space 
> for, it depends on traffic/travel, it depends on weatherso many things. 
>
> This Quora answer 
> 
>  which 
> might help you with thinking about your utilization figures - it's a little 
> bit of a different way of thinking about what you're tracking and what you 
> can expect. 
>
> As an aside, I'd encourage you to reconsider "unlimited" access as your 
> base membership. For that, I put together a guide to designing memberships 
> 
>  that 
> optimize for community that I hope helps you!
>
> -Alex
>
>
>
>
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> On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 9:15 AM, Jonathan Markwell  > wrote:
>
>> Hi Eric,
>>
>> Sorry this is unlikely to be the answer you want to receive: it depends.
>>
>> Your safest bet would be to find your community members before you lease 
>> the space and ask them how often they expect to use it. They'll only be 
>> marginally better at predicting their own behaviour than any of us are at 
>> trying to guess it. But if you involve them in the decision they'll be more 
>> forgiving if it feels too busy or too quiet.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>> Jon
>>
>> On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 at 12:52 Eric Wulf > 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm new, cautiously excited about starting a cowering space... and very 
>>> thankful for this resource.
>>>
>>> Quick question: As I look to put some basic assumptions together, can 
>>> you tell me how to figure space/capacity utilization? For example, if I 
>>> were to sell 30 memberships that allowed unlimited access (not dedicated 
>>> desks, but unlimited access to the space), *what can I expect in terms 
>>> of how many members might visit each day*?
>>>
>>> What I'm trying to get at is my required inventory. If I have 30 
>>> workspaces, can I safely sell 40 memberships for those seats?
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
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Re: [Coworking] Space Utilization Rate

[Alex Hillman]

> They'll only be marginally better at predicting their own behaviour than
any of us are at trying to guess it.

This is 100% correct :)

It depends on the people, it depends on what they're coming to the space
for, it depends on traffic/travel, it depends on weatherso many things.

This Quora answer

which
might help you with thinking about your utilization figures - it's a little
bit of a different way of thinking about what you're tracking and what you
can expect.

As an aside, I'd encourage you to reconsider "unlimited" access as your
base membership. For that, I put together a guide to designing memberships

that
optimize for community that I hope helps you!

-Alex




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On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 9:15 AM, Jonathan Markwell <
jonathan.markw...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Eric,
>
> Sorry this is unlikely to be the answer you want to receive: it depends.
>
> Your safest bet would be to find your community members before you lease
> the space and ask them how often they expect to use it. They'll only be
> marginally better at predicting their own behaviour than any of us are at
> trying to guess it. But if you involve them in the decision they'll be more
> forgiving if it feels too busy or too quiet.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Jon
>
> On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 at 12:52 Eric Wulf  wrote:
>
>> I'm new, cautiously excited about starting a cowering space... and very
>> thankful for this resource.
>>
>> Quick question: As I look to put some basic assumptions together, can you
>> tell me how to figure space/capacity utilization? For example, if I were to
>> sell 30 memberships that allowed unlimited access (not dedicated desks, but
>> unlimited access to the space), *what can I expect in terms of how many
>> members might visit each day*?
>>
>> What I'm trying to get at is my required inventory. If I have 30
>> workspaces, can I safely sell 40 memberships for those seats?
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
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Re: [Coworking] Space Utilization Rate

[Jonathan Markwell]

Hi Eric,

Sorry this is unlikely to be the answer you want to receive: it depends.

Your safest bet would be to find your community members before you lease
the space and ask them how often they expect to use it. They'll only be
marginally better at predicting their own behaviour than any of us are at
trying to guess it. But if you involve them in the decision they'll be more
forgiving if it feels too busy or too quiet.

Hope this helps,

Jon

On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 at 12:52 Eric Wulf  wrote:

> I'm new, cautiously excited about starting a cowering space... and very
> thankful for this resource.
>
> Quick question: As I look to put some basic assumptions together, can you
> tell me how to figure space/capacity utilization? For example, if I were to
> sell 30 memberships that allowed unlimited access (not dedicated desks, but
> unlimited access to the space), *what can I expect in terms of how many
> members might visit each day*?
>
> What I'm trying to get at is my required inventory. If I have 30
> workspaces, can I safely sell 40 memberships for those seats?
>
> Thank you.
>
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[Coworking] Space Utilization Rate

[Eric Wulf]

I'm new, cautiously excited about starting a cowering space... and very 
thankful for this resource.

Quick question: As I look to put some basic assumptions together, can you 
tell me how to figure space/capacity utilization? For example, if I were to 
sell 30 memberships that allowed unlimited access (not dedicated desks, but 
unlimited access to the space), *what can I expect in terms of how many 
members might visit each day*?

What I'm trying to get at is my required inventory. If I have 30 
workspaces, can I safely sell 40 memberships for those seats?

Thank you.

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