Growing Importance of Multi-Functionality
Tight budgets, tight spaces and evolving expectations are difficult to change or control, but these problems can be addressed through multi-functional spaces and furniture. The trend towards multi-functional and flexible meeting spaces is escalating. In 2017 and 2019 editions of Meeting Room of the Future reports, meeting planners consistently indicated their preference for flexible layouts. This year, when respondents were asked what elements of a meeting they feel will be more important in the future, “flexibility of meeting spaces” was the second most popular answer with 72% of respondents saying this feature will be more important (graph on page 6).
What percentage of your meeting rooms have furniture/equipment which allow flexible layouts?
2017
2018
2020
100%
28%
37%
33%
99%–75%
41%
37%
48%
74%–50%
19% 19%
15%
49%–25%
9%
4% 4%
Less than 25%
3%
4%
0%
0% 0% 0% None
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