They’re designed around real data and real people. Three minutes tells you where yours stands.
years
experience
25+
1000+
projects
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25
BCO
Awards/Finals
11
International
awards
A busy office isn’t a productive one.
It has to be built around how people work.
The mandate went out and attendance is creeping up. But if the space doesn’t support what people come in to do, you get presence without performance.
Get the workplace right and the numbers follow: sharper productivity, stronger culture, teams who want to be there.
Sound familiar?
The signs your workplace is working against your people, not for them.
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A sea of desks, nowhere to meet
04
People come in to collaborate, then spend the day on video calls at a desk.
Nowhere to think
Decisions get made on headcount and a walk round the floor, not real data.
02
Noise, interruptions and poor air. Headphones on is the only focus space.
05
Paying for empty space
Most desks sit unused most of the week, and you’re still paying for every one.
The space doesn’t make anyone want to be there, and it shows in retention.
Good people quietly leaving
03
Your own building can’t host a proper workshop, so teams hire rooms elsewhere.
Booking out external venues
06
The office “always feels busy”
3hrs
71%
of UK workers lose time to office distractions
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Logitech survey of 2,000 UK hybrid & full-time office workers · Squaredot observation studies & surveys across UK businesses, 2022–2026
330m+
working hours lost to them every year
The average office worker is only productive for around three hours a day.
Distractions, an inability to focus and fatigue are the barriers they name. More time at a desk doesn’t fix any of them. A better-designed workplace does.
85%
say a noisy office hurts their productivity
41%
average desk use we’ve measured since the pandemic
What the scorecard measures
Past the booking data, into how the office really works.
Every project we take on starts with a set of critical questions that help us reshape workspaces around flexibility, culture and technology. The goal: a destination with purpose, one that attracts and keeps great people.
At Squaredot, we don’t just ask the questions, we question the answers.
How effectively your physical space is structured and used day to day.
The Human Experience
Strategic Foresight
How your workplace makes people feel, behave and connect, and whether it draws them in.
The Spatial Asset
How ready your workplace is for the future, from technology to long-term planning.
Built on our Dynamic Workplace Report: research across 80 UK workplaces and feedback from more than 30,000 people.
How it works
A clear benchmark from a multi-award-winning workplace consultancy.
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Answer 10 quick questions
See your score instantly
Find out whether you’re a Static Asset, a Transitional Office or a Dynamic Workplace, with a score for each area.
Tell us how your workplace runs today. It takes about 3 minutes.
Know where to focus first
A clear indication of the area holding your workplace back, from Squaredot.
Free. 10 questions. About 3 minutes.
Workplaces we’ve transformed
From corporate HQs to sports clubs. Get the workplace right and the numbers follow.
74%
of furniture reused
−50%
desk density
99%
recyclable furniture
120 → 180
staff capacity
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Cushman & Wakefield
CBRE IM
SCC
CareCo
A consolidated Birmingham office reusing 74% of its furniture, built around a centre of gravity. BREEAM Excellent and a BCO Award finalist.
Desk density cut by 50%, and staff came back for a workplace built around real flexibility.
A more flexible way of working, enthusiastically embraced by SCCand old workstations donated to charity.
A purpose-built HQ designed to scale with the business, from cafés to flexible collaboration zones.
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I’m glad to see the positive way that everyone has responded to our new environment.
John Mulqueen · MD, Head of Offices EMEA, CBRE Investment Management
Before you start
Quick answers to what people usually ask.
Yes. Your workplace score shows the moment you finish.
About three minutes for ten multiple-choice questions.
Is the check free?
Your result, whether you’re a Static Asset, a Transitional Office or a Dynamic Workplace, with a score for each area and where your workplace is strong and where it is thin.
How long does it take?
Workplace, people, property and facilities leaders, and anyone responsible for office strategy.
What do I get at the end?
We’ll send your results to your inbox. We’ll only send you occasional workplace insights if you tick the box to opt in, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Who is it for?
What happens to my email?
The best workplaces don’t happen by accident.
They’re designed around real data and real people. Three minutes tells you where yours stands.