The government has the largest property portfolio within the Netherlands, but not all of them are used efficiently. Tuesdays and Thursdays are usually peak days at the offices, while there is a low occupancy on Wednesdays and Fridays and during vacations. Our challenge is to have a better distribution between office buildings and, in time, to prevent having to build new office buildings just for peak hours (not sustainable because extra material and energy is being used).
At the core of this issue is a set of diversified rules (each building/organization has its own security, IT and other polities) combined with the behavior of employees. How do you nudge them towards flexibility - so much so that they’re motivated to put it to optimal use, choosing their work environment on a day-to-day basis, tailored to their work, resulting in a win-win for sustainability and happier employees?
What are we looking for?
A (new) startup for a solution to:
- be able to share office buildings/working spaces
- curve employees’ mindset/motivate and inspire them to work more efficiently/flexible (i.e. have them make a conscious choice each day when it comes to their workplace).
- provides insights in influencing behavior (what (doesn’t) work)?
The solution has to:
- deliver measurable results
- not negatively influence employees or productivity
- comply with the policies for security of government buildings (link further down)
If the solution is successful at a small scale (small group of employees), it could be upscaled afterwards.
What are we not looking for?
- No (technical) solutions focussed solely on the building itself (we’ve already covered the sustainability of the buildings) - the focus should be on the employees’ behavior and company culture.
- No technical solution to simply check available working spaces, such as sensors, data, software - we’ve tested those, but due to the technical complexity/non-user-friendliness, they were not being used.
What can you win in the programme?
- Max. €25.000,- , paid in appropriate payments
- 5 months of co-creation program
- Mentors and experts;
- A workplace to work with our civil servants.
- Access to the government network;
- Promotion of the startup and possible media attention;
Your pitch, terms and conditions and selection criteria
- For more information, see the formal selection guide (Dutch pdf download).
- Besides your pitch you need to fill en send in a ‘Uniform Europees Aanbestedingsdocument’ (.docx download). If you apply with multiple companies together in one pitch then you need to fill some parts for every company. Save the filled-in version as a pdf.
Timeline
- Thursday 21 november: Launch challenge
- 12 december: Information meetup - register before 6th of december on: sign up
- Questions until 2 january
- Monday 20th of January 12.00: deadline for application (was the 17th of january 12.00)
- Will be announced later: first selection
- Will be announced later: live pitches
Questions
- Questions about this challenge can be asked on the discussion page.
- Questions and more explanation about the Startup in Residence InterGov programme you can ask and find on this page.