About 90% of space planning professionals are struggling with managing work and learning spaces in more fluid, hybrid-use environments coming out of the pandemic, according to a survey of 255 professionals by Armored Things, a provider of AI software for space planning.

Richard Scannell, CEO, Armored Things, said in a prepared statement that getting a handle on the best use of physical space is more difficult in the current hybrid environment because a lot of the spatial intelligence available is point-in-time data that doesn't provide space planners with the analytics and insights they need to make the best decisions about facilities.

A large majority of space planners have had to help manage day-to-day seating challenges; resolve disputes over space issues; and find that people are asking for more space than they need as they are "scrambling" to address their constituents' changing needs, the company said in a release.