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“This is the most exciting time in history to be a part of the workspace industry”-Jamie Russo, Enerspace

Mar 10, 2016 | Business, Real Estate

“This is the most exciting time in history to be a part of the workspace industry”-Jamie Russo, Enerspace 2015 was a big year for coworking expert, Jamie Russo. The founder of Enerspace Coworking, was recently appointed the executive director of the Global Workspace association, giving her the chance to bring the coworking movement into the greater community, Enerspace was founded in...

“A growing number of firms consume offices as a service”, Mark Eltringham, Workplace Insight

Mar 1, 2016 | Business, Design, Real Estate

Workplace Insight is one of the most widely read magazines concerning "the built environment". We spoke with Insight's publisher, Mark Eltringham, to get an idea of what the future of work looks like from the perspective of one of the biggest magazines covering the movement today. You have been working as a writer, editor and marketing professional for over twenty years, what are some of the...

“Over time, coworking spaces are going to transform the way businesses is done in India”-Innov8 Coworking

Feb 9, 2016 | Business, Coworking, Impact

“Over time, coworking spaces are going to transform the way businesses is done in India”- Ritesh Malik, Innov8 Coworking Last year, the coworking movement hit an all-time high. With conferences in Europe, Africa, the USA and Canada, it has become evident that coworking is not only growing in established communities but all over the world. Dr. Ritesh Malik founder of Innov8 coworking in...

“Our tenants have the unique opportunity to establish their own retail space in our space, from which they can showcase their products”- Vanessa Butz, Interchange, London

Feb 1, 2016 | Business, Design

We caught up with Vanessa Butz, Managing Director at Interchange, a new full-service coworking and events space based in the heart of Camden, London, which provides companies and entrepreneurs with the ideal framework for creativity and growth. Before working with Interchange, Vanessa helped build up the community at Factory, one of Berlin’s largest tech spaces to date. London is a major...

“AstroLabs is more than a space for its community of entrepreneurs – it’s a meeting point for brilliant minds”

Jan 6, 2016 | Business, Design, Real Estate

In 2013, Louis Lebbos and Muhammed Mekki, the two founding partners of AstroLabs, organized SOS, known in full as, Scaling Online Startups. The training program included more than 130 startups in the MENA region, from the United Arab Emirates to Qatar, Kuwait and also up to Saudi Arabia. The project gave them a deeper look into the entrepreneurial scene in the Middle East, causing them to...

“Space cannot just look different it needs to also feel different through the way people engage with one another”

Oct 30, 2015 | Business, Design, Real Estate

Globally renowned expert on the impact of the built environment on business performance, Despina Katsikakis, is a major player in transforming how we understand today's workplace. Interested in the ways in which physical environments affect both user experience and their impact on business, Despina has worked with developers, funds and their design teams on how to "differentiate and...

A look back at the inaugural Social Workplace Conference, London, 2015

Oct 21, 2015 | Business, Design, Real Estate

Last Friday saw the inaugural Social Workplace Conference, an event that aims to create content and bring insight based on “strong models taking root in community managed workplaces to a wider audience of professionals from the real estate industry and corporate world”. Experts from the fields of design, coworking, finance, and corporate innovation all gathered in London’s design-centric shared...

“We have built an unprecedented network that’s the Pintrest of the design world”-Kontor

Oct 15, 2015 | Business, Design, Real Estate

William Hanley is a Vice President at Kontor, a “visual search and discovery platform for workplace design.” Together with Kontor’s director of European business development and architect, Florian Bolle, William will be participating in the premier Social Workplace conference, taking place in London, October 16th. Kontor was founded by Kevin Ryan, “a luminary in the New York tech scene”, who...

“People no longer look for 4 walls and a door. They want a space that is light and flexible to suit the changing needs of their business”-Olly Olsen, The Office Group

Oct 13, 2015 | Business, Design, Real Estate

The Office Group is a design-led workspace provider that houses a diverse community of businesses and individuals. Today, they have over 20 established buildings across central London, Bristol and Leeds. Members can decide whether they want to work from a private office, virtual addresses or collaborative coworking space. We spoke with founder Oliver Olsen, about connectivity, convenience and...

“Some companies may create an open space but there is often a lack of understanding of what the community actually needs” Kursty Groves Knight

Oct 12, 2015 | Business, Design, Real Estate

Kursty Groves Knight is a woman of many talents, the author of "I Wish I Worked There! – A Look Inside the Most Creative Spaces in Business" also holds double masters degrees in engineering and industrial design. When Kursty first started writing her book back in 2008, there was very little information about the social workplace, thus she dedicated her work to exploring the link between physical...