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“The most recent survey research shows that the social side of coworking spaces is a key reason people are members”- Steve King, Emergent Research

Oct 5, 2015 | Business, Real Estate

Steve King, partner at Emergent Research, is an expert in the changing workplace. Emergent, is a “boutique research and consulting firm focused on the intersection of small business and the future of work”. Recently, Steve wrote an article for Small Business Labs, exploring the rise of social offices, so we caught up with him to learn more about the future of the social workplace. Hi, Steve. Why...

“Forward-thinking developers will incorporate a social aspect in the workspace” Sophy Moffatt, DTZ

Sep 25, 2015 | Business, Real Estate

Central London commercial property researcher, Sophy Moffat, is an expert in real estate market trends. She is currently the head of the Central London research team at DTZ (recently merged with Cushman & Wakefield), which offers investors, tenants and developers industry knowledge, in order to help them find the best solution to their accommodation needs. Sophy will be speaking at this...

5 Banks that Embraced Coworking

Sep 15, 2015 | Business, Real Estate

Inspired by the coworking movement, corporations around the world have started to break down their cubical walls and replace them with open-plan workspaces in order to ease both their business and employees into the workplace of the future. Yet, there are still some types of enterprise that would seem to have a hard time redefining themselves, and one of those is the bank. The banking industry...

How a coworking space imagines corporate coworking

Sep 11, 2015 | Business

Conjunctured Coworking in Austin, Texas (USA) was easily one of the city's most well-loved spaces. After 6 productive years, Conjunctured closed its doors and the partners have now moved on to their latest project: The OpenWork Agency. The platform offers clients, from traditional offices to government agencies consultation on how to leverage the traditional coworking model in order "build...

“It’s not simply that a person is going to work; they’re also part of a social movement.”- Harvard Business Review

Sep 9, 2015 | Business

The Harvard Business Review recently published an article that gets to the heart of why workers thrive in coworking spaces. The ongoing research touches on a topic of which many of us are already familiar: coworking. It is well known that the movement has gained significant popularity due to a sense of community and a relaxed work environment, but the recent study aims to go deeper into why...

Connectivity, flexible desks, plenty of breakout areas, rooms to play significantly increase employee satisfaction

Sep 3, 2015 | Business, Real Estate

London based entrepreneur, angel investor and founder of eOffice, Pier Paolo Mucelli, is a pioneer of the collective workspace in Europe. Founded in early 2000, eOffice is a “modern workplace offering a sociable business setting for like-minded startups and entrepreneurs". eOffice has since expanded and can be found throughout many of London’s central locations, like Piccadilly, Soho, Fitzrovia,...

“A well structured, designed and focused space brings high added value both to the community and property owners”

Sep 1, 2015 | Business, Real Estate

Workbar is a network of communal workspaces based in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusets (USA), with an extensive network throughout the State. Like many social workspaces, Workbar is home to the growing number of independent workers, as well as remote workers from larger companies, who are looking for a community where they can be productive and supported. Devin Cole, director of business...

“It’s essential that people realize that our space does not tie you down to one specific location”

Aug 25, 2015 | Business, Design

Flywheel Coworking is a space based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They define themselves as an innovation space, where entrepreneurs and other professionals can come together to work, meet and collaborate. In addition to building a dynamic community for their members, Flywheel is also currently exploring ways in which social workspaces can connect with more conventional corporations. We...

The Social Workplace to become the next mainstream office environment

Aug 13, 2015 | Business

The Social Workplace to become the next mainstream office environment DTZ UK, via the Financial Times, recently disclosed a survey which stated that 816 coworking spaces are active in the city of London today. If the definition of coworking withheld by the real estate consulting firm in fact did embrace the wide scope of flexible workspaces (including business centers) the figure then confirms...

“A social workplace develops and expands the definition of work, including networking” Jerome Chang, Blankspace’s founder

Aug 10, 2015 | Business

Since 2008, Blankspaces has been cultivating the shared workspace scene in Los Angeles. The brand has several locations, with two in L.A and one in Santa Monica, each offering freelancers and entrepreneurs shared office space, which can be rented out long-term or on a flexible basis. We spoke with Blankspace’s founder, Jerome Chang, about the development of the social workplace and how today's...