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“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

“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 | ,

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...

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

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

Jan 6, 2016 | , ,

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...

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

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

Oct 30, 2015 | , ,

  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...

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

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

Oct 21, 2015 | , ,

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...

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

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

Oct 15, 2015 | , ,

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...

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“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

“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 | , ,

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...

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

“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 | , ,

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...

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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

“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 | ,

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...

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

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

Sep 25, 2015 | ,

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...

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5 Banks that Embraced Coworking

5 Banks that Embraced Coworking

Sep 15, 2015 | ,

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...

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