John Williams and James Rankin are respectively CMO and Head of Research at The Instant Group, a multi-service company focused on flexible workspaces and coworking products. Instant has a unique position to spot the latest trends in the coworking market on the EMEA level as well as on the international field. We have interviewed these two very knowledgeable gentlemen to know more about where the...
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“The time has come for mini-meetings and smaller meeting rooms”
Rapal Oy is a Finnish company active in workspace optimzation and IoT. They have recently released the Optimaze Workplace Review, an inspiring report on work environment data. SocialWorkplaces.com interviewed Maija Patjas, Director of Workplace Management Services and Pontus Kihlman, Executive Consultant, both of the Helsinki based organisation, to find out more about the main trends observed in...
European government programs for small businesses damaged by coronavirus
Most governments around the world are rising financial help measures and programs to support small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Below you will find a list of available measures in Europe. We are providing this information for coworking spaces impacted by Covid-19 but also for their members. Please, feel free to share them with your community. We are together in this,...
Primalbase pioneers the blockchain technology based coworking business model
Ralph Manheim is the CEO of Primalbase, a company whose mission is "to provide physical environments for the tech community to realize their ideas and projects". Primalbase works on creating a network where developers researchers and entrepreneurs can come to work, explore and collaborate with others in tech. With that purpose in mind, Primalbase started to open up coworking spaces, offering...
“The growth of flexible workspaces will continue as companies demand greater agility with reduced risk”
Founded in 1999, The Instant Group rethinks workspace on behalf of its clients, injecting flexibility, reducing cost and driving enterprise performance. Instant places more than 7.000 companies a year in flexible workspace such as serviced, managed or coworking offices workspace (Instant Offices hosts more than 12,000 flexible workspace centres across the world). The Instant Group employs 230...
A big yet untapped potential for coworking in small towns and rural areas (survey)
[sdfile url="https://socialworkplaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Rural-Coworking-Survey-2018.pdf" title="Download the full Small towns and rural Coworking Survey 2018"] By leaving your email address in the box, here above, you agree to receive information about our future publications and surveys. Coworking is not a 'city only' phenomenon. Since a while, singles, young couples and families...
Paris coworking boom equally fuelled by independent and branded spaces
The maturation of the coworking market showcases a more and more perceivable split between two kind of players : well funded growing coworking brands, with a multi-location strategy, on the one hand locally rooted independent coworking spaces with a more focused identity and community, on the other hand. The pattern gets confirmed is a steadily growing number of metropoles around the globe...
How to bring balance between Automation and Human interaction in a coworking space ?
As human-centric workspaces are rise, so are workplace management tools. Nexudus Spaces co-founder, Carlos Almansa has recognized the need for optimizing everyday tasks in the workplace. Technology as a compliment, not a replacement Some might be sceptical of running operations digitally, out of fear that it might take away from the human experience. But that just depends how we look at it....
Global Coworking Survey 2017
The Deskmag Global Coworking Survey 2017 is out. The first results where presented at Coworking Europe 2016 (Brussels, Nov 28-30). Download the worldwide data and statistics here below. As of today, there is close to 1 million coworkers worldwide. [sdfile url="https://socialworkplaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Coworking-Europe-2016-GCS-2017.pdf" title="Download Deskmag Global Coworking...
“Technology makes connecting more human-centric than ever”-Essensys
Essensys is a leader in building software for workspace operators throughout the world. The platform aims at powering every workspace operator’s business, allowing them to grow by automating processes from lead to cash and everything in between. The Essensys software also provides an active community interface that serves as a global networking and member directory, a social feed, and a...
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