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Coworking in Japan is still in its nascent stages, we hope Startup Retreat Japan can help popularize the movement.

Jan 31, 2017 | Business, Creativity, Digital freelancers

Daniel Klose was working as a project manager in Berlin, enjoying the vibrant startup scene, but looking to get outside of the city. Having always dreamt of working remotely, but not willing to commute on a daily basis, he decided to change things up in a big way. He and his wife packed up their things […]

SmartOffice and KantoorKaravaan: Winners of the Coworking Europe Awards

Jan 4, 2017 | Coworking Europe, Design

For the first time ever, Coworking Europe hosted the Coworking Europe Awards in 2016. The event included two categories, one for best design and one for best community action. Spaces and operators submitted their concepts and projects to be voted on by the coworkers from around the world. The awards allowed for Coworking Europe to showcase some of […]

As coworking matures, annual growth slows, a sign of fine tuning and improvement: Results of the Global Coworking Survey

Dec 31, 2016 | Impact, Real Estate

2016 has earned the title of being a difficult year. Luckily, 2016 wasn’t all bad, especially when it comes to coworking. As the movement matures, we see the the annual growth rate slowing down, which is a sign of the industry now focusing on fine tuning and improvement, rather than responding to the excitement of […]

Coworking-Gym : “Here, coworkers go for a set of pull-ups rather than that extra cup of coffee”

Dec 29, 2016 | Business Operations, Coworking, Creativity, Design, Hospitality

The architecture firm is behind one the more unique coworking space networks in the United States, Arrowstreet, Brooklyn Boulders (BKB), has created a productive environment amongst the climbing walls. Utilizing reuse designs, like a converted warehouse in Sommerville, and expanding their industrial-inspired pallet, the most recent Long Island City location has made it’s home in a […]

Startupmound aims to revitalize neighborhoods in Harlem with coworking

Dec 29, 2016 | Coworking, Impact

Earlier this year, the Harlem Garage, one of New York City’s vibrant coworking spaces sadly closed its doors. The Harlem Garage was seen as a beacon of creativity in the Harlem community has left an empty space in its wake, but also room for new opportunities. Things could bounce back rapidly, though. Ike Echebiri, serial […]

How to bring balance between Automation and Human interaction in a coworking space ?

Dec 26, 2016 | Business, Creativity, Data, Design, Digital freelancers

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 […]

“All movements needs a place for dialogue or there won’t be a movement at all”-Melissa Mesku (Newworker)

Dec 22, 2016 | Coworking, Impact

Three years ago, Melissa Mesku had a nascent business and was working from home. Fascinated by the concept of coworking, after her experience living in shared housing cooperatives in the Bay Area, one of which she started herself, Melissa wondered if the alternative kind of ethos of cooperative living could be translated into New York City business […]

“Education is massive and there’s innovation to be found through coworking”-Laura Billings (Edspace)

Dec 19, 2016 | Creativity, Impact

Edspace was started by four cofounding directors, who all worked in education in some way, but felt that changes needed to be made. The Edspace Team were inspired by the coworking movement, realizing that that could not only benefit from working in a sector specific space, but that they could foster change via a shared workspace that focused on education and community. We spoke with Laura and James from the Edspace […]

“A workplace retreat needs to be versatile, welcoming various individuals with unique needs”–Julianne Becker (Coconat)

Dec 8, 2016 | Business, Digital freelancers

In 2011, Julianne Becker answered an ad for a job at Deskwanted/Deskmag. The position was for someone to research, write articles, and manage social media, regarding all things coworking. This was Julianne’s first encounter with coworking, and she’s been involved ever since. Since then she assisted in the organization of the 2nd Coworking Europe conference in Berlin and […]