“Just like so many other industries, Real Estate will be revolutionized by digital and coworking” – Mischa Schlemmer
Architect and economist, Mischa Schlemmer, was introduced to coworking while she was working on her Masters Degree. The focus of Mischa’s research was economic development of creative clusters at the LSE, which stayed with her as she moved on to ultimately work on building up Google’s Paris office. Since then, Mischa has become a notable […]
“Knowing your community well is essential to keep users coming back”- Maria Lujan, ESDIP Berlin
Maria Lujan, was working as a freelance graphic designer on the lookout for a new place to work, as she was feeling too isolated at home. After trying out some cafés, she discovered coworking, but couldn’t quite find the space that fit her needs. So she decided to start her own, and that’s how ESDIP […]
“We revitalised the space and, as a result, we see restaurants and coffee places opening up around us”- Dan Zakai, MindSpace (Tel Aviv)
The evolution of coworking is no longer following a straight path, today’s spaces can be everything from purely bottom up, to purely top down, and everything in-between. One thing we are seeing now is spaces that are combining various elements to create a mixture of fully service offices that also cultivate strong communities. Mindspace is one of those […]
“We create an online magazine together within the community”- Maria Ebbinghaus, BlogFabrik
You may have already heard about Blogfabrik, the Berlin-based coworking space that gives you a desk in exchange for your writing skills. The innovative concept behind this German coworking space has already garnered significant media attention, in addition to inspiring new ways of imagining coworking spaces, as not just based on traditional fees, but as […]
“People come to colive for various reasons, but they stay for the community”-Stephanie Cornell, Old Oak Collective
In 2010, Reza Merchant was in his last year of university, having a hard time finding an affordable place to live that wasn’t in shambles. Over the years, Merchant and his team started to see more and more issues within the housing market and a lack of supply for a growing demand. We caught up […]
“Coworking holds the key to success for Hungarian businesses on the international scene”-Kata Klemenz, Loffice Budapest
Hungary’s first coworking space opened its doors in 2009, setting a new standard of work in the country, and since then, they’ve never looked back. Loffice, like most coworking spaces, wanted to create a space where people could come to work, connect and relax with access to knowledge and space sharing. The first location opened […]
“Our biggest challenge is keeping the original flavour of coworking while assuring profitability”-Fernando Mendes, NOW_ Lisbon
When Miguel Muñoz Duarte, CEO of iMatch started looking for a new space incubator, he teamed up with CoworkingLisboa and went off to do some field work. Ultimately finding a beautiful 4.000 square meters (sqm) in Marvila, one of Lisbon’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods. Today, NOW_No Office Work is now breathing new life into this área, and […]
Social Workplace Conference – Distilling communities of talents (London 2016)
The second year of The Social Workplace Conference in London opened with high spirits, leading a day of engaging talks, inspiration and of course, that wonderful feeling of community. Pier Mucelli from eOffice kicked off the day discussing the origins of coworking and the pioneers that lead the way in distinct classifications such as public […]
Will coworking spaces be the future classrooms?
As the coworking movement is built upon a collaborative foundation aimed at exchanging knowledge and resources, turning classrooms into coworking spaces seems to be a logical step, right? Well, not exactly. Ryan Burwell, a former high school teacher, and dedicated coworker at the Center for Social Innovation in Toronto has given some serious thought to the […]
Coworking spaces, social entrepreneurship and the future…
Coworking spaces, social entrepreneurship and the future of Europe: From Davos to Lesvos Vasili Sofiadellis has been going to Lesvos, the birthplace of his parents, every year for the last 10 years. Last year he traveled to the Greek island with his colleague Paul Keursten, founder of OPEN coworking in South Africa, and was […]
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