“We have built an unprecedented network that’s the Pintrest of the design world”-Kontor
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 […]
“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
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 […]
“Some companies may create an open space but there is often a lack of understanding of what the community actually needs” Kursty Groves Knight
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 […]
“The most recent survey research shows that the social side of coworking spaces is a key reason people are members”- Steve King, Emergent Research
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 […]
“Social workplace is a shift from space defined as a “container” to space as an “enabler” – Oliver Marlow, Studio Tilt
Oliver Marlow, designer, Creative Director and co-founder of Studio TILT, has “always been fascinated in the way people interact with space”. Oliver looks at the ways in which organisational “dynamics play out and how design can help or hinder the way people can come together.” As the co-organizer of the upcoming Social Workplace conference, we […]
“In activity based workplaces, employees are attracted to the community more so than the physical status of a posh office”
The OpenWork Agency was founded by David Walker and Drew Jones about a year ago. David graduated from business school at UT Austin and has been a serial entrepreneur his whole career. Along with Dusty Reagan, Cesar Torres, and John Eric Metcalf, David founded Austin coworking space, Conjunctured in 2008. Drew joined the team in 2011, and […]
“Forward-thinking developers will incorporate a social aspect in the workspace” Sophy Moffatt, DTZ
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. […]
5 Banks that Embraced Coworking
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 […]
How a coworking space imagines corporate coworking
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 […]
“It’s not simply that a person is going to work; they’re also part of a social movement.”- Harvard Business Review
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 […]
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