“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 […]
Social Workplace will make the traditional office absolete
Individuals are more productive and satisfied when surrounded by a supportive community and the traditional office space has failed to consider our natural need for socialization and communication. Thus, the emergence of coworking is in many ways an answer to our desire to be closer to our peers, both emotionally and professionally.
Coworking as a medicine to heal the corporations’ burn-out epidemy ?
Social Workplace Conference London 2015
Morning Keynotes 8.30 Breakfast and Registration 09.00 Welcome from the Organisers Jean-Yves Huwart and Oliver Marlow 09.05 A welcome from the Office Group Olly Olsen, Office Group 9.10 Redefining Value: Why the social based approach transforms real estate Despina Katsikakis, Workspace Expert 09.30 A City perspective: From the fixed real estate model to an ‘on […]
Open Space is dead : Long live Coworking !
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