Interaction inside and between coworking spaces. Coworking spaces are collaborative workspaces, and interaction should be one of their main offerings. How many events do they offer per month for it? And how do they link to each other, both within their own cities and across borders? These were some of the questions we asked during the 2nd Global Coworking Survey, and in this report from the study we present some interesting results. The majority of coworking spaces hold two events each month (21%). There are good reasons for spaces to host events, not least because coworkers demand them, and attend them. 84% of all responding coworkers said they attend events, and on average they visit 1.8 events per month. Coworkers make 3.6 new and helpful acquaintances in 2 months Here’s a statistic you can use to explain why coworking is effective: it helps you meet new people.
On average, most coworkers said they had met 3.6 useful new acquaintences in the past two months. One in three coworkers talk about coworking outside the workspace. 6 Reasons to Build Your Start-up in a Coworking Space. In the very early days of your company, it might make sense to call your garage (or basement or kitchen table) headquarters. But at a certain point, it doesn't suffice. There are only so many times you can bring clients to the same Starbucks for a meeting. And even the most passionate entrepreneur is bound to see productivity wane when spouses, kids, dogs, or all of the above inevitably hover near your workspace. This is precisely why coworking spaces were invented—and why they're increasingly popping up in more cities.
While coworking spaces aren’t new, what they offer to bootstrapped tech start-ups for the price keeps getting better. Now instead of traders yelling bids and waving arms around, the place is serene—khaki or jeans-clad entrepreneurs working quietly at their laptops while Pandora plays softly in the background. And the people working there look weirdly content. You can work alone or bring a team. You'll build relationships. Coworking makes clients happy. (9) Workshop Synergo "Le coworking"
Www.opinion-way.com/pdf/etude_mobilitis_coworking_nov11.pdf. Quantum ambivalence, or, a hitchhiker’s guide to the 2nd Coworking Europe Conference (part1) | Topologies of Value by Sebastian Olma. A year ago, exactly at the time when the first European coworking conference was taking place in Brussels, the betahaus crew and I were sitting together in Berlin collaboratively trying to write a book on the issue of coworking in general and the betahaus experience in particular. Adam Hyde of Floss Manuals had suggested we use his method of the booksprint which seemed to make a lot of sense in the context of a coworking publication.
So we missed the first cowo conference. Except for Christoph Fahle who went and sort of brought back the second edition to Berlin. Hence, last weekend Tonia Welter from Betahaus and I were standing in front of a crowd of roughly 200 people launching “The Beta-Principle. Coworking and the Future of Work” at the 2nd Coworking Conference that took place at betahaus and Cluboffice. Quite a bit can happen in a year and with respect to cowoking it actually did. It seems fair to say that 2011 really was the year coworking took off as a global phenomenon. Quantum ambivalence, or, a hitchhiker’s guide to the 2nd Coworking Europe Conference (part 2) | Topologies of Value by Sebastian Olma. Coworking, Knowledge, Virtuality Coworking spaces have also proven to be the right places for innovation. Why? Technologically speaking, coworking spaces materialise the experience of web 2.0, i.e., bringing social media back from its purely virtual existence into the real physical working environment.
The idea behind it is a sort face-to-face-book: a platform combining the digital and the real in order to facilitate a mutually supportive community. Dimensions of Innovation In terms of coworking and innovation there are probably three dimensions. For coworking spaces, linking up with a strong business partner provides more financial stability and access to potential projects for the users. The second dimension would be using coworking as a vehicle for social innovation. Community & Serendipity Well, the bad news – or the good, depending on your perspective – is that this strategy tends to fail. Be Sociable, Share! Society in Beta | Topologies of Value by Sebastian Olma. (I’ve begun the translation of our new book “the beta-principle.” Now we are looking for co-translators as well as a sponsor. The book is only 20 000 words so it shouldn’t be a big deal. If anybody would like to join, please let me know.
I’ll set up a gdocs where we can collaborate. Process vs. Any attempt to understand the phenomenon coworking in general or betahaus in particular within a broader social context immediately runs into a problem: whatever it is that is happening there, it is hard to categorise it according to conventional sociological categories. The daily business of Betahaus represents a strange recomposition of economic, cultural, technological, political and social practice into a topology of coworking that cuts transversally through the traditional social systems – say in the sense of Niklas Luhmann.
Technology In academic literature, the network economy has been heralded for at least two decades. Politics There is also an immediate political dimension to all this. First results of Global Coworking Survey. Today Deskmag presented the preliminary results from the 2nd Global Coworking Survey at the Coworking Europe Conference. The study discovered a wealth of information about the benefits of coworking, including increased productivity and networks. The study confirmed that “community” is the most important value among members at coworking spaces.
Here’s a brief summary of the key facts. The 2nd Global Coworking Survey ran from October 19 to November 2, and was the work of a large community of partner organizations. Over 1500 people from 52 countries took part in the survey. The survey confirmed the key findings from last year’s study, which showed that individuals increase their productivity and networks by joining a coworking space. In the latest survey, 92% said their social circle had increased a lot, 80% said their business network had grown, and 75% reported an increase in productivity. 86% said their isolation had decreased. Another indication of community is trust. 13) Summary as PDF. 03 carolyn b. ockels independent workforce ec crev. Les valeurs du coworking 4/5 : Accessibilité. Nos pérégrinations autour des valeurs du coworking se poursuivent, nous nous penchons à présent sur l’accessibilité. Après avoir traité l’ ouverture dans de notre précédent billet, écrire sur l’accessibilité peut paraître redondant.
Il existe pourtant des différences entre les deux notions. Quand on pose la question de l’accessibilité dans le cadre du coworking, il s’agit avant tout de comprendre les raisons qui peuvent nous pousser à sortir de chez nous pour travailler. Mais aussi de savoir comment « choisir » les gens avec qui nous voulons le faire. Que recherchent vraiment les coworkers quand ils se rendent dans leurs espaces ? Les entreprises traditionnelles reposent souvent sur une logique de rationalité froide et les questions humaines passent au second plan. Traditionnellement, on va au travail. Aujourd’hui, nombreux sont ceux qui peuvent travailler de n’importe où avec un ordinateur portable, un téléphone et une connexion internet. Consulter les autres articles de la série : What Coworking Brings To The Community Table. Coworking is what happens when you bring the values of collaboration, community, and sustainability into the workplace. People who make their living being independent get the support of a stable family of coworkers, and the local community is enriched by the talent and ambition that they have to offer.
Those that operate or are employed by traditional businesses might think they're exempt from the benefits of coworking, but there are more than a few reasons why the 9-5 crowd should be happy when coworkers set up shop: Families Stay Stable It's no secret that the economy has seen better days. Many bread-winners have been forced to get creative when it comes to maintaining a steady source of income. Those with skills that sell on the freelance market often pick up side clients to supplement cut salaries or replace income lost when they became unemployed.
Local Business Gets A Boost (And Stays Local) The Workforce Diversifies What Other Ways Have You Seen Coworking Enrich The Larger Community? 2 - Reportage: Consommation collaborative : la révolution de l’économie ? C'est pas du vent 1 - Reportage: Consommation collaborative : la révolution de l’économie ? Louer, partager, échanger son vélo, son salon, son espace de travail ou son agriculteur… c’est le principe de la consommation collaborative. Inventé il y a une dizaine d’années aux Etats-Unis, ce concept basé sur le partage grâce aux réseaux internet est en plein essor en Europe, et c’est une bonne nouvelle pour la planète ! Reportage sur ces nouveaux sites au coeur de Paris. Pour en savoir plus : - Le blog d’Antonin Leonard : - Les sites de location entre particuliers : et www.e-loue.com/ - Le site de la Ruche qui dit oui ! - Le site de Mutinerie : www.mutinerie.org/ - Les sites co-fondés par Nathan Stern : www.peuplade.fr/ ; www.voisin-age.fr/ ; www.Alter-ego.cc Zoom : Hommage à Wangari Mathai : www.greenbeltmovement.org/ Guilhem Chéron, fondateur de «La ruche qui dit oui».
Marion Carrette, fondatrice de Zilok. Le mail a bien été envoyé. Le business du coworking - une vidéo Actu et Politique. CoWorking | howtomakemoneywithwonderfulworldofniches.com. Everything You Need to Know About Starting a Coworking Space. While Sara Bacon may have designed by blog, my obsession with her started when she contacted me out of the blue via LinkedIn.
We may have only met in person once, but I love her long time and couldn’t have been prouder when I heard she was starting up a coworking space in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. In just a month she was featured in publications like The New York Observer and design*sponge. This girls knows her stuff and is one of my favorite people on the planet. She taught me to love coworking, convinced me to join my first space in Auckland and is here today to share with us how we can start our own coworking space. Like I said… Genius. ummm… how adorable is she? Thinking About Starting a Coworking Space? One of the things that most drew me to the concept of coworking is the attitude of transparency the community embodies. You believe the sum is greater than the whole of its parts.You believe the way we do work is, and should be, changing. Yes? What sort of space do you want to create? Creative Wallonia. Présentation de l'appel à projet Coworking - AWT (Communiqué de presse) | Coworking.
6 Top Tips For Managing a Coworking Space. We recently brought you some best practices for working with others in coworking spaces. But there's another side to the coworking coin. In this post we offer advice for those involved in the management of such premises. We have spoken to experienced coworking organizers to get their essential tips on how to offer a better coworking space. Those tips include how to pick the best layout, how to get people more engaged and how to nurture the community. Whether you're thinking of starting a space, are already running a fledgling space or even if you're a seasoned manager, we think you'll find something useful here to take back to your coworking office. 1. A coworking space is as much about the people within it as the physical premises. "Do put people off if you have any doubt that they will embrace a coworking ethos.
And stay vigilant with regular members to ensure that everyone is being respectful of the community. "Similarly do garden the community," advises McCarthy. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The Difference Between Coworking Spaces and Coffee Shops. Freelancers wind up working everywhere: I’ve done my work at coffee shops, coworking spaces and even truck stops in in the middle of nowhere. But there are some big differences between using a general public space and an area built from the ground up for working. Coworking spaces are becoming more common, especially in big cities. As a rule, they’re worth considering when you’re in need of a place to work. But working from a coworking space isn’t quite the same as working from a coffee shop, if you’re in the habit of moving your laptop to wherever your favorite barista is working this week. A True Work Space When you work from a coworking space, you’re geting a space that is purposefully catering to folks with laptops and work agendas.
There are, of course, rates that allow you cheaper access if, for instance, you pay for a month at a time. The Benefits of Networking There are some advantages to working in a coworking space that probably won’t be listed on any brochures. The Nuts and Bolts. The Coworking Magazine - Coworking's steady growth: 820 spaces now active worldwide. When we aren’t writing about coworking spaces, we at Deskmag are counting them. The number of coworking spaces worldwide increased by 17 percent between February and May, Deskmag’s latest analysis shows. That’s the same growth rate experienced in the preceding four months, showing that interest in coworking is expanding at a steady pace. South America and Oceania are still the regions experiencing the biggest boom. Worldwide there are now 820 coworking spaces. Deskmag keeps a close eye on the growth of the coworking movement.
Our latest analysis shows that growth in coworking is slowing slightly in North America. Coworking in Europe is still growing strongly, increasing by 21 percent in the latest period. Despite being a larger country, France has fallen behind Spain in offering flexible workspace. Italy presents a slightly more complex case for the compilers of coworking statistics. At these stations, coworking is not the main goal but a welcome side effect. Fin du bureau unique pour les salariés. Regus et Unwwired viennent de publier une enquête sur l’utilisation des espaces de bureaux. Dans cette étude, on constate l’émergence de la mobilité, du télétravail, du coworking et du travail collaboratif viendront au secours des entreprises dont les bureaux sont vides à 45 %.Plus de 600 managers dans le monde ont donné leur opinion dans cette enquête sur l’organisation actuelle du travail.
Près de 60% des personnes interrogées travaillant dans une grande entreprise anticipent une baisse des espaces de bureaux nécessaires à leur entreprise en raison des nouveaux modes d’organisation. Seuls 7% des sondés s’attendent à un accroissement des surfaces. Pour un peu plus de la moitié des managers interrogés (51%), le bureau tel que nous le connaissons aujourd’hui est condamné à devenir un espace utilisé seulement occasionnellement. L’étude met également en valeur les points suivants : Les nouveaux modes de travail La proximité du lieu de travail La technologie au cœur des préoccupations. GREAT coworking testimonial! The following post to the coworking Google email list by Campbell McKellar of Loosecubes (www.loosecubes.com) serves as a GREAT testimonial to one of the most important and least recognized values of coworking: the gained value from extensive knowledge and expertise one is surrounded by in a coworking space, has instant access to, and usually gets for free ...
I'd like to offer another perspective (as a coworker). For some background, I'm working on Loosecubes, a website meant to connect independents and travelers to the right coworking spaces and desk shares, and to facilitate connections between spaces and the people working in them. We have a basic prototype out and are working hard on the second phase (thanks to the many of you who've been beta testers and provided feedback!). So in some ways, I am not the typical coworker; however, in many ways I am (if there is such a thing). In the last two weeks, working at New Work City, I have: (Just my two cents!) Getting More Out of Coworking. How Coworking Fits Into The Future Of Work. How To Convince Your Boss To Let You Cowork.
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