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Hopes and Enthusiasm for Coworking in 2025
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Hopes and Enthusiasm for Coworking in 2025

Now that we are 2025, the coworking movement stands at an exciting crossroads. Coworking spaces in London, the UK, and beyond have become more than shared offices—they are hubs of connection, creativity, and community. Drawing from conversations on the world-famous Coworking Values Podcast, here are 12 hopeful realities shaping coworking this year, backed by insights from the people who live and breathe this work daily. Do you have a big hope for coworking in 2025? ▶️ The 12 points below ar
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Event Space Design That Works
Events & Meetups

Event Space Design That Works

The Importance of Intimate Event Space Design This post is all about how we design our event spaces to keep everyone – both the audience and the speakers – totally engaged and on the edge of their seats. After hosting hundreds of events, we've really hit upon the magic of small gatherings. As London coworking space owners, you understand the value of community and shared experiences. Our event aims to mirror these values. The setup is designed to create connections, not just between attendees
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The Digital Nomad Lifestyle: Balancing Work, Adventure, and Connection
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The Digital Nomad Lifestyle: Balancing Work, Adventure, and Connection

Hello, fellow adventurers! I'm Erhan, an outdoor enthusiast and a digital nomad with six years of incredible experience on the road. My journey has been a whirlwind of chasing adventures, immersing myself in new cultures, and sharing life-changing moments with fellow wanderers. If you're intrigued by the digital nomad lifestyle, its challenges and benefits, and the art of balancing work and travel while staying connected, then you're in the right place. The Digital Nomad Lifestyle The digital
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Miro Miroslavov: Creating a Million-Dollar Startup from a London Coworking Space
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Miro Miroslavov: Creating a Million-Dollar Startup from a London Coworking Space

Miro Miroslavov is the co-founder and CEO of OfficeRnD, a coworking and hybrid space managing software startup company founded in 2015. When OfficeRnD started, many told them they were creating a solution that had no problem. Since the pandemic, coworking and hybrid working have boomed and management software hasn’t been more critical. In any field, creating a startup is a risk. But Miro believes that it is the effort that one puts behind it that makes it a success. Miro’s story Miro studied
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TownSq Islington and The StartUp Club
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TownSq Islington and The StartUp Club

The Startup Club was created by the TownSq Islington coworking space to help the local community start and grow a business. TownSq says that “the vast majority of people who start companies are not 'business people', who talk in acronyms or buzzwords.” Meaning that the majority of people who want to start a company are normal people, who want to explore creating their own business or the world of being self-employed. Anna adds that “most people have work or childcare commitments and do not begi
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Coworking Visionaries: Promoting Inclusion and Diversity with andcards
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Coworking Visionaries: Promoting Inclusion and Diversity with andcards

The European Coworking Assembly's Coworking Values Podcast is pleased to announce a year-long collaboration with andcards to promote Inclusion and Diversity in the sector. The partnership, hosted by Bernie J Mitchell and Jose Antonio Morales, brings you a series of podcasts that showcase unique stories from coworking space owners all around the world. Significance of encouraging diversity in the coworking business The coworking sector has developed exponentially over the years, thanks to five
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Neurodiversity and its Reality in Coworking Spaces
Diversity & Inclusion

Neurodiversity and its Reality in Coworking Spaces

Listen to this blog Founder and director of Nook Wellness Pods, David O’Coimin, spoke about the reality of neurodiversity in coworking spaces. He also provided some tips and information on how to create a more welcoming environment in coworking spaces for the neurodivergent. Nook Wellness Pods is  the co-producers of event DEI – Beyond the Buzzwords, taking place at this year's Workspace Design Show. The event takes place on Tuesday 28 February, from 9 to 10:30 GMT at the Business Design Cente
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The Coworking Assembly Guide to The Workspace Design Show 2023
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The Coworking Assembly Guide to The Workspace Design Show 2023

In this post, we'll guide you through registering and making the most out of the London Coworking Assembly community at the Workspace Design Show at the Business Design Centre at the end of February 2023. How to get the best from the Workspace Design Show 2023 The Workspace Design Show gathers the UK's workplace interiors community to investigate the experience of tomorrow's workspaces. Creating environments that encourage creativity and innovation while being dynamic enough to accommodate f
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Collaborative Movements For A Better Future
Future of Work

Collaborative Movements For A Better Future

“Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility are essential elements of collaborative movements. It's like the foundation for all operations… It doesn't make sense to me, other than for it to be seen as a blueprint for humanity” When asked what inclusion and diversity mean to her, Ashley Proctor, a global coworking movement leader, activist, and advocate, responded. She also adds that she thinks of this in such a big picture way, that all of these smaller elements, the initiatives that ever
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Lucy McInally: Intergenerational Living
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Lucy McInally: Intergenerational Living

Community is one of the most important aspects of coworking and one which many coworking spaces focus on, especially in regard to intergenerational living. But, communities ought to exist everywhere and everyone should be able to feel like they belong in the spaces that they use. When it comes down to the way physical spaces have been designed and planned, in many cases, designers, developers and planners haven’t considered the needs of every single user. Many individuals are left out of the co
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FlexWorld 2022: For the Future of Coworking
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FlexWorld 2022: For the Future of Coworking

Coworking spaces are always looking to ensure that they are keeping up with the latest trends to ensure the best outcome for the future of work. Since the pandemic, coworking has grown immensely, and there is one event that no coworking space should miss. FlexWorld 2022 is an event where the future of work meets coworking spaces, created and run by OfficeRnD. Cofounder of OfficeRnD, Miro Miroslavov, shared some insights into what FlexWorld 2022 is all about and what can be expected from the in-
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