Coworking and Beyond
Coworking spaces and flexible workspaces mean more than just a desk and a chair to some people. When it comes to innovation, design, location, and environment, coworking spaces must do more than catch the eye, they need to capture the soul too. Chatting to John Williams, Chief Marketing Officer of The Instant Group, we gathered some insightful intel on the ins and outs of the relationship that exists between commercial real estate and coworking. The Instant Group has been operating in the comme
Gerald Vanderpuye: Impact Brixton and Making a Difference
Coworking isn’t simply about renting to work. No, coworking is much more than that. It’s a community that gives freelancers, startups and entrepreneurs that sense of belonging. It gives them energy to not just support their own community, but also give back to their local economy. Impact Brixton is one of those coworking spaces that aims to be more than just a place where you work. They support small business owners and entrepreneurs to make meaningful connections. They give back to their local
Creative Works Spaces, for the Community
In 2020 Elena Giroli, took the leap moving from the public sector and headed full time into Change and Community Manager at Creative Works. For years Elena has been part of the London Coworking Assembly and a member of coworking spaces, but the opportunity to work behind the scenes, and nurture a community has been greatly rewarding. Creative Works is situated in a developing area, E17 London, which is highly regarded for its vibrant and lively nature, this according to Elena is the space’s bes
Coworking Symposium 2021
Media Announcement 24 February 2021 Coworking Symposium 2021 promises non-biased and data-driven talks Get ready for the second Coworking Symposium, kicking off on the 15th of April 2021. Again in the form of a digital unconference, this year’s event promises non-biased and data-driven talks based on actual facts and figures. The first Coworking Symposium took place in 2020, and stemmed from a growing interest in the coworking industry across various scholarly disciplines. Coworking spaces f
Collaborating with Local Authorities for Coworking that Uplifts Communities
Mandy Weston — Co-founder of Town Square Spaces limited offers up her experience and advice for working with local authorities to create a vibrant coworking space unique to a community. Coming from a two-decade corporate background in the service industry — In 2012 Mandy and business partner Gareth I Jones co-founded Welsh ICE, with the vision to fill a gap in the existing offers of business support. Within five years they had created an approachable and nurturing community with over 100 cowor
Bernie And Tash: First Friday Call, Coworking Events, And The I.D.E.A Project
Bernie And Tash: First Friday Call, Coworking Events, And The I.D.E.A Project0:00/2001× Hello everyone! We're bringing you some exciting coworking events for the coming weeks. And we're here with Tash Thomas, one of our colleagues here in the European Coworking Assembly. We're going to be talking all about the events that we have for you. First up would be: The First Friday Call! It's happening this Friday, February 5, 2021, at 13:30 CET / 12:30 Lisbon/London. You can RSVP here for the (and
Evergreen Discoverability — Automatically updating coworking listings with Syncaroo
As a coworking or flex space it’s likely that you have your space registered on a ton of listing sites in an effort to reach as many people as possible. But with this approach also comes the tedious task of always ensuing that these listings are 100% up to date and reflecting your latest information. For Hector Kolonas and his years of experience in dealing with coworking spaces and supporting community managers with other apps to improve flex-workspace experiences, has uncovered the hassle thi
Steve Pette: Coworking Industry: Connecting with the local community
Steve Pette: Coworking Industry: Connecting with the local community0:00/2001× Hello folks! Welcome back to another engaging episode of the Coworking Values Podcast. This time, our guest is Steve Pette, Founder of Think Hearts + Minds, Co-founder of Central Working and Ormeau Baths. He’s also about to open up another business called Department X — Which is all about bringing together the right sort of people in order to sort of push the whole Coworking hybrid work in methodology. And he would
John Williams: Marketing for Coworking Spaces in 2021
John Williams: Marketing for Coworking Spaces in 20210:00/2001× Hello Folks! We’re back with another episode of Coworking Values Podcast, and how are you all settling in the first month of the year? This episode we have John Williams, the Head of Marketing of The Instant Group. The Instant Group is a workspace innovation company that rethinks workspace on behalf of its clients injecting flexibility, reducing cost and driving enterprise performance. Instant places more than 11,000 companies a
Steve Munroe: Disconnection and Unconferences
Steve Munroe: Disconnection and Unconferences0:00/2001× Happy New Year! Another year has come and gone, and we’re still here at the Coworking Values Podcast bringing you news and updates from the coworking world. For our first episode of the year, we have our guest, Steve Munroe, Founder of HUBUD and Co-founder of CU Asia. He has spent 10 years with the United Nations in various Asian countries and founded HUBUD in Bali, Indonesia, the world’s first destination coworking space, and founded CU