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
How Have The Recent Societal Disruptions Transformed The Coworking Model?
Don’t miss the Coworking Symposium 2022! Leading up to the Coworking Symposium 2022, a scholarly conference on coworking and flexible workspaces we sat down with event organiser, Marko Orel to discover all about the conference and what attendees can expect from this year’s event. Who is Marko Orel? Marko Orel is an organisational sociologist who works as an assistant professor and a head of the Centre for Workplace Research (CWER) at Prague University of Economics and Business. He specialise
Vibushan Thirukumar: At One with the Community
Joining us at our virtual table is Vibushan Thirukumar, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of Oru Space. Vibushan, fondly known as Vib, talks about the journey of Oru Space. According to him, Oru is a Tamil word that means “at one”. The background of Oru Opened in 2020, Oru is perfectly placed in Zone 3, southeast London, in a pleasant neighbourhood with beautiful scenery and parks. The first phase of Oru started with a cafe, and a few months before opening, the team started hearing about
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-
How Syncaroo Approaches the Pain Points of Coworking Spaces
Syncaroo is designed to make running your coworking space more efficient. Syncaroo offers integrations and tools to link your coworking platforms together to keep everything in sync. * Read: Syncaroo: A Solution to all Space Bookings To successfully build a product that truly empowers coworking spaces to better manage their platforms, data and workflows, very specific pain points needed to be deeply understood and addressed. We spoke to Hector Kolonas, cofounder of Syncaroo, to find out how
andcards: Steps Towards a More Member-Centric Coworking Space
As part of the discussion Coworking To Rebuild This City – helping people create value in and for our communities, andcards explained how technology can assist with this growth. Atop of that, Ross Khanas, Co-Founder & CTO of andcards, explains how technology is able to assist any coworking space in upscaling. Create a more accessible space The choice of technology depends on the audience you are looking to impact. To make your coworking space more accessible for prospective coworkers, a good
The Instant Group: How to Scale Your Coworking Space
Abigail Groves, Director, Operator and Landlord Solutions at The Instant Group spoke at the London Coworking Assembly Breakfast – How to scale your London coworking space. Scaling your coworking space is an important part of running a successful space. But, knowing how to do this isn’t an easy task. Though, putting the right amount of time and consideration into your space can ensure a space that is easily scalable. The Instant Group covers many different areas, such as data and insight consul
How to Create Value in and for Communities
Gareth I. Jones, founder of TownSq shares his thoughts leading up to the London Coworking Assembly event taking place on 2 August: Coworking to Rebuild the City: Helping People Create Value in and for Our Communities. “What I'm really interested in, and what we're hoping to achieve with the workshop is for everyone to see the depth and conceive the range of ways that the space can provide value to a community. Whether it is the community within, or the community around it,” says Gareth. The wo
TownSq Islington: What are they up to?
We spoke to Anna Chuicharoen, Community Manager at TownSq Islington, to see what is on at the place where magic happens. To TownSq and herself, community is an important part of what they do. The way in which they approach the idea of community is impactful for local people, especially, because they have access to support and resources on their doorstep, their self-development, says Anna. Anna has lived in Islington for over 20 years and has witnessed the startup scene flourishing, but always
Syncaroo: A Solution to all Space Bookings
Many coworking spaces make use of more than one coworking space booking platform to ensure that they cover all bases when it comes to their coworkers booking spaces. But, and it happens often, it can quickly become confusing and time-consuming to keep track of which spaces and desks are available and which are booked, by who and through which app. It becomes even more difficult to keep track of these booked spaces when you have more than one location. For some, this means manually updating th