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📰 Coworking news & views.
😌 9 micro-mindfulness tips… #
… to prevent you screaming "where are are the blooming forks!?" at the next member who walks into the kitchen.
There’s a lot going on across the world, around your space, within your business and in your lives. James Ware shares nine 60-second micro-meditations can help you recenter when everything gets a little too chaotic.
I may or may not have used 3 or 4 of them this morning. Yes. Already.
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🤗 You do not have to convert EVERY tour #
Lisa Huffman at Workspace reminds us that our coworking spaces do not have to win every tour.
"After giving several tours this week, I was reminded that filling offices isn’t just about capacity. It’s about finding the right people." Yeap!
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🇦🇺 A cube-filled update on the W365 Victoria acquisition #
Michael Benson, CEO at Cubes.co, shares an update on the whole Workspace365 Victoria deal.
ICYMI: The Victoria network was acquired by what was then called Accelerate X, which was then rebranded to Cubes.co. While Workspace 365 Victoria, has now been rebranded to CorporateCubes.co, sitting alongside the group’s creatives-focused brand called CreativeCubes.co.
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🎉 An activity-based redesign of networking events #
Jamie Dundas, Managing Director of Good Space, shared how advice from an event expert transformed their event design philosophy. A quote about creating "gatherings that I wish existed in the world" led the team to acknowledge their own discomfort at traditional networking events. Rather than forcing conversation, they developed a gamified checklist giving attendees multiple activities to choose from, providing easy conversation starters and exit strategies.
The approach proved successful with several attendees completing the entire checklist and expressing enjoyment. This shift away from "traditionally dreadful" networking formats towards creating events that address social anxiety can provide structure for meaningful interactions.
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📢 Creator-led space hits 72% occupancy in 3.5 months #
45 days ago we shared that Charlie Ward and his Ramen Club community for bootstrappers (chasing and surpassing ‘ramen profitability’ together) were launching a coworking space in London called Ramen Space.
This week they shared that they’ve hit 72% occupancy (60+ members) in under 4 months. As more online community leaders (or content creators) look towards creating physical spaces, this could be an interesting risk or opportunity for established operators.
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💼 What senior flex space talent really wants #
Gaia Almeida from Bottle Rocket Search shared five key insights about what senior candidates prioritize when considering leadership roles in the flexible workspace industry.
The analysis reveals that top talent seeks meaningful impact over portfolio management, wanting to "build something that lasts" rather than execute others’ visions. Senior candidates demand clarity on organizational structure and real autonomy, with one example citing frustration over needing "4 sign-offs to change the coffee supplier."
Work-life balance has become critical, with candidates rejecting burnout culture in favor of clear priorities, realistic expectations, and leaders who take holidays without guilt.
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💡 7 International Coworking Day ideas #
International Coworking Day is around the corner. OfficeRnD share 7 creative ways to celebrate the occasion in your coworking space.
What we like about the list is that it touches on ways outside of just opening your doors to potential new customers, to build community, reward existing members and engage your neighbours.
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📧 Why email beats social media for engaging your community #
Bernie Mitchell encourages coworking operators to build email newsletters as owned audience channels, rather than relying squarely on social media platforms and their ever-changing algorithms.
He outlines a five-step system for coworking spaces to create weekly newsletters. Referencing multiple examples (including TWIC), he makes a solid case that consistent newsletter publishing helps coworking operators understand member needs, while also creating content that can be repurposed across other media channels.
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📺 WeWork expands digital sign ad partnership to N. America #
German digital signage company Framen, an Axel Springer subsidiary, secured a deal to deploy 782 displays across 183 WeWork locations in the US and Canada.
CEO Dimitri Gärtner revealed the partnership took five years to develop, building on Framen’s existing network of over 700 WeWork screens in Europe. The company achieved 99.8% advertising utilization rates across German coworking displays in June, with international markets reaching 80-90% utilization.
PS. Framen has shifted from a pure revenue-sharing model to a freemium approach, offering premium clients like WeWork unlimited functionality and advertising prioritization.
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💻 Coworking technology.
🔧 Could combining tech cos drive faster evolutions? #
Flexible workspace expert Michael Dubicki (now at NCG) shared an insightful post where he identified four technology companies transforming flexible workspace operations through data intelligence and process automation. He suggests potential combinations could create significant industry impact, such as WIN plus ReturnSuite for asset class credibility, or FlexGrade plus Uniti AI for objective decision-making.
Is this as the beginning of "operational self-awareness" phase for the flexible workspace sector, moving beyond product understanding to internal process optimization?
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💻 Great design inspo for your space’s website #
Optix released a comprehensive guide featuring 15 coworking space website examples from clients across multiple countries including the US, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Singapore.
The showcase highlights diverse design approaches from spaces like Bad Company in New Zealand, Barnfox’s retreat-style branding, Bounce Space’s creative factory settings, and Elevate Coworking’s women-centric community in North Carolina. The featured websites demonstrate various business models including traditional coworking, niche markets for therapists and creatives, luxury member clubs, and artist-led community spaces.
The guide does a great job emphasizing how these operators leverage Optix’s Web Widgets and automation tools to boost website conversions and streamline member onboarding.
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📅 Hybrid workforce scheduling platform raises $20 M Series A #
Dan Bladen shares that Kadence have secured $20M in Series A funding led by High Alpha, with participation from Kickstart, Four Cities Capital, Manta Ray Ventures, Sovereign’s Capital, Midwich Ignite, and 515 Ventures.
The workplace operations platform has grown to over 600 customers across 40 countries since its 2022 seed round, with enterprise growth accelerating 5X in the last 12 months. Notable customers include Boeing, BDO, Porsche, Ashurst, MIT, Starling Bank, and various government organizations globally.
Aaron Skonnard, co-founder and former CEO of Pluralsight, will join Kadence’s board as part of the funding round.
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🤖 Workspace booking app touts AI-powered search #
Tally Workspace has announced their new AI-powered office search functionality as part of their platform. Users can type in a prompt describing the type of space they are looking for, which then delivers a short list of locations that match the search requirements.
As more AI features are incorporated into flex workspace solutions, the TWIC team is always keen to check them out. We tested out this functionality and the prompts that were submitted returned a search page with the requirements we added as pre-filled search fields with a short list of locations that matched some of the search criteria.
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📈 Coworking data.
🇨🇦 Why enterprises are flexing in Canada #
Kane Willmott shares some insights and data from iQ Offices‘ own members around why many enterprise workspace leaders’ companies are turning to coworking.
The strategic infrastructure shift allows them to do drive down CapEx and long-term obligations, compress moving and scaling timelines, outsource hospitality ops, leverage shared amenities, and attract top talent through vibrant ecosystem embedding.
Kane also shares a graph noting that 82% of their occupancy mix (by desk count) are Enterprise customers.
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🇷🇴 Firm introduces five-category flex office classification #
Tudor Popp shares that Beyond Space is preparing to release Romania’s first structured flex office market study featuring a comprehensive five-part classification model ranging from casual creative spaces to ultra-exclusive clubs.
The study reveals flex office penetration in Bucharest remains low at just 1.75% of total office stock, while expanding analysis beyond the capital to include Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, and Iasi for the first time. The classification system categorizes spaces across amenities, design atmosphere, community events, privacy levels, target clientele, pricing models, and membership structures. The research indicates landlords are increasingly adopting management agreements and hybrid lease models to diversify risk and boost net operating income.
We’ll do our best to share an ungated copy of the full report when it’s released.
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📈 Dubai office rents surge 36% annually as market strengthens #
Matt Hewitt summarized Savills Middle East’s recent Q2 2025 report that shows Dubai’s office market experiencing 36% year-over-year rent growth, though 11 of 23 submarkets saw no quarterly change indicating stabilization in some areas.
The market is driven by limited supply and strong demand, with ~1M sqft of new office space is expected in late 2025 to Q1 2026, largely pre-committed to tenants. Financial services, technology, and consulting sectors accounted for 84% of the reported leasing transactions, while 44% of Savills’ Q2 enquiries were for large spaces between 10k-20k sqft.
Emerging trends include landlords favoring global brands and institutional tenants, the increased adoption of flexible space strategies, and growing interest in Dubai South and Expo City due to affordability and accessibility.
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📉 Winter has come, with 91% drop in new construction starts #
Gabe Marans of Savills shared some data that the office development sector is experiencing what’s being termed a "development winter" with new office construction starts dropping 91%. The decline represents the lowest construction volume in decades and is already impacting pricing structures and accelerating tenant decision timelines.
The dramatic reduction is attributed to the current interest rate environment combined with changing office usage patterns post-pandemic. Does this new construction slow down create an opportunity for workspace operators? We think so.
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💸 Poor UK offices costing economy £71 billion yearly #
Research featured in a recent article in The Times found that inadequate office environments are costing the UK economy £71 billion annually. The study revealed employees lose 68 minutes per person per week due to workplace inefficiencies including slow lifts, unreliable Wi-Fi, and insufficient collaboration and focus spaces. The research quantifies the economic impact of substandard office infrastructure on worker productivity across the UK market.
Shared by Steve Coulson, the Founder and CEO of Kitt, he summarized it perfectly: The office should never be an obstacle. With all the calls for return to the office, if the conversation doesn’t include environments that support people doing their work, what’s the point?
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🤝 Coworking market moves.
🇵🇭 Group announces multi-phase expansion in Manila #
Chris Edwards, CEO at The Flexi Group, shares that Common Ground will be expanding in the Philippines through a multi-phase partnership with local developer Megaworld Corporation.
He notes that they aim to more than double their footprint in the Greater Manila Area over the next few quarters.
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🇬🇧 Infinitspace opening their newest (& largest) space #
Infinitspace has announced that they are opening their eleventh workspace and largest location to date. The 103k sqft space, in London, spans nine floors and offers over 1,700 workspaces, meeting rooms, communal areas, and an outdoor garden.
The opening expands their portfolio to eleven locations across two continents, with nine European workspaces operating under their premium beyond brand in London, Amsterdam, and Berlin, plus two locations in the UAE.
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🎙 Coworking conversations.
Tashi Dorjee is joined by Ashneel (Ash) Sharma from OfficeRnD on TWIC’s Unpacking APAC: Australia miniseries, where they dig into tech stacks, how they impact the people who work in and at flex spaces, and where AI is or could be making big changes.
Graham Clarke and Anne-Marie Murphy dig into tackling the admin burden each coworking space owner knows too well on their first episode of Baseworx‘ Flex That Worx podcast.
Cat Johnson joins Taylor Mason and Kevin Whelan on the 2 Marketers and a Coworking Podcast to dive into a topic that’s a core element of coworking—but also one of its strongest marketing advantages: community-building.
Dan Sofer discusses how he didn’t mean to build a peer-led coding movement (that spread from Camden to Gaza and beyond) with Bernie Mitchell on the Coworking Values podcast.
Rebekah (Bex) Murphy, Chief Revenue and Experience Officer at Hub Australia joins Liz Elam on the GCUC podcast to unpack the game-changing mindset of Unreasonable Hospitality; lessons from a summit dedicated to creating world-class experiences; and how hospitality done intentionally and personally is the only long-term competitive edge in an industry where products can be copied, but feelings can’t be.
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