Christoph Fahle shares some observations from helping place a 60-seat requirement in Amsterdam.

The biggest takeaway: how much more integrated the operators and owners of project were in the process.

Christoph Fahle hosts Sanne Koemeester, the Global Workplace Manager at Dott, a micro-mobility company on the Flex Space Dialogues podcast where they discuss Sanne’s journey from being a community manager in coworking spaces to her current role overseeing workplace management.

Coworking OG and founder of One Coworking, Christophe Fahle shares the top 12 questions he uses to help mid-sized companies (20-200 employees) determine whether traditional office leasing or flexible coworking spaces are better suited to their needs.

The workflow evaluates key factors including financial considerations, growth projections, facility management resources, talent attraction strategies, and security requirements. Could also be a helpful framework for qualifying larger client requests at your spaces.

Christoph Fahle, founder of Betahaus and One Coworking, shared his take on the recent news that Betahaus Hamburg has acquired a former WeWork location, demonstrating how local coworking operators can successfully compete with global networks.

The post highlights five key advantages of local operators: established community trust, deep market knowledge, operational stability, cultural authenticity, and flexible partnership approaches. This transition represents a broader industry evolution where the coworking sector is maturing beyond the hype cycle into a more locally-rooted model, suggesting a potential shift in the flexible workspace landscape.