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🎉 Coworking celebrations.
🎂 Dayhouse turned 6! #
Jessica Erickson shared that Dayhouse Coworking has turned 6, celebrating with a day full of warmth, fun and pineapples.
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📰 Coworking news & views.
🤔 Decision guide for choosing workspace solutions #
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.
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💪🏻 Separating DEI controversy from positive impact #
Denise Brouder shared a report from the Future of Work Alliance on the polarization of the term "DEI".
The piece does an excellent job arguing for creative alternatives that can provide the overall benefits of having DEI inform workspace strategy, without being tied to the controversy of the term.
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📞 Kicked out of a coworking space for taking calls? #
A member of a coworking space in Madrid shared an experience where he was confronted for taking phone calls in his office. While there may very well have been complaints from other members regarding the volume of his calls, being told by a community manager that he couldn’t be on a call seems a bridge too far. Not to mention being interrupted during the call with the news.
Perhaps a lighter touch from the space would have provided an opportunity to suggest alternative solutions. Or maybe the member continuously ignored community guidelines, and was using hot desk or lounge space to do non-stop sales calls. What would you have done?
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🥧 Iowa celebrates unique coworking holiday with pie #
Iowa Coworking Day, an official state holiday established in 2016, will be celebrated this Friday, March 14, at Gravitate Coworking locations. The organization is commemorating the occasion by offering free coworking access at their Windsor Heights, Downtown Des Moines, and East Village locations, while serving pie to visitors.
This playful holiday combines Pi Day (3.14) with community building, inviting workers to experience coworking while enjoying complimentary refreshments.
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🇦🇺 27-site network shares 9% rev growth #
WOTSO reported a 9% revenue growth, up to $15.8M, for the first quarter – also forecasting their total funds from operations (FFO) to just under 15% over the next two quarters.
Jessie Glew, the ASX-listed firm’s CEO, notes that their flex space ops business is the engine of the group, producing higher returns than standard leasing deals.
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💻 Coworking technology.
⚙️ Why a 13-space brand opted for ‘managed’ integrations #
Ben Northrop shared why, in a world full of integration options, Workbox opted for a managed approach to connecting their OfficeRnD and essensys Platform setups via Syncaroo.
Notably, the integration saves their community teams 10-20 minutes of extra work per new member, while also reducing the load (and stress) on their IT team as they scale.
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👻 Ghost IT costing enterprises millions in lost productivity #
CIO reports on results from a recent WalkMe study that shows large enterprises are losing an average of $104 million annually due to digital inefficiencies, with employees wasting approximately 36 workdays navigating (or working around) IT roadblocks.
This problem is not limited to just large enterprises. When was the last time you took a minute to think about how this applies to your day to day operations in managing coworking and flexible workspaces? Exactly…
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🇬🇧 A new data player hits the London market #
Enter managed., a new data tool that is focusing on connecting London’s top managed office providers with the dealmakers who drive transactions and deal flow.
While there are other players in the market, founder Shannon Burke is working to provide a solution to streamline the process of navigating dynamic inventory with client needs.
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📈 Coworking data.
📚 Workspace priorities for mid sized companies #
A poll run by WeWork highlights the top considerations for midsize companies when selecting office space, according to brokers.
Cost-effective lease terms dominate decision-making at 45%, followed by location and commute ease at 23%, while scalability and flexibility rank third at 21%. Amenities and collaborative spaces, though important for workplace experience, received the lowest priority at 11%. These findings suggest financial considerations remain paramount for midsize organizations despite growing emphasis on flexibility and employee experience in commercial real estate discussions.
Are you emphasizing how your space addresses these points when dealing with your local office brokers?
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😮 Just how many IWG locations are there now!? #
Ian Hallett, COO of IWG, shared a chart that shows that their network of spaces (listed just shy of 4,000) is now larger than the next ten competitors combined. While they’ve had their fair share of ups and downs, the network (and group of brands) has been on a path of steady and global expansion of late.
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📈 Public firm notes ‘best ever’ FY revenue #
Mark Dixon, CEO of IWG, shares the firms FY earnings for 2024 on CNBC, noting revenue is the best it’s ever been while also highlighting that their spread across 122 countries hedges their risk against potential economic volatility in 2025.
What was their FY earnings? $4.4B system-wide revenue and a net debt of $712M.
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🤝 Coworking market moves.
🇳🇱 Amsterdam flexible workspace expands original location #
ScaleHub Offices has announced a significant expansion of its Wibautstraat location in Amsterdam, adding two additional 1,000 sqm floors. The expansion at this strategic location near Amsterdam Amstel station will provide additional meeting rooms, pantries, and workstations for current and new tenants.
Founder Thom van Wijk describes this development as a natural progression for the company, which began operations at this same site eight years ago and now maintains locations in both Amsterdam and Utrecht.
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🗽 Unique Brooklyn operator already expanding #
Alcove, which is a creative take on workspace on demand, provides privacy pods that are bookable starting at $19 for two hours. Helen Knight just announced that their Park Slope location has recently added their first Two-Seat Pod designed for client meetings and collaboration. The company has named their new pods after local landmarks and extended their operating hours in response to customer demand.
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🇪🇸 UK operator opening deep-connection sanctuary #
Vibushan Thirukumar shares that Oru Space is expanding to El Saltador in Almeria, Spain. The plan is to form a sanctuary for deep connection, rest and renewal, building on the current retreat center that can host groups of up to 30.
The project is currently taking equity and benefits investments from existing Oru Space members, before opening up the opportunity to the wider community.
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🎙 Coworking conversations.
In this episode of the Coworking Values Podcast, Bernie MItchell and Stephen Phillips discuss launching Neighbours & Nomads, a unique coworking-meets-social space in El Nido, Palawan – a town where power cuts and spotty internet were the norm… until Starlink showed up.
James Westbrook, co-owner of Magnolia Woods, joins Jamie Russo on the Everything Coworking podcast to share his journey from corporate sales to running two successful coworking spaces in the Houston suburbs.
John Egan (Lucid Private Offices) and John Herring (Fuse Workspace) join Giovanni Palavicini and Jamie Russo on the Flex Uncensored podcast where they dig into how true hospitality is key to long-term success.
