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🎉 Coworking celebrations.
🥳 Techspace turns 10! #
Philip Ellis shares that Techspace started with just 32 members 10 years ago. They now manage 6 locations across Europe and ~4k members. Congrats!
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🎂 InSpark celebrates 5 years! #
Huge congrats to Tracey Warren and the InSpark Coworking community!
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🧁 Hub Civic Quarter turns 1. #
Hub Australia celebrates 365ish days since opening the doors of its first space in Canberra.
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🎂 Barrister celebrates 35 years!! #
Congrats to Dorthy Bright and the whole team at Barrister Executive Suites!
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🎂 FLOC Membership officially turns ONE! #
Built by and for the next generation of coworking leaders, Future Leaders of Coworking (FLOC) is a growing community of early- to mid-career professionals driving professional development and momentum.
In their first year of memberships: 25 digital events, 5 meetups, 17 advisory leaders recruited, and countless moments of impact – all peer-led and shaped by FLOC members.
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🎂 Alkaloid Networks celebrates 9 years! #
Congrats Katharine! ICYMI: Alkaloid Networks is now the longest-running independent coworking community in Atlanta!
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🎂 Alkaloid Networks turns 10! #
Katharine Chestnut reflects on the past ten years, deservedly proud of how far Alkaloid Networks has come.
ICYMI: Alkaloid Networks holds the distinction of being the longest-running independently owned and operated coworking community in the city of Atlanta.
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✊ Coworking impact.
🇺🇦 True stories, photos & videos from coworking spaces in Ukraine #
andcards gathered a few true stories from coworking space owners in Kyiv, Ternopil, Vinnytsya and Lviv to give you a glimpse into what life is like right now in Ukraine.
Despite the danger, these spaces remain determined to keep their doors open and continue serving their communities and their country.
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🌱 Establishing a Green Event Policy #
A green event policy is a way to provide guidance for the reduction or elimination of single-use plastics and other waste for any event or meeting held in your facility.
This month’s Coworking IDEA challenge is facilitated by Amy King and Tracy Wilson and invites you to establish a Green Event Policy and post about it to social media on Earth Day (April 22, 2022) with the hashtags #coworkingIDEA #greenevents #singleuseplastics #sustainability #earthday2022
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♻️ Finland’s first carbon-neutral workspace network #
Antony Slumbers shares news of Antilooppi’s POOL space concept becoming carbon neutral. The nine locations in Helsinki offer coworking and meeting spaces.
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🅱️ Patch becomes B-corp certified #
Freddie Fforde shares that Patch has become B-Corp certified, and why that matters to him, the team and their members.
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🅱️ desklodge also taps in to B-Corp status #
Tom Ball shares that desklodge have also become a certified B-Corp.
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🇺🇸 Team reviving 120-year old NJ building into tech hub #
Gabe Einhorn shares how when everyone told him to "just get a WeWork", he decided to instead revive an 120-year old building in Passaic, NJ.
Love the energy, and we’re cheering you on. See you the next Coworking Leaders’ Coffee Gabe?
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Coworking news & views.
🤔 Are ‘they’ the best and worst thing to happen to coworking? #
Gareth Jones shares that now the biggest challenge in coworking is reclaiming the title, which won’t be easy. Most people in coworking never liked the term in the first place. It means different things to different operators, and its association with all of the rotten stuff in this sector (is it a sector yet?) has shrouded all of the good stuff.
"Without WeWork the coworking industry would still have a big brand building job on its hands. Now it has a rebranding job to do."
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📹 Some thoughts on the future of office buildings #
Paul Stanton shares his view on how office buildings worked, work and will work via a diagram and a short video.
From what I’m seeing in both flex and CRE, there’s a lot to agree with here, and I look forward to seeing how right the predictions are by 2027.
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🇨🇦 Coworking in small towns takes off across Canada. #
The Globe and Mail shares insight into how small-town coworking is faring across Canada.
The story features comments from Shane Austin from Okanagan coLab, Ashley Proctor from Coworking Canada, Chloe Dumont-Samson from Mountain CoLab and highlights how demand is changing as people relocate from large cities.
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🤑 Reminding office landlords about cash-flow driving amentities #
Katharine Lau reminds commercial landlords about how some amenities can drive new cash flows.
Although they mention Stuf (a self-storage service), I do believe that under the right deal terms, coworking and other managed flex services from you awesome folks can fit into this opportunity for landlords assessing new revenue options.
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😎 Turning coworking members into leaders #
Your coworking space is the perfect canvas to experiment with growing leaders, because your space is full of leadership potential.
Some of this leadership potential is known, but most of it is likely behind laptops, office doors, and members who are quietly doing remarkable things.
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🕺 Seen this viral hula hoop challenge video? #
Gemma Stow shares a video of two groups doing a hula hoop challenge, and how one group is soooo much better at it than others. The post highlights how important it is to have diversity around decision-making tables.
Spoiler: The women absolutely nailed the challenge, whilst the men’s group did… not.
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📑 The 1st management agreement thing you should negotiate #
The most important part of a management agreement is the exit, and most building owners don’t figure that out until they’re stuck. Mike Kriel breaks down the four exit rights every landlord needs before signing a management agreement.
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🤗 Same-day mental health services, on the high street #
Chance Marshall shares that Self Space have launched offering contemporary mental health services, 7 days a week in Shoreditch, Borough, Soho, Kings Cross (London), Manchester, and online.
I absolutely love that people can now get same-day appointments with psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors with no waiting lists. My question for Chance and Self Space is this: how quickly can we bring these into every coworking space with street-level access?
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🫂 Some notes on scaling coworking service… #
"Most coworking spaces don’t have a service problem, they have a staff dependency problem" says Emily Nguyen at Nexudus.
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🔦 How to build engaging member spotlights #
Taylor Mason from talemaker shares their secret sauce for putting together and publishing engaging member spotlights (the kind of content where you toot the horn of your existing members).
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😯 Pretty cool way to show off adaptable workstations #
Wesley Edmonds reshared a post in which OFS introduced their new ultra-extendable Kaleid workstations.
So why am I sharing a ‘furniture promo’? Well.. watch the video, it’s both gorgeous, interesting and quite inspiring as to how flex space with these units could fold out.
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🤔 Has coworking quietly reinvented itself? #
Gabe Marans, Vice Chairman at Savills North America, digs into how coworking has ‘quietly reinvented itself’. In coworking’s 3rd version open-desk free-for-alls are fading, replaces by enterprise demand, private suites and hybrid lease models. Hitting on trends we cover often in TWIC, he shares that from his perspective operators are getting smarter, landlords are getting involved, and "this time it seems to be working – globally."
Another takeaway? Savills is heavily integrating flex into client strategies from Tokyo to Dubai, Berlin to São Paulo, and across the U.S. Nicely done!
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💰 Neighborhood workspace co open crowdfunding for 2nd location. #
Sneh Kadakia shares that from HERE are about to break ground on their second location in Princeton Junction (New Jersey), following the successful launch of the first location in Plainfield, NJ in May 2020.
The firm is running an Indiegogo campaign to raise $71,250 for steeped construction costs. Whilst this isn’t the first crowdfunding campaign we’ve seen for a coworking community, it may be a new trend to see heavily community-focussed spaces turning to their local ecosystems for support in covering construction or setup costs. I do wonder why none of the perks include memberships or other kinds of access.
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🤓 Introducing Positive Coworking Experiences (PCEs) #
Cat Johnson shares how having Positive Coworking Experiences (PCEs) can help coworking members be more resilient, successful and thriving entrepreneurs.
Cat reworked the seven Positive Childhood Experiences that are statistically linked to good emotional and mental health in adults, into 7 experiences that really differentiate community-supporting spaces and… well… anything else.
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🏡 Cali resi-operator opens coworking space #
Kevin Phillips, a partner at property manager and developer SC Properties share that at The Gateway in San Mateo, they’ve launched their own coworking space called The Collective at Gateway.
This seems to be the first coworking space offered by the firm that currently "owns and/or actively manages over 1,700 residential and commercial units throughout California". We’re pretty sure it won’t be their last.
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📺 Flex workspaces on the telly? #
We saw Freddie Fforde on Sky News int he UK sharing how Patch are rejuvenating empty high street spots, and creating workspaces that everyone can enjoy, especially outside of big cities.
Accessible remote workspaces on national television? Yes please.
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🚌 Not April Fools…there’s a coworking bus! #
Westhive Coworking Ecosystem, one of Switzerland’s leading coworking operators, has launched an innovative mobile workspace solution with their Westhive Express buses. These converted double-decker buses feature coffee bars, Wi-Fi, power outlets, modern workstations, and outdoor seating areas that can be positioned in various scenic locations throughout Switzerland.
The mobile coworking spaces will be bookable exclusively through Airbnb as part of their "Live & Work Anywhere" program, rather than traditional coworking booking platforms. Having established locations in Zurich, Geneva, Basel, and Zug since their 2017 founding, Westhive plans to expand this mobile workspace concept internationally.
ICYMI: This isn’t the first flex workspace we’ve seen on a bus. One of our editors remembers working for a day or two from Incubus’ double-decker bus in London, UK in 2014.
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🤣 What if coworking was udderly accessible? #
Ryan Anderson shares a humorous coworking cartoon by Brooke Bourgeois.
We’re lucky Brooke’s phone didn’t autocorrect to say "cowering space"!
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🤔 How to pick the right conference roundtable #
Liz Elam shares how to choose the right GCUC roundtable sessions, and why it matters more than you may think.
With just two sessions of 10 roundtables and seats limited at 20ish per table its a good idea to have a look over which session you or your teammates should attend. There’s sessions on retention, community, revenue, growth, enterprise demand, ops, sales and data-planning.
Not got a ticket yet? Use GCUCTWIC to get a last min discount.
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🛫 Are airports the perfect coworking place (for some)? #
Business Traveler looks into the growing trend of remote workers holding meetings on the go from newly designed terminals and lounges. They note that the number of flex workspaces within airports has grown 100% year-on-year since 2021 (via CoworkIntel), that Jabbrbox is growing, and that the operator of Priority Pass shared that "working space to plug in and focus" was one of the top choices of what travelers are willing to pay for.
Just like retail bringing in flex workspaces, increased footfall that hangs out for a little longer can mean big spikes in long-term revenues of surrounding retailers, and therefor chargeable rents. Makes sense to me.
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🏓 KMC turned rooftop into neon-lit pickleball court #
Therese Reyes-Hilario shares some snaps from a recent activation where KMC turned the rooftop at their Picadilly Sky Deck location into an immersive, memorable experience.
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🗽 Did coworking delay NYCs office space reckoning? #
Andrew Lim, director of New York research for JLL shares that coworking firms filled up space on the lower end of the quality spectrum, almost perfectly covering the gaps from pre-pandemic flights to quality.
Fascinating to see, or be reminded, that in 2018 WeWork took on 7 more locations covering nearly 360k sqft bringing their total to 5.3M sqft. Spaces also took on 244k sqft in the city that year, whilst Knotel took on an additional 62k to reach 1.7M sqft.
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🚩 Are pods actually a sign of poor office planning? #
Scott Hartkopf argues that the rising popularity of office pods "may be the clearest sign that office planning got something wrong".
While the post mostly addresses pods in company’s offices, it’s something that may be worth noting when it comes to offering managed suites or even coworking design.
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🤫 A sneak-peak at workspace franchise’s numbers #
Giovanni Palavicini shares a video from the United Franchise Group‘s recent Vendor Summit, in which we hear a short summary from Paula Mercer about VentureX‘s progress so far.
Spoiler alert: The franchised coworking network currently have 46 locations across 6 countries, with 12 opening in 2022 and have a target of 75 by end of the year.
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💻 Coworking technology.
💥 Another Instant acquisition #
The Instant Group have acquired Coworker.com, a ‘tripadvisor for coworking’ platform, adding it to a stable of flex-focussed digital assets acquired over the last couple of weeks.
_In case you missed it, this falls into the wider strategy Instant (and the $421M deal with IWG) are implementing to build a ‘global flex marketplace’ to serve 250k+ businesses. _
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👩💻 Community management system announces syncing integration #
The andcards team shared their take on their integration with Syncaroo and how it’s designed to allow for "task automations, which means less work and more time spent on what really matters: creativity and community building."
In the announcement they share benefits like reducing copy-pasting between systems; enabling live-syncing between marketing, lead-gen and sales platforms; and a free upgrade for spaces participating in the #withinUkraine campaign.
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📈 14k bookings made through app in March #
Steve Jeans shared some of Desana‘s booking stats for March.
Some of those stats are that 14,000 bookings were made across 149 cities, equating to over 125k hours spent in participating workspaces. They offer a bit of perspective too, sharing that in March 2021 they had just 189 bookings (equating to 1,397 hours) across 5 countries.
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🇮🇳 Real estate consultancy acquires 700+ space network. #
Anuj Puri the chairman at ANAROCK Group, shares the news and some background on the firm’s acquisition of myHQ.
The former you may remember from their partnership with Upflex (w25/21), and the latter has 50,000 subscribed members who use over 700 spaces in 7 Indian cities.
The flex workspace platform also partners with cafes, coffee-shots and lounges to provide daytime coworking space, which does bring up an interesting opportunity following the recent Upflex India deal.
Combined the firms look to expand into over 20 cities and expand internationally within the next 12 months.
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📲 Booking app rebrands, drops coworking from name. #
Sarah Sneddon announced that Coworking Nomads is now Perch.
When asked about the reband, Sarah mentioned that it better sits with their mission to make it as easy for operators as possible to offer hourly coworking passes to people on the go.
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🤖 Why one AI Agent firm is funding this coworking report #
Francesco Decamilli from Uniti AI shares why they, as a company that builds AI Agents, are underwriting TWIC’s next deep-dive into where operators are implementing AI Agents, where they’re not, and the questions that fill the gap in between.
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🤓 Data-syncing co adds ongoing problem-solving support #
Robert Kropp introduced Syncaroo Platform – a bundle of data-syncing tech, time-saving tools, monthly problem-solving calls and ongoing industry insights in the form of exclusive ask-us-anything sessions.
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🤖 Platform teases new lead-handling agent #
Momchil Blaskov and OfficeRnD tease that an AI Agent for 24/7 lead responses is coming to their platform soon.
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🎤 Community space booking platform hits record month #
Felix Atkin shares that Sharesy, a UK-based "venue hire platform for community spaces", had a record month exceeding £200k in bookings for the first time. We all know event revenue is a big piece of the coworking puzzle, no surprise more platforms are coming in to connect people to spaces in this area.
(Also, Alexandra Richardson shows off some uber egg-balancing skills in the video)
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💳 UK firm sees 3.94x bump in ecommerce conversion rate #
OfficeRnD shared some takeaways from their recent ecommerce webinar. What caught our attention was the quantifiable results Ben Rigby (at x+why) shared: in their old ecommerce setup 300 users would start a booking each month, but only 20 would complete the purchase (with an avg booking value of £45) – compared to their new setup which saw 95 completions, from 360 starts and an average booking value of £112.
Missed our Undercurrents edition on how ecommerce is evolving in and around coworking? Watch, listen, print or read the deep-dive report here.
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💳 If ChatGPT becomes Amazon… what happens to everything else? #
Eyal Lasker from Flexspace AI explores the hypothesis of what Agentic Commerce could mean for coworking spaces as the traditional search-compare-decide-buy flow folds into one single interaction.
Your website matters less. Your data structure matters more.
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🎨 Graphic design tools for coworking spaces #
Design touches every part of your coworking space, from your Instagram presence to your event flyers to the look and feel of your brand. Picking the right tool shouldn’t take longer than actually designing something. This 5-minute read from Cobot, breaks down five options side by side so you can find your design tool fit, fast.
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🦿 How AI is doing more of the legwork for apartment seeking #
Colin Behring, CEO at Behring Capital, explores how the next step for finding apartments (after manual tab toggling) is agentic.
He explores how agents, alongside a SOUL file, long-term memory, and a set of knowledge files could find better results than even the best search-engine warriors. As always, keep an eye on multifamily tech (and how tech is being sidestepped) in the Bar Area for some signals as to what may be coming to coworking.
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🤖 7 ways coworking spaces can leverage generative AI #
Helga Moreno shares 7 ways that coworking spaces can leverage generative AI (eg ChatGPT, Jasper, Adobe Firefly, etc) for marketing their space, and engaging with members. Examples range from descriptions, to artwork for social media, to event ideas, engaging feed posts and welcome emails.
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🦾 Platform adds AI teammate capability #
Spacebring have introduced Lem, an AI teammate designed to handle a coworking space’s most repetitive management tasks 24/7.
From the release and videos, it seems that Lem can help both members and operating teams by providing a singular point of contact for things like how-tos, rules, support questions, invoicing recaps, event promotion, and post drafting.
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👩⚖️ Industry leaders begin debating AI in the EU Parliament #
Maciej Markowski shares that debates have begun in the European Parliament to help make sure that the EU’s AI Act and Data Act supports, rather than hinders, innovation.
Given that the EU led the pack with GDPR for consumer privacy, this is one to watch.
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⚙️ Are we nearing the ‘compounding value’ stage of tech? #
Lukas Balik from Spaceflow shares how the next phase of proptech (or the tech you use to run properties) will not just be about better integrations, but making buildings easier to use, and manage.
"By 2030, we don’t think the best platforms will be defined solely by how many integrations they have, but by how the experience actually feels. Tenants won’t think about access systems, booking tools, or communication platforms. They’ll just expect things to work seamlessly."
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🇨🇦 Canadian booking platform adds bookable day suites #
Justin Raymond shares Flexday Suites helping teams book private offices by the day across their Canadian network.
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🚶 Update makes meeting rooms even more self-service #
In the latest version of NexBoard by Nexudus, members can book, pay, check in, extend or end a booking early right at the (meeting room) door.
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💵 Platform goes flat-per-location pricing #
Nicholas McMillen notes that Deskie has swapped from pricing tiers to a flat $99 p/month p/location.
The blog post does note that this plan includes unlimited member and all the features, and mentions a small space plan (<15 members) at $49/month. Another interesting twist? An up-to-$2,500 contract buyout program.
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Coworking data.
🇬🇧 UK’s biggest flex office providers’ portfolio dips by £1.4B. #
David Rawlence from Boodle Hatfield shares an interesting insight into a ‘slight’ dip in the value of the UK’s biggest serviced office providers’ property portfolios. They do highlight that with a shift in demand, and a few of the market moves we’ve already covered in previous newsletters, there is still a lot of growth potential to be realized.
The £1.4B ($1.84B) drop in value represents a fall from £25.7B to £24.3B, however follows 5 years that saw a 300% increase from just £5.9B.
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🇧🇬 Flex in Sofia sees 200% growth #
Krasimir Petrov shared on Bloomberg TV Bulgaria that shared offices in Sofia are expecting a 200% bump in demand with the influx of corporate clients.
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😲 Only 14% of office renters don’t believe they’ll switch up strategies #
The Urban Land Institute and The Instant Group have released a report looking into the future of the office.
In it they share that (of the 285 office renters, landlords and advisors surveyed) only 14% of renters believed that their current "workspace portfolio aligns perfectly with their business objectives and strategies". They also highlight growing demand for shorted flex leases and pay-per-use services.
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🌍 Market report shows less than 4% growth in European flex supply #
Billy Hodges shares the latest European market report from CBRE Flex.
"The amount of flex space across Europe grew by just under 4% in 2023, with around 300,000 sqm of flex stock added to the market. This leaves the flex market steady in relation to the traditional office market at around 2.5% of total European office stock"
Key predictions included that back-to-office mandates may drive more demand to flex spaces, that they’re expecting more core-flex deals to be delivered in 2024, and we could see new demand for managed turnkey office solutions.
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🇸🇪 Swedish coworking market sees 6% price dip #
Sweden’s coworking sector experienced a 6% average price decrease in 2024 according to Workaround marketplace, highlighting broader market challenges despite continued industry development.
This data was shared during the Sweden Coworking Awards 2024 which celebrates excellence across multiple categories. PS. Winners included 7A Office & Lounge Conference & Event as Coworking Space of the Year in Stockholm for its impressive entrance and comprehensive services. Outside the capital, IOFFICE Business Center took top honors for its modern design and welcoming atmosphere, while @squareworkspaces was recognized as Local Coworking of the Year for its entrepreneurial spirit. Other winners included Fabege CoW for sustainability and Helio Workspaces – Sveavägen 20 as Upstart of the Year for its rapid expansion and community-building efforts.
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🇨🇭 Swiss coworking market shows strong growth potential for 2025 #
Coworking Switzerland shared a robust outlook for 2025, with 70.5% of operators anticipating positive business conditions according to their 2024 member survey. Private offices remain the most profitable space type with a 58.8% utilization rate, while location, community, and infrastructure are cited as the key differentiators for successful spaces. The market continues to expand rapidly, with Zurich alone growing from 19 locations in 2019 to 50 locations in 2024, and rural coworking is gaining traction with over 50 locations outside city centers.
With coworking currently representing just 1% of Switzerland’s total office market – but projected to reach 6-10% in coming years – operators have significant growth opportunities ahead.
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🤯 How many US Live-Work-Play developments were built? #
CoworkingCafe’s latest analysis explores how live-work-play (LWP) developments have expanded across the US over the past decade. They tracked 542 developments completed between 2016 and 2025, along with 94 more projects in the 2026-2029 pipeline, to see how this building model is evolving nationally and across major cities.
The 542 LWP developments spanned 129.45M sqft. 2025 alone saw 67 completed projects. Residential remains the defining feature of these projects, averaging 62% of the sqftage nationally, compared to office (27%) and retail (11%).
The number of coworking spaces located within these developments in the top 10 cities for LWP buildings, rose from 35 in 2022 to 56 in 2026 – a 60% increase – highlighting the growing connection between flexible work and mixed-use environments.
With 119 developments, New York City has the largest LWP footprint in the country, well ahead of other major markets. The city also has 17 coworking spaces within these properties, reinforcing its position as both a mixed-use and flex office leader.
Several smaller markets stand out for coworking integration. San Francisco, for example, has just 7 developments, but six include coworking, giving it one of the highest coworking concentrations in the study. Meanwhile, cities such as Rochester and Philadelphia stand out for relatively large office footprints in their live-work-play projects, but no coworking presence so far.
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🇩🇪 A deeper look at IWG’s 260k sqm acquisition #
Fabrizio Lauria breaks down IWG‘s 50-location acquisition of Design Offices in Germany.
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Coworking market moves.
🐕 Underdog city rejuvenators announce national expansion. #
Bitwise Industries‘ co-CEOs Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin Jr. (who you may remember from the fascinating TED talk I shared in w44/21) recently announced that they’d be expanding to Buffalo, NY; Cheyenne, WY; El Paso, TX; Greeley, CO and Las Cruces, NM.
Originally established in 2013, the firm that provides workspace and truly accessible entry-level programming training within ‘underdog cities’, has since established itself in 3 redeveloped buildings in downtown Fresno. The expansion follows raising over $100M in VC capital in early 2021.
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✈️ New IWG pod partnership takes flight #
A while back there was talk of a pending deal between IWG and Jabbrrbox and we’ve now gotten all the specifics on this partnership. The two have formed a partnership to install 3,750 privacy pod units across various public spaces over the next three years. The collaboration will deploy both single-user pods and four-person, wheelchair-accessible pods in locations including airports, train stations, retail centers, and corporate buildings, incorporating IWG’s Regus-branded flexible workspace design.
This strategic partnership extends IWG’s portfolio while addressing the growing demand for hybrid work solutions, with Jabbrrbox co-founders Brian Hackathorn and Jeremy Jennings emphasizing that the initiative will deliver accessible workspaces where professionals need them most.
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🇨🇭 The Swatch Group closes all it’s coworking spaces #
The Swatch Group, which employs 16,000 people in Switzerland, shared that they’ve decided to close all its coworking spaces in French-speaking Switzerland. The firm’s marketing and IT employees were previously able to work close to home in coworking spaces rather than commuting into the offices.
This access has now been revoked, with the watch maker noting "After a period of experimental testing of the concept on different sites, we decided not to continue the experiment. It turns out that this type of remote work is not conducive to team work."
I’m not sure if they were company-run spaces, or workers had access to 3rd party spaces, but this news is bad for coworking in the region.
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🐣 Another coworking space teases childcare amentities #
Nickolaus Violin gives us a teaser of the upcoming Konnekted space. What caught my eye is the "Kid’s Klub" which offers drop-in options for working parents.
Unfortunately I can’t seem to get any more info on how the Kid’s Klub will work, or be priced, but I know that coworking + childcare is a trend that’s due for another resurgence, especially as summer holidays are right around the corner.
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☀️ Network adds new location in California #
Andreas Brandl shares that Serendipity Labs are opening a new location in Costa Mesa, California.
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🧮 Coworking franchise group shares 2023 numbers #
Vast Coworking Group saw a 21% increase in sales and a 16.5% increase systemwide membership across its Venture X and Office Evolution brands in 2023. The company also opened 11 new locations (9 Venture X; 2 Office Evolution) and added 295,578 square feet to its global footprint across both brands.
The group also promoted several longstanding leaders to its executive team, including Paula Mercer (to Vice President of Vast), Tammy Senter (to Vice President of Operations, Venture X), Brad Johansson (to Vice President of Operations, Office Evolution) and Darcy Masciotro (to Vice President of Operations, Intelligent Office).
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🇨🇦 The Village Hive expands midtown Toronto location #
Charlotte Kirby shares that The Village Hive are expanding to add more therapy, wellness and group therapy spaces to their offering.
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👩⚖️ WeWork sets end of Chapter 11 target date #
WeWork announced that they expect to be out of Chapter 11 proceedings in the US and Canada by May 31st 2024.
The announcement also shares that they’ve amended 150 leases, maintained 150 unchanged leases and 150 rejected leases (or negotiated building exits) – reflecting an over $8B saving in future rent obligations (a big 40% reduction).
They do note that they have ‘determined a path forward’ for 90% of their global real estate portfolio, which puts the last 10% in an interesting position for sure. Either way, the firm that went into Chapter 11, is not the firm that will come out. Another Theseus’ Ship.
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🇨🇦 iPostal1 expands into Canadian market #
iPostal1 Workspace shares that not only are they expanding into Canada, but operators in the country will also get some of iPostal1’s newest features before they roll out to elsewhere.
Why Canada? The industry there is set to triple to over 2,600 locations by 2030.
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💂♀️ London’s oldest office provider brings back CEO from retirement. #
John Drover returns from retirement to once again lead Argyll (prev. London Executive Offices) into it’s post-pandemic recovery.
The article notes that the firm offers 30 premium flexible workspaces and hosts 8,000 professionals across the City of London (and surrounding regions), and claims the firm is London’s oldest office provider.
It also highlights this quote: “The brand credentials that a prime central London office brings cannot be replaced by a coworking space or remote model.”
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🇸🇪 Swedish office landlord launches flex space brand #
Swedish real estate developer, Alecta Fastigheter, announced that they would be introducing their own flex workspace brand called Flexiwork. The first location will launch in Gothenburg, followed closely by another at the Folkungagatan/Stampgatan intersection. Lena Boberg, CEO of Alecta Fastigheter, calls the concept "an office department store", depicting the wide variety of options that will be available in one space.
The brand also introduced what they’re calling "Flexitainment" – an activity program that will bring together members via workshops, lectures, mini-concerts, tastings, open pitch stage and other in-person activations.
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🇺🇸 After 8 years brand closes hub, but opens 2 more #
Werqwise shares the bittersweet news that after 8 years, their location at 149 in San Fransico is closing.
The location has been home to thousands of members since 2018, but the brand is also starting tours and day passes at their two newest FiDi hubs (465 California and 235 Pine) on April 6th.
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🇬🇧 Convene opens first international location in London #
Ryan Simonetti shares that, after almost 4 years in the making, Convene are opening their first international location.
The space spans 50k sqft and will offer their distinct flavor of meeting, room and work spaces within 22 Bishopsgate, which is almost exactly equidistant from Bank, Fenchurch Street, Aldgate, Monument and Liverpool Street stations.
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🆕 Burbity adds a new location #
Burbity Workspaces recently announced their new Undercliff location on the South Hill in Spokane, Washington.
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🇺🇸 Newton, MA gets a Coworking House #
Kristin Hardwick shares that Andrew Fournier is bringing The Coworking House to Newton, MA.
This is the first CoHo expansion into Massachusetts and will be in the Newton Nexus mall.
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🇦🇺 State Government’s central land and development agency appoints operator #
Brodie McCulloch shares that DevelopmentWA have appointed Spacecubed to manage and activate The Hub, Bentley Technology Park which includes space for meetings, conferences, coworking, green rooms and broadcasting equipment.
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🇪🇸 Spanish operator plans major expansion following rev growth #
Spanish operator Monday Working Spaces has announced plans to double its network from 12 to 24 locations after experiencing a significant revenue increase to €14M in 2024, up from €12M the previous year. The ambitious expansion initiative began with the opening of a second location in Málaga, with a third already planned for the city due to strong demand in Andalusia’s competitive office market.
The firm (who were acquired by a PE firm in the last weeks of 2024) is targeting new locations in major cities including Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, Valencia, Seville, and Porto, aiming to surpass 50k sqm of workspace by the end of 2025 and 80k by 2026, which would double their user base from 4k to 8k coworkers.
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🇦🇺 Network opens THREE locations in one day #
WOTSO announced the opening of three new locations in a single day (I think that’s a global record, but correct me if I’m wrong).
The 3 are, Gregory Hills in southwest Sydney, Tea Tree Plus in northern Adelaide, and South Melbourne.
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🇬🇧 New 50k sqft flex office hub launches in Nottingham #
Cubo Work announced a new 50,000 sqft flex office space in Nottingham, spanning four floors.
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☀️ South Florida space announces expansion #
1909, a hub for entrepreneurs in Palm Beach County, is celebrating the grand opening of their new expanded space in the historic Comeau Building on Clematis Street in downtown West Palm Beach.
The event, replacing their annual gala, will coincide with the conclusion of National Small Business Week and will feature a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the milestone of 200 local small businesses relocating to downtown’s main street. The celebration will include live tours, founder talks, local food and drinks, and presentations showcasing the entrepreneurial community that will call this new location home, representing the culmination of several years of expansion efforts to better serve local founders and small businesses.
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🇬🇧 Brand opens Covent Garden location #
The Runway East in Shaftesbury Avenue in Covent Garden is now officially open – and already almost full.
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🇺🇸 Office-as-a-service platform opens 36 private offices in LA metro #
Codi, who continuously insists "it’s not a coworking platform" but always positions itself as a "rival to WeWork" have announced that they’ve opened 36 flex offices across greater Los Angeles. The platform notes that they have leased 93k sqft for running private offices across Santa Monica, Culver City and Los Angeles with another 50 locations in the pipeline.
A reminder, Codi leaned heavily into "offices in other peoples’ houses", but seems to be pivoting back to managed private offices. Seems similar to Breather’s original model.
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⛹️♀️ Coworking comes to Chicago’s Magnificent Mile #
Expansive have launched a new flexible workspace location at 605 N Michigan Avenue, situated in the heart of Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. The new center features floor-to-ceiling windows with sweeping skyline views and offers various workspace options including Team Suites, Private Offices, coworking memberships, and on-demand spaces. Located steps from premier shopping and dining, the workspace provides convenient access to downtown attractions with proximity to public transportation including Grand Avenue Station and Millennium Station, positioning businesses in one of the city’s most prestigious and accessible districts.
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🇦🇺 Operator launches second health club #
Angelique Musico shares that The Commons have launched their second health club (this time in South Yarra, Australia) in under six months.
What’s this got to do with coworking? Well, we’re following a trend of gyms opening coworking spaces AND coworking spaces opening health/wellness/gym clubs.
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🗽 NYC gets another private members club and coworking space #
Jennie Enterprise’s CORE brand of private member clubs has opened their New York location (following existing locations in Milan and San Fransisco).
Based at 711 Fifth Avenue, it covers four floors with 60,000 square feet of amenity and coworking spaces, plus a 6,000-square-foot private rooftop terrace.
We are watching the ever-thinning grey area between coworking spaces and private member clubs – before the two fully overlap and compete more heavily.
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🇮🇹 Hybrid hotel-workspace opening in Rome #
The Social Hub has opened a massive new location in Rome, investing €114 million to transform a former railway customs house into a 24k sqm hybrid hospitality complex.
The development features a coworking space for 160 professionals, a four-star hotel with 396 rooms, meeting areas, dining facilities with a rooftop bar, and will include a 10k sqm public park opening this summer.
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🇮🇳 Indian operator eyes IPO #
Coworking Europe share that BHIVE Workspace is considering an IPO in 2025, aiming to raise around $65M.
Established in 2014, they operate 26 locations, across almost 170.000 sqm. The firm boasts the largest coworking campus in India with over 8000 seats. They aim to increase the number of seats offered by 40% annually, and see revenues surpass $75M within 3 years.
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🥳 New space opens in Bath #
Congrats to the team at Runway East for their newest location, their first in Bath, England. This location is their third in the SW part of the country.
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🇬🇧 WFH-alternative launches 3rd space in Fulham Broadway #
Abbie Davies shares that HomeWork Workspace have officially opened their 3rd location in Fulham Broadway.
_This location follows recent openings in Putney and Southfields, which focus on providing inspiring workspaces and great coffee as an alternative to folks working from home. _
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🎙 Coworking conversations.
Ben Wright joins Hector Kolonas on the TWIC Podcast, answering all the questions you’ve had around The Instant Group, their deal with IWG, recent changes at the firm, their new Worka portal, their updated pricing, and more.
Lawrence Gellerstedt joins Gio and Jamie on the Flex Uncensored podcast to discuss SwitchYards, his career, family, commitment to being genuine and authentic, mental health struggles and more.
Tracy Wilson chats with Bernie Mitchell all about the origins of coworking, its evolution, and how the industry can take charge of sustainability on the Coworking Values Podcast.
On The Future of Less Work podcast, host Nirit Cohen sits down with Peter Miscovich, Executive Managing Director and Global Future of Work Leader at JLL, to unpack what it means to design for a hybrid work ecosystem, how AI and immersive technologies are reshaping the workplace, and why leaders must shift from mandates to mindset.
Jamie Russo chats with Jen Thoemke about Connects Workspace, launching a coworking space in a town with less than 20k population, expanding (twice), adding a food hall, and more.
On the Coworking Values podcast, Bernie Mitchell sits down with Kofi Oppong, founder at Urban MBA, to discuss why entrepreneurship is no longer just a choice, but a lifeline, for so many.
Marc Navarro introduces Spacebring‘s new podcast called ‘The Flex Factor,’ with the first episode featuring a discussion with Manuel Zea, founder of the Coworking Spain Conference (CWSC).
Anthony Slumbers and Delia Visan discuss how to build ecosystems in the workplace and how human and machine-driven features can boost office on the Re.View Webinar series by Bright Spaces.
Phil Kirschner joins Rob Sadow to discuss how for many corporations the real estate function is increasingly reporting into HR, and how the key metrics for evaluating workspaces are evolving on the FlexPerspectives podcast.
Jerome Chang joins Kalika Yap on the EO Wonder podcast to discuss his journey building BLANKSPACES, his vision for collaborative work environments, and shaping the future of coworking communities.
Jamie Russo discusses how to calculate the ROI on attending industry events on the Everything Coworking podcast.
Ian Minor discusses using a background in hospitality to deliver coworking in hotels with Jamie and Giovanni on the Flex Uncensored podcast.
Anna Squires Levine, Chief Commercial Officer at Industrious, joins Liz Elam on the GCUC podcast to chat about seizing opportunities, the intersection of business & community, and leveraging data and integrating science into coworking.
Tony Bacigalupo shares recording of the recent Belongfulness Project event, where a group of operators and industry leaders discuss the nature of the isolation crisis, the role coworking spaces are already playing and what more can be done to do more.
Bernie Mitchell welcomes back Gerald Vanderpuye, co-founder of Impact Brixton, onto the Coworking Values Podcast to discuss the org’s history, their experiences, and the upcoming breakfast event for coworking leaders in London.
Gabriela Hersham (Huckletree), David Hutton (CO-RE), and Alistair Subba Row (Farebrother) speak to Andrew Teacher (Blackstock Consulting) about doubling-down on workspace revival.
Courtney Schwartz from FireWorks Coworking shares how AI isn’t replacing her as a community manager, but making her better at her job with Jamie Russo on the Everything Coworking podcast.
Brandon Houston joins Giovanni Palavicini and guest co-host Ginger Dhaliwal on the Flex Uncensored podcast to explore how he, and Collingwood Foundry are completely rethinking coworking metrics.
Lee Odess from The Access Control Group hops over from his podcast to the TWIC podcast for an episode all about the changes, mergers and innovations happing in the world of doors, data and millions of dollars.
Tashi Dorjee is back with another jam-packed 30-mins of financial magic focussing on how CRE firm leaders assess coworking opportunities.
📆 Coworking events.
🇺🇸 GCUC in SLC #
April 9-11: GCUC is hosted in Salt Lake City this year. If you’re there, look out for me for a free high-five or hug.
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👋 Position yourself as a community leader #
Apr 13: Paid workshop for coworking space operators on personal branding and being strategic around online messaging.
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🚸 How I did this: Childcare + Coworking #
13 April: Hear from Daniella Cornue (Le Village, Coworking + Childcare), Melanie Marconi (VIDA) and Amirh Davis (Pillar Cowork and Childcare) about how they profitably offer workspace and childcare to their communities.
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😃 The Ecosystem of Startups in London #
18 April: Come together and connect with other people who run groups, networks, and ecosystems in London neighbourhoods, from small self-organised groups to local authorities and collectives.
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💬 Convo: Staying Engaged and Inspired as a Community Builder #
April 26: Building community in a coworking space is hard! So how do you stay engaged and inspired? Let’s chat about it!
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🧑💻 Unreasonable Connection April #
An hour of genuine conversation. No sales pitches, sponsors, or distractions.
Coworking owners and community builders connect openly about coworking’s realities, challenges, and joys.
What to Expect:
Small, intimate groups of 3-4 peers.Real talk about running coworking spaces and nurturing the community.
A welcoming space to share experiences, ideas, and support.
An hour of genuine conversation. No distractions, no nonsense.
10 minutes – Quick hellos and warm welcomes. 30 minutes – Small breakout groups (3-4 people) diving deep into the stuff that matters. 20 minutes – Share insights, laughs, and actionable ideas with the full group.Why you’ll love it:
We keep conversations trusted, private, and meaningful, letting you connect genuinely with peers who truly get it.
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💻 FlexWorld Series 2025 – Unlock the future of coworking #
OfficeRnD‘s FlexWorld conference returns on April 29th at 11am ET with a focus on The Future of Coworking: Tech, Community, Growth.
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💬 Convo: Attracting young people to your space #
The future is coming. If you’re not already focused on attracting young people into your coworking space and community, now is the time to start. Because young people have different needs, interests, ideas, and expectations around workspaces and it’s imperative that you understand what these needs, interests, ideas, and expectations are as coworking continues to grow and evolve.
So, how do you attract young people to your coworking space?
Let’s chat about it.
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