“Third Place: A social network

for mobile workers” Barcelona, 29th November to 2nd December 2011

Ramon Costa-i-Pujol.

Business Productivity Advisor. MICProductivity

ramonc@micproductivity.com

Associate Professor. EADA

rcosta@eada.edu

Trends in the new world of Work

• Mobile Worker

• Traveling Worker (50%)

• Campus Worker ( 30% )

• Day extender (20% )

• Teleworker / Telecommuter

• Remote (80% of time)

• Ad hoc : 2/3 days at month

• Regular : 2/3 days by week

Mobile Worker & „Teleworker‟ & Flexible Offices

• New office spaces

• The enhanced collaboration room

• The mixer

• The situation room

• Visitor parking

• Closed worspaces

• Studio…

Working at third Place

“….Third places take their rank from the idea that "daily life, in order to be relaxed and fulfilling,

must find its balance in three realms of experience: 1) home; 2) work; and 3) social life”…

“Third places are informal gathering places in which people gather between home and “work

(Ray Oldenburg)

Mobile worker needs:

third places to work

• What is the closest place to work

with my laptop?

• Can I charge the battery?

• Would it be possible to find a

place to make a call with a

minimum silence?

• Will I have wireless connectivity?

• Will I can do a meeting with

several people?

FindThirdPlace.com / TercerLloc.cat / TercerLugar.es

Cities (nov 2011): Barcelona, Cardedeu, Granollers,

Esplugas de Llobregat, Terrassa, Manresa…

FindThirdPlace.com / TercerLloc.cat / TercerLugar.es

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