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THE CO-WORKING SPACE CONCEPT
Anne Leforestier
THE CO-WORKING SPACE The co-working space is a “movement”
Concept: renting a desktop in an open space shared with other independent workers for a very flexible period
Work community: rules to respect
Values: collaboration, openness, community and sustainability
Co-workers: mainly web developers, freelancers, entrepreneurs
The more you give the more you have in return
WHAT CO-WORKERS ARE LOOKING FOR?
Main benefits:
1.Community
2.Advice
3.Support
4.Promotion
5.Mentor3,1
3,2
3,4
3,7
3,7
3,9
4
4,1
4,3
4,5
0 5
24 hr Access 10
Security 9
Quiet Spaces 8
Excellent Coworkers 7
Meeting Spaces 6
Networking Opportunities 5
Location 4
Collaborative Environment 3
Community Feeling 2
Atmosphere 1
Importance of expected features in a co-working space (out of 5):
Survey realized by the Wiki of Co-working on 120 co-workers.
Include a wide range of services: WIFI connection, power IT facilities Fax machines, projector, flipcharts,
printers, phones, scans, bookbinder
Whiteboard, paper, furniture Conference rooms, lounge,
recreation rooms library Water, coffee and snacks Storage capacity Insurance
CO-WORKING SPACEPro
Costs savings Wide range of flexible
services proposed Interactions between
coworkers Friendly environment Possibility to create co-
working spaces for specific sectors
Opportunity to diversify the offered services
Creation of a worldwide community of co-workers
Implementable to companies who want to offer more friendly environment to their innovators to gain in efficiency
Cons Lake of privacy Intellectual property Lake of collaboration Adequacy of the space Lack of frequentation:
because it is not “their office”
Hacking problems The co-working spaces could
suffer the competition from cafés that offer free wifi
Development of the 3G technology
The credit crunch has slowdown the creation of start-up