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a fixed location that you are only
able to work from. This level of social
intelligence is the main reason that
an entrepreneur will pay over £300 a
month to have a chair in a coworking
space rather than just as easily
working from home. A coworking
space provides a community, social
interaction, engaging events, relaxed
atmosphere and (more often than
not) good coffee. All attributes that
draw people in who, as was previously
mentioned, could easily not pay the
membership fees and stay at home.
Our ability to work anywhere
means that the battle for talent has
never been greater for companies.
As demands for more flexibility and
engaging workspaces permeates
through all industries, businesses
are beginning to react. A number of
corporates now have select teams
working out of coworking spaces,
such as our Global Tech Team, Ernst &
Young, J.P. Morgan and many more.
Corporates now need to take the
lessons learnt from coworking spaces
and apply them to their very own
office environments. There needs to
be a cultural shift away from how
and where you do your work that
allows for a more flexible workforce.
Creating a more engaging workplace
would be a step in the right direction.
I’m not talking about bean bags and
slides, but a move away from banks
of desks and the creation of a more
collaborative environment.
To finally touch on Steve’s
presentation, we go through life in
stages whereby we learn, then we
work, then we live. We need to ensure
that there is a convergence of all
three of these aspects. A workplace
which gives you access to these
would be a workplace whereby if
you can work anywhere, you would
still choose.
Ability
to work
anywhere,
means that
the battle for
talent has
never been
greater for
companies
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