First results of Global Coworking Survey
Today Deskmag presented the preliminary results from the 2nd Global Coworking Survey at the Coworking Europe Conference. The study discovered a wealth of information about the benefits of coworking, including increased productivity and networks. Here’s a brief summary of the key facts.
Coworking Europe Conference starts
Berlin has delivered a golden autumn week for the arriving participants of the 2nd Coworking Europe Conference, which begins in a matter of hours. Several hundred people from around Europe and the world are making their way to Cluboffice for the first of three packed days of information and interaction. Deskmag will be on stage soon to give some of the results from the 2nd Global Coworking Survey.
2nd Global Coworking Survey launched
The biggest worldwide study of coworking is officially underway, seeking a better understanding of the demographics and economics behind the movement. Who are today’s coworkers? How are the relations amongst coworker? What values do really count? How do coworking spaces stay viable? These important questions will be answered through the second annual Global Coworking Survey. Visit the study at coworkingsurvey.com.
Why the Starbucks crackdown is good for coworking
In July 2010 Starbucks started to offer free WiFi to everyone in its U.S. stores. A year later, the coffee shop company changed a part of this strategy again, and stores in New York City purposefully began to prevent mobile workers from accessing electrical outlets.