CEO Adam Neumann sells investors on his vision for communal workplaces—critics say it’s an overvalued real-estate play.
WeWork: A $20 Billion Startup Fueled by Silicon Valley Pixie Dust
WeWork ventures into health and fitness with first gym in New York
WeWork’s new home at the Brooklyn Navy Yard tops out
WeWork will design all its own interiors, which have become a calling card of their branding. With homey couches, warm wall graphics and a focus on wood and copper textures, their offices often resemble hip coffeeshops more than offices, and almost all of them actually do contain a coffee counter with an ever-changing roster of public programming.
When Working From Home Doesn’t Work
Flexible ways of working are definitely on the rise and it suits all ages
NextGen Work is a global phenomenon. Emerging markets like India and Mexico are leading the way with the greatest openness to freelance, contract, temporary or independent contract work (97 percent), with mature markets – including the U.S. (94 percent), with the UK and Australia– close behind (90 and 92 percent respectively). Germany, Netherlands and Japan are more resistant to NextGen Work.
You Can’t Gig With Us: Why The Freelance Economy Is Getting More Cliquey
In the game of life, more people are eschewing the corporate ladder for flexible work arrangements. But it seems the board is getting crowded lately, which is leading some gig workers–and the companies that support them–to try to separate themselves from the rabble.
The New Work Project by The New Design Project
Designed by Brooklyn-based interior design studio, The New Design Project, The New Work Project is a members-only workspace for those in the creative industries including: advertising, PR, marketing, architecture and design, TV, film and media, fashion, and publishing.
Why People Feel More Productive Working Remotely
According to an annual public survey of more than 5,500 people who work remotely or are interested in doing so – compiled by a flexible job search and info platform called FlexJobs – the top factor many professionals use to determine which job to choose is whether the prospective employer can help them achieve the ever-desirable work/life balance.
Coworking in Colorado: A Few Trends in 2017
Highlighting the industry’s growth further, a report by Deskmag found the average number of members per space roughly doubled during the past two years.
People who work in coworking spaces believe they are more productive
People who have gone from working in a traditional office to a co-working space have reported several benefits, including 86 percent saying they are more productive, 59 percent finding the space to be more organised, and 42 percent even reporting an increase in income.
After 162 Years Savills Breaks The Traditional Workplace Mould With Workthere
Although Workthere is independent and acts with the flexibility of a standalone brand, it certainly benefits from its affiliation with a real estate company of considerable reputation.
WeWork For Chefs: How One Coworking Incubator Fuels Food Innovation
WeWork La Fayette Co-Working Space Gives Nod to the 1920s
The WeWork designers collaborated with Axel Schoenert Architectes to renovate the 12,000 square meter space, which includes Art Deco style details and a massive glass roof.
Why Wework Thinks it's worth $20 Billion
WeWork is counting on this research to form the meat of its business and to justify its newly ordained position at the very top of an elite group of startups.
Sea Change: This Company Just Moved Its Office To A Boat Floating In The Mediterranean
What is an office, but a space containing a few tables, chairs, and computers? The founders of Boatster, a peer-to-peer yacht rental platform, have ditched their land-based office for one that floats in the Mediterranean.
How Will Co-Working Perform In A Crash? Blackstone-Backed The Office Group Has Been There And Done It
Technology companies have changed the way people think about how companies grow. If you start a company and want to grow quickly you need flexibility, and you don’t want to be tied to a five- or 10-year lease — it's anachronistic.
WeWork Chancery Lane Coworking Offices – London
Corporate real estate strategies in Europe: How does flexible office space help?
Interest in flexible office space has ballooned in recent years. In London take-up by flexible office space providers accounted for over 7% of leasing activity in the past three years, up from 1-3% for most of the previous decade. Other cities such as Paris and Berlin have also seen rapid growth. Why?
SoftBank pours $4.4B into WeWork
WeWork just announced that it’s receiving a massive $4.4 billion investment from SoftBank Group and SoftBank Vision Fund.It’s been less than a month since WeWork announced $500 million in funding for a standalone WeWork China business, which SoftBank participated in. It’s also launching in Japan through a joint venture with SoftBank — so this funding deepens an already-strong relationship between the coworking company and the Japanese giant
Does Co-Working Affect Company Culture?
The reality is that today, there are enough flexible office options to supply the needs of every kind of company, whether it wants flexibility or networking.