For 2017, take (finally) a good resolution: open your coworking space! The world of work has understood the benefits of those new alternative spaces. Workers are increasingly adhering to the coworking ecosystem with its community, collaboration and sharing habits, its innovative services, unusual spaces and influential networking practices. We give you 5 good reasons to choose the coworking.
1. Be part of the “coworking movement”
From San Francisco to London, Barcelona or Paris, all the major cities have started coworking. From some 30 spaces in the world in 2006 to more than 12 700 planned for 2017, this is what we call a booming market.
The coworking is:
- 10 000 spaces in the world and more than 400 in France[1]
- 1 million coworkers worldwide[1]
- Coworking spaces represents 15% of nomadic sites[2]
- With 88 spaces[3], Paris is the 3rd largest coworking city in the word
- On average 8.3 months to build a space, 2 years to make it profitable, and more than half are self-financed[1]
- € 229/month for a resident offer and € 189/month for the nomadic offer[4]
2. (R)evolutionize working habits and patterns
The fast development of social and innovative work environments encourages the development of personal relationships and exchanges in the workplace. Open, flexible, social, human-oriented, adapted to networks… the flexible workplace environment foster energies, projects, ideas, concentration and networks.
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Discover a whole New World of Work (NWOW)!
- 50% of nomads by 2030[5]
- By 2025, 50% of workers will be “Millenials” (Generation Y)
- 60% of the CAC 40 companies have already organized remote work[6]
- 95% of telecommuters say they are satisfied[2]
3. Engaging your community
When someone integrates a coworking space, the worker – employee or self-employed – embarks in a strong community, united around animations and events but also with appropriate services. All this creates exchanges, collaboration, sharing between coworkers… these are the key concepts of coworking.
It’s your turn!
How does sharing translate into the space?
- Open space occupies 50% of surface[1]
- 50% of managers use the space for events and entertainment[7]
- 79% of coworkers are happy
- More than 70% of coworkers come for the social bonding and community[1]
4. Propose an innovative space
Now all the businesses are concerned with digital and new technologies: connectivity and innovation will be essential pillars of your space. Equip your space with software and digital devices to create a real connected space and meet the needs of your coworkers with innovative tools.
Connect to 4.0!
New key facts about technologies in a coworking space:
- 43% of spaces use dedicated management software
- ISP offers are worth in France from 92 € to 690 € per month among 6 operators[8]
- On average, each coworker takes 3 connections[8]
5. Participate in the well-being of workers
The coworkers expect to be comfortable and in the best working conditions, being able to concentrate, relax, all in a productive way. Your role will be to improve the QWL with a host of services adapted to their needs: corporate domiciliation, catering, user-friendly space, 24-hour reception, room reservations, flexibility of jobs, cleaning…
Switch to pampering mode!
QWL figures are:
- 1 million hours lost in traffic jam[9]
- The average journey time of an employee in Paris region is 37 minutes[2]
- 81% of coworkers reach their coworking space in less than 20 minutes[1]
- In open space, a worker needs on average 11m2 [1]
- Office development has an impact on workers and the biophile increases productivity by 6%.[10]
To find out more: download our free coworking guide Launch: open your coworking space!
[1] Deskmag / GCUC Global Coworking Survey – 2016
[2] Baromètre Actinéo / CSA – 2015
[3] “Le coworking dans les grandes métropoles”, La Fonderie / Région IDF – Janvier 2016
[4] “Tous les chiffres du coworking en 2014”, Bureaux à Partager / La Fonderie – 2014
[5] Etude WITE 2.0, Bruno Marzloff – 2015
[6] Etude Orange Business Services – Sia Partners- 2014
[7] “Coworking Global Survey in France”, Social Workplace Paris / Deskmag, 2016
[8] “#2 Se lancer : ouvrir son espace de coworking”, Cowork.io – 2016
[9] Livre Vert Télétravail, SYNTEC – 2010
[10] “Incidence globale du design biophilique sur l’environnement de travail”, Human Spaces – 2015
