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? Survey realized by the Wiki of Co-working on 120 co-workers. Importance of expected features in a co-working space (out of 5): Main benefits: Community Advice Support Promotion Mentor

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 space Pro Cons Costs savings Lake of privacy 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