A few interesting things you may have missed This Week In Coworking...
Hector Kolonas
Flex workspace geek ? Co-founder: Syncaroo.com ? Newsletter: ThisWeekInCoworking.com
Welcome back to the LinkedIn Recap of our full and summary-packed free newsletter that landed in inboxes yesterday.
This week we explore social capital, new flex trends from APAC, an online-offline retail partnership, how enterprises are using team suites, the traits of successful community managers, AI for OX, 50% boosts in revenue, new UK numbers and more.
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~~~ Quick Overview
Our quick discussion over some of this week's links, views, and moves. Recap episode cohosts Mike LaRosa and Hector Kolonas are joined by guest cohost Ben Wright . Enjoy!
~~~ Coworking Celebrations
???? Toronto coworking network celebrates nine years strong
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~~~ Local Impact
?? Coworking, when done well, is a social capital supercharger.
by Cat Johnson
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~~~ News & Views
?? 2025 flex projections from JLL Asia
via Tashi Dorjee
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?? The power of social connections
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??? What can we learn from the Shopify and Simon partnership?
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?? OG operator shares traits of successful community managers
by Christoph Fahle Founder of One Coworking, and an OG founder of Betahaus,
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?? Why one Colony is shutting down
by Timothy Tiah
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? You’re probably not ready to DIY content with AI
by Taylor Mason from Talemaker
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???? Flexible office provider highlights diverse uses of team suites
by Kayley DiCicco from EXPANSIVE
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?? A cheeky review of a local coworking space
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?? Making the case for more unused office to become flex space
by Charlie Moss at Interaction
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~~~ Coworking Technology
?? How a platform is adding AI into supporting operating teams
by Adrian Palacios at Nexudus
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?? If your wi-fi isn’t working, your coworking space isn’t either
by Zach McNamara at isofy
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~~~ Datasets and drops
?? Dynamic pricing boosts revenue by 50%
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???? UK demand down 10% but closed transactions up by 35%
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~~~ Industry Market Moves
???? Australian operator expands presence in New Zealand
ft Jessie Glew at WOTSO
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???? Firm steps in to acquire community and employ staff
Great news for the teams, and members, at Freedom Works bought PLATF9RM
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???? Group adds 30k sqft via landlord partnership
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???? German flex office leader expands two Berlin locations
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???? German real estate brand adds coworking to Hamburg headquarters
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???? UK coworking brand opens largest location
cc Elliot Gold at Work.Life
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???? Black-owned private club expands adds second Atlanta spot
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???? French coworking brand adds 2 new Paris locations
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???? Bulgarian brand announces their 3rd location in Sofia
ft Tony Aleksandrov at WorkBetter
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~~~ Industry Discussions
Flip Howard joins Hector Kolonas on the TWIC Podcast for an episode called "wash & fold to workspace gold" – diving into what has, and hasn’t, changed in the 25 years of building what is now known as Lucid Private Offices.
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Christy Alexander from WorkSmart shares how she nodded along when a non-industry podcast actually discussed the benefits of coworking, in a recent episode where Ian Byrd joined David Sparks and Mike Schmitz on the Focused podcast.
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Lauren Hug, author and advocate for digital kindness, joins Bernie J Mitchell on the Coworking Values Podcast to discuss what has gone wrong with congregating online, and how we can fix it.
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On the Brave Ideas podcast Caleb Parker chats with Laura Kozelouzek , from Quest Workspaces, about what if owning an office building isn’t enough anymore.
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Brian Elliott joins Giovanni Palavicini and Jamie Russo on the Flex Uncensored podcast to discuss why some leaders are getting "the future of work" completely wrong.
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Leslie M. Bosserman, M.Ed., CPCC , from The Makers Place in Sacramento, joined Jamie Russo on the Everything Coworking podcast to discuss blending coworking with licensed childcare services.
~~~ Events and Jobs
Explore our coworking events calendar here, and open coworking jobs here.
~~~ Thanks to our Patron Brands
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?? Thanks to The Shop, The Instant Group and Interaction?for upgrading this week.
Relationships & New Accounts Manager at Interaction Ltd
2 周Appreciate you sharing my thoughts Hector on the wider impact/opportunities of the CBRE/Industrious deal, exciting times ahead for Flex!
CEO of Australia's first listed flexible property security WOTSO Property (ASX:WOT)
3 周Thanks for the mention Hector Kolonas ??
Co-Founder and CTO at Nexudus
3 周Wow Hector Kolonas, thanks for the mention! If you think this was geeky, wait for the next one! We are having so much fun with data these days.
CEO at Engel & V?lkers Work Edition | Global Head of Business Development at Engel & V?lkers Holding
3 周Thank you for the shout out Hector Kolonas ??????
The content marketer for the flexible office industry.
3 周Another great edition! Nice one, Hector. Thanks for including my (hopefully not offensive) two cents on creating content with AI??