The document discusses the need for hospitality in the modern workplace. It outlines Bart Scheenaerts' experience working in coworking spaces from 1994 to the present. Scheenaerts argues that modern workers need hospitality just as much as facilities and infrastructure. He suggests corporations should address this need. The document promotes creating workspaces locally and improving knowledge sharing across generations.

1. The need for hospitality in
the modern workplace
Bart Scheenaerts
Coworking het Bolwerk (Edegem, Antwerpen)
Be Coworking – co-President (Flanders Region)
Social Workplace Conference – Brussels - 14/12/2016

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Modern workers need hospitality in the
workplace as much as facility and infrastructure:
how to let corporations address the need

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1994-1998

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1998 - 1999

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1999

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1999 - 2000

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2000 - 2004

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2005

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2006

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2007 - 2009

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2007 - 2009
London Heathrow
Stockley Park

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2009

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2009 – 2011
2013 – 2016

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2011 - 2012

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22. The social workplace = more than bricks
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think global, act local
TRUST
DNA
change
listen to your people
value creation
having fun
activity based workingempowerment
co-createengage transform
wholenesspurpose selfsteering
happiness
quality of life
freedom of choice
ecosystem
flexibilityknowledge sharing
agreements
inspiration
let’s work together
AGILE
community
hospitality

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Let’s zoom out to see the bigger picture.

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what if … we would all stop commuting and
start working in the region where we live ?

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what if … we would all start buying goods
from local producents and startups ?

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4 generations are working together now

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4 generations are working together now
what if … we would improve knowledge
sharing between these 4 generations?

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what if … we would start using the abundant space to
create workspace ? Look around, it’s everywhere !

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so what’s next
for you? for us ?

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Bart Scheenaerts
Coworking het Bolwerk - Edegem, Antwerpen
Be Coworking – co-president for the Flanders Region
bart@blwrk.be | +32 3 291.02.00 | +32 495 26.13.60
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