The document discusses the "uberisation" of office space through the rise of office sharing and coworking spaces. It provides details on companies like Uber, Airbnb, and OfficeGenie that have led this trend by transforming assets into shared services. OfficeGenie in particular is highlighted as the UK's first marketplace for spare desk space, now offering thousands of offices across the country and facilitating over £10 million in annual office deals. Testimonials are included that discuss the benefits of coworking, such as the social and community aspects, focus, and flexibility.

1. The ‘uberisation’ of the office space:
The rise and rise of office sharing
Peter Ames
Head of Strategy – OfficeGenie.co.uk

2. ‘Uberisation’
• Transforming ‘things’ into ‘services’ – the ‘sharing
economy’
• Could be worth £9 billion to the global economy by
2025 (PWC)

3. • More than one million ‘drive partners’ in 351 cities (2015)
• $51 billion (US) valuation (2015)
• The most valuable tech startup in the world

4. • 2,000,000 properties
• 34,000 cities
• 60,000,000 ‘stays’
• $26 billion (US) valuation (2015)

6. • Formerly DeskspaceGenie.co.uk
• UK’s first marketplace for spare deskspace*
• Now offers thousands of offices across the country
• £10 million+ worth of office space deals annually
• Cambridge-based
• A Genie Ventures brand along with BroadbandGenie.co.uk and Genie Goals
*probably

7. Back in time… Cambridge, 2009

8. We did something about it

9. At the same time… Global recession
More than 12 million UK jobs lost (ERC 2015)
• More than 5 million from companies going out of business
• More than 7 million from larger companies making redundancies

10. Simultaneously…
At least 2 million business ‘births’ in the UK from 2009-2015
• Most successful seven-year period ever

11. “The funny thing about recessions is they produce a change in
behaviour that doesn’t go back… Once people have a taste of flexibility
they don’t want to go back to inflexibility.”

12. Cash is king

13. “Because the stuff works, they don’t have to worry
about infrastructure.”

14. Fibre broadband to 95% of the UK by 2017 (UK
Government)

15. Google searches - ‘Desk space’

16. Google searches - ‘Office sharing’

17. Google searches - ‘Co-working’

18. Where next?

21. ‘Northern Powerhouse’: Growing faster
than London

22. ‘Free’ spaces

23. Wellingborough Hatchery

24. Introducing Bryan

25. “It feels more like a community that I'm still a part of.
Feels like the best of both worlds.”

26. ‘Don’t go there, live there’ – Airbnb 2016

27. “The stuff you normally do.”

28. “Somewhere that others are working is better than trying
to work from home, where there are distractions.”

29. “Social aspect, as I was new to the local area. You can
imagine going for a pint with everyone at Genie.”

30. “But they are obviously all focused on work as
well which makes a good office environment.”

31. “Marta [office manager] is always helpful when I
need anything.”

32. “The stuff you normally do.”