The document discusses key lessons and insights from coworking spaces. It provides quotes from various coworking space leaders about testing ideas, being flexible to creatives, and developing spaces gradually within existing structures. It also outlines the three common spatial sections in coworking spaces and emphasizes starting small and scaling up. The document advocates cultivating a culture of innovation by fueling passion, celebrating ideas, and encouraging autonomy, courage, diversity and failing forward. It stresses the importance of a multidisciplinary approach and notes future trends match the values of creative platforms.

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“It took us 10 years before the city council
understood that we were doing something good”
(raine, kaapeli)
”The city uses us as an argument why
people and companies should move her”
(raine, kaapeli)
”Testing and failing is important and necessary for creative innovation”
(birgitta, teh)
”Leave the space empty and let the creatives take over.”
(birgitta, teh)
NETWORK:
it’s not rocket science.
you need to meet.
a network is a series of
relevant relationships
(birgitta, teh)
- develop with the users
- develop within the existing structures
- develop gradually
(eva, ndsm)
START WITH WHY?
”we never say that this is impossible.
we always listen.
We are flexible in every single way”
(raine, kaapeli)
The 3 spacial sections in co-working spaces:
1. Transits (traffic areas)
2. Pockets (desk spaces for concentration)
3. Hubs (social areas for meetings and coffee)
(svend jakob, spacon & X)
start small // scale up
(svend jakob, spacon & X)
how to cultivate
culture OF INNOVATION:
1. Fuel passion
2. Celebrate ideas
3. Foster autonomy
4. Encourage courage
5. Fail forward
6. Think small
7. Maximize diversity
(kim, innovation lab)
”the multidisciplinary approach is one of our key issues
- only art, music or creative bussinesses makes no sense”
(raine, kaapeli)
Future trends & VALUES are:
- self-employment -
- facilitation -
- non-hierarchical organisations -
- decentralisation -
- diversity-
a match to creative platforms
(kim, innovation lab)