Coworking spaces have grown significantly in recent years, with the number of spaces and coworkers doubling every two years. Most coworkers value the social aspects of coworking communities over business needs and expect to interact with other coworkers regularly. While many coworkers once worked alone, most now come to coworking spaces three or more times a week. Coworking provides benefits beyond productivity like increased happiness, creativity, and work-life balance. The majority of coworking spaces are located in commercial buildings over 21 years old and lease their space with average leases around 54 months.

1. Cowork - but „why?”
Why we cowork
Based on deskmag.com Global Coworking Survey, own PhD data, Global Creativity Index

2. Deskmag’s Coworking
Survey
This is the 5th
(since 2007) global survey.
Number of Coworking spaces and
coworkers at least doubles every Two years

3. Basic Coworker’s Needs
70% of Coworkers are feeling Strongly or VERY
Strongly, as a part of their Coworking community.
TOP 3 expectation regarding other coworkers are of
social nature – NOT business.

4. Coworker’s Model of
Work
Number of coworkers
working alone, dropped
SIGNIFICANT RISE in number
of people coming to
coworking space at least 3
times a week 51%  73%
(44% work EVERY DAY)
Almost 1/3 works at
individual workplace
(no hot- desks)

5. Coworking Space
Operators

6. Coworking space age /
type
2/3 of the
coworking spaces
are located in the
building which is
over 21 years old
Over 50% are
commercial venues
82% coworking
spaces LEASE the
location
Avg. lease term is 54
months

7. Global Creativity Index
Compared to GDP per capita
Correlation by 3Ts

8. Global Creativity Index
Correlations by 3Ts
Compared with Entrepreneur Index

9. Piotr’s Survey
59,2% Coworkers are over 30 yrs old
89,5% Coworkes have at least Bachelors
degree in education (including Post Grad,
MBA and PhD = 27,9%)
How does coworker look like

10. Piotr’s Survey
Most of the coworkers see their peers as
IT/ Technology / Programming field
professionals
Where as most of the coworkers consider
themselves as working for “other” and
marketing industry
Where do coworkers work

11. Piotr’s Survey
Strangely (?) Coworkers see themselves as Entrepreneurs, Freelancers or Employees
They see their peers similar, but more as Startups then Employees
How do coworker work

12. Piotr’s Survey
Besides productivitycoworkers take advantage of the coworking spaces for their social
and/or psychological wellbeing, such as; better, higher, more:
What is the value of coworking for coworkers
Happiness
Friends
Creativity
Work-Life Balance

13. Piotr’s SurveyCode Co-Occurrence What DO YOU LIKE/ Change in the style
of Work

14. Piotr’s Survey
Lookin at Code Co-Occurance
Model:
LIKED THE MOST about coworking
space
BIGGEST change in style of working
since started coworking
Related with Coworkers
Social Network
Buisness Advisory
Code Matrix for Productivity VS Creativity

15. Piotr’s Survey
Lookin at Code Co-
Occurance Model for
Productivity:
LIKED THE MOST about
coworking space
BIGGEST change in style of
working since started
coworking
Related with Coworkers
Associated with Creativity
Code Matrix for Productivity

16. Piotr’s Survey
Lookin at Code Co-Occurance Model for
Creativity:
NOT LIKED about coworking space
And LIKED about coworking space
BIGGEST change in style of working since started
coworking
Associated with productivity
Related with Coworkers, Work Satisfaction, Social
Network, Buisness Advisory
Nice PATCH of practical stuff: Work-Life Balance,
Coffee, Close to Home, Company Address
Code Matrix for Creativity

17. About me
In 2012 opened 10th coworking space in Warsaw ClockWork (today there is 90). Gained experience in
coworking space brand building, client relations, social/business network based on freelancers society,
startups and VCs
Runs Warsaw Chapter of Founder Institute, pre-accelerator creating global startups.
Co-organizer of Warsaw Startup Safary.
Co-organizer of NewFinance Warsaw - FinTech.
Worked for corporations, ass well as startups.
Sociologist at Universuty of Warsaw, Pos-graduate: Quality Process Management and Executive MBA at
INE PAN, potential PhD at Coworking in PAN / SGH.

18. Contact
piotr.boulange@gmail.com
www.cowork.expert
+48 602 650 123
@PiotrBoulange
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