Co-working provides opportunities for serendipitous connections, collaboration, and opportunities through a shared ecosystem of spaces, services, products, and capital. Being part of a co-working community in 2013-2015 significantly increased the chances of finding a new job, project, or starting a company according to a survey. The co-working network can assist with activities like sales, marketing, PR, research, and innovation through matchmaking and opportunities for unexpected learning from colleagues on a variety of topics.

1. Co-working is
‘the work of the future’

2. Co-working is not about
the venues,
the hardware,
the software,
or the design.
It’s about the number and
quality of
serendipitous
connections,
opportunities &
open collaboration

3. Create an ecosystem

4. spaces, services
and products
monetary capital
shared co-working &
open collaboration
social capital
In a sustainable way

5. …got a new job, was
invited for a new project or
started a new company:
2013. 1 out of 8
2015 1 out of 6
** 2013-2015 Survey by the Erasmus University of Rotterdam.
- sales
- marketing
- pr.
- research
- innovation
…the network assist
us in activities like:
Results of being part of the ecosystem

6. Matchmaking by using
Artificial Intelligence
T H E S E R E N D I P I T Y | M A C H I N E
unexpected
encounters
learned
unexpected
things
great
encounters
%
80
60
40
20
0
experienced
serendipity
2013-2015 Survey by the Erasmus University of Rotterdam.
2013
2015

7. Results of being part of the ecosystem
ANY TOPIC:
THE COLLEAGUE (EXPERT) IS ‘IN THE HOUSE’

8. “We want to create a platform where employees and
coworkers come together an reinforce each other”
-Silvia Onos, Program-manager-

9. All kind of locations are already connected