BARCAMP.CZ JANUARY 16TH 2010 TWITTER: #THEWORKS #COFFICE #COWORKING

www.theworks.cz Dave Ruziuswww.coffice.cz David Odstrcil

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EXIT

Workers are leaving the office (or not even going there…)

>By Choice Freelancers>By Opportunity Telecommuters>By ‘Luck’ The Laid-Off

Web, Design, Marketing, Writers, Entrepreneurs, Consultants, Trainers, ...

TREND

Accelerating Trend

>CZ : 72% of freelancers work from home (navolnenoze.cz)

>Companies hiring more and more on a contract basis>Companies scaling down offices (and office space) >Governments are creating incentives for startups and independent workers

Working from Home

>Pyjamas>Freedom>No travel>Own Responsibilities>Manage your time>Cheap

PYJAMAS FAIL

FAIL

Working from Home>Isolation / Lack of Social Contacts>On-line ‘contact’ ≠ IRL contact>Distractions & Privacy>Work-life balance>Productivity / Motivation / Creativity>Privacy>No water cooler gossips

ALONE…. (BUT NOT QUITE)

THE THIRD PLACE

“Third places exist on neutral ground and serve to level their guests to a condition of social equality. …. conversation is the primary activity and the major vehicle for the display and appreciation of human personality and individuality.”

Not HOME, Not @ WORKGreat Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, And Other Hangouts At The Heart Of A Community by Ray Oldenburg

WORK?

>Limited interaction / contact

>No continuity

>Not a working context

>Expensive Coffee

WORKING @ THE THIRD PLACE

COWORKING

Coined in 1999

First used for a community and ‘space’ in 2005

Spreading globally

Linked with Innovation / Incubation

COWORKING

>Community>Collaboration>Openness>Accessibility>Flexibility>Sustainability

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE LAG

CZECH REPUBLIC

www.theworks.cz

www.coffice.cz

www.bcwc.cz

www.n3d.cz/coworking

CULTURAL CHALLENGES

CULTURE

>Reserved>Formal>Privacy>Not emotional>Not very flexible

COWORKING

>Community>Collaboration>Openness>Accessibility>Flexibility>Sustainability

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TRY FIRST

>On-line Community>Casual Coworking (Jellies)>Community Driven Presentations / Workshops

>Community>Collaboration>Openness>Accessibility>Flexibility>Sustainability

THE WORKS

>Educate and Evangelize the Coworking Concept>Online and IRL community of international independent workers, entrepreneurs and startups>Mixed professions >Casual and Irregular Coworking Events (Jellies)>Online environment to share skills, knowledge, best practices

... thanks to Petr Šťastný (www.raist.cz)

BENEFITS

>WORK!>Meet the Community IRL>Bounce Ideas around>Opportunities for Collaboration>Informational Presentations>Share resources and service providers

>finance/tax/legal, Consulting, Funding, etc.

WWW.THEWORKS.CZ

>Runs on NING

>Private “Facebook”

>Profiles, Events, Private Spaces (Huddle), File Share, Blogs, Forum, Q&A, Marketplace, ...

FUTURUM

>Build the community on TheWorks

>More Jellies (around CZ and SK)

>Presentations / Events / Workshops

>WorkCamps ;)

>Explore Incubator Type of Services

W W W .C O F F I C E . C Z

The Thoughts- Feel like home but not be

at home- Self-development- Business oportunity

W W W .C O F F I C E . C Z

CommunityCollaborationOpennessAccessibilityFlexibilitySustainability

The Services

- Furnishings (desk+chair+shelves+lockers)- Fast internet connection- Network printer with copier and scanner- Equipped kitchen with coffee and tea for free- Lounge area for meetings or relaxation

W W W .C O F F I C E . C Z

Membership levels

- Full time (access 24/7)- Part time (access 2 days/week)- Hot desking (per hour rate)

W W W .C O F F I C E . C Z

W W W .C O F F I C E . C Z

CommunityCollaborationOpennessAccessibilityFlexibilitySustainability

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