There’s no there, there. Gertrude Stein’s pithy put-down has been used to illustrate lack of substance in business strategy, consumer products, public policy… and virtual working.
But virtual working takes many forms. Because people connect and collaborate in countless ways. Some of which even involve sitting next to each other! Remote working, video conferencing, whiteboard-enabled collaboration - all are great. But few companies cut the cord and do without desks and chairs entirely.
The learning organisation needs to foster a sense of place, whether there’s a there there or not. So when the search begins for a shared office space, how can today’s CIOs make the most of their “there” there?
(And yes, that’s the first time any collaboration expert has used a word that many times in one sentence.)
This SlideShare has some ideas. Over the next 30 slides you’ll find 8 key traits of hyper-productive co-working arrangements from around the world. If you’re charged with finding shared office space to give your business leaders a platform from which to rule the world, test each option against the points below.
47. Takeaways
In co-working, space matters - but so
does infrastructure
The right shared office spaces foster chance
encounters and impromptu meetings
Great co-working spaces let workers
redesign them to suit.
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workplace going? Download
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