International Coworking Day: Trend accelerates
On August 9, International Coworking Day will be celebrated around the globe. Meanwhile, 16 years ago, freelance software engineer Brad Neuberg invited people to "coworking" for the first time and thus gave the name to a concept that is now lived in several thousand coworking spaces around the world. In Switzerland, too, various coworking spaces invite you to try them out.
Especially after the corona-induced home office obligation, not only freelancers and startups, but also more and more employed knowledge workers discover coworking as an ideal alternative to the home office.
Work model of the future
In Switzerland, the Coworking Switzerland association is promoting the coworking movement. Its members are convinced that society is facing unprecedented economic, environmental, social and cultural challenges - recent developments and experiences from the Covid 19 pandemic have visibly confirmed this. Coworking is redefining the way we work, they say, by connecting people in a professional work environment that enables interactions and collaborations. Furthermore, coworking enables companies to overcome distances and thus better tap into the labor market and be more competitive. Employees can reduce commuting, better balance their professional and personal lives, and increase their own productivity.
Trying it out on International Coworking Day
For International Coworking Day on August 9, CreativeSpace, an operator of coworking spaces in St.Gallen and Zurich, invites anyone tired of home office or commuting stress to try coworking for free on that date - at both locations. On the first Friday of every month, there will also be an opportunity to try out coworking and see what the "new normal" in a coworking space might look like, says Claudius Krucker, founder of CreativeSpace and co-president of the Swiss Coworking Association. Accordingly, he is looking forward to welcoming new taster coworkers.
Coworking becomes "normal
It is foreseeable that coworking will become an important part of the new normal after the pandemic. In addition, seven federal parliamentarians already signed a postulate last year that 100000 coworking workplaces should be established in Switzerland by 2030.
More information: Coworking Switzerland
