The unfolding, status-quo, andfuture of Coworking in Germany

Friday, 19th November 2010

Sebastian Sooth (Studio 70), Alexander Lang (co.up), Christoph Fahle (betahaus),Robert Pfadt (ClubOffice), Peter Schreck (Coworking Cologne)

Sebastian Sooth | Studio 70• Berlin-Neukölln• since June 2009• 220 sqm + workshop• connected to many other spaces• home of hallenprojekt.de

Alexander Lang

co.up coworking space, cobot software

Robert Pfadt | ClubOffice• Since 2008• Berlin, Frankfurt, Chemnitz• In total ca. 4500 sqm & 350 desks

Peter Schreck | coworking.de

Coworking Community GermanyThe beginning…

2009atoms&bits

2008coworking@republica

20079to5 Festival-CampHallenprojekt-Gründung

2010German Coworking Week

A definition of coworking could be…

…that coworking …is undefineable.

• „Coworking is a style of work which involves a sharedworking environment, sometimes an office, yetindependent activity.“ [Wikipedia]

• „Coworking is not only about the physical space butinitially and mostly about establishing the Coworkingcommunity first.“ [Wikipedia]

What is coworking?

• Business acceleration centers?• Business incubators?• Hip event locations?• Oases?• …

Where the coworking journeycan take us to…

So, what´s next?

@coworkingDE

Questions

Betahaus.de

Studio70.info

Co-up.de

Club-office.com

Coworkingcologne.de

Coworking Germany URLs

Hallenprojekt.de

Coworking.de

Cobot.me

Coworking.mixxt.org