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Six Steps To Start A Coworking Center In The Metaverse

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The metaverse is gaining traction and coworking spaces might be able to benefit. . Three options exist to build the world’s first virtual coworking space, but monetization and the user experience need consideration. The metaverse is still in its infancy and caution must be applied to achieve a long-term ROI. Virtual reality is finally breaking through into the real world.

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5 Reasons Behind the Meteoric Rise of Pickleball

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In 2016, Randy Sussman’s job transferred him from Las Vegas to Florida. He arrived in Marco Island in the state’s southwest corner knowing nobody. He was bored and spent nights alone at home eating ice cream, until one day he saw a news report about a pickleball tournament to be held in nearby Naples. It was the inaugural U.S. Open Pickleball Championships.

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Julie Whelan CBRE Global Head of Occupier Research | It’s Time to Unleash the Workforce

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Guest Episode Video Transcript. Julie Whelan. Global Head of Occupier Research at CBRE. As CBRE’s Global Head of Occupier Research, Julie Whelan oversees all research about the office market for the world’s largest commercial real estate services provider. Her research spans a broad range of topics, from office demand and occupancy to the flex-office segment to patterns in office use.

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From the Archives: The Ultimate Cost of Penny-Pinching

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I know a rich man who has become such a slave to the habit of economizing, formed when he was trying to get a start in the world, that he has not been able to break away from it. He will very often lose a dollar’s worth of valuable time trying to save a dime. He goes through his home and turns the gas down so low that it is almost impossible to get around without stumbling over chairs.

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The Memory Edge: Outlearn, Outperform, Outlast

Speaker: Chester Santos

Forgetfulness is costing you time, money, and a ton of missed opportunities. In the age of automation, it’s easy to underestimate the power of a well-trained human mind. But memory isn’t just a parlor trick, it's a strategic edge. Human memory is one of the most underrated business skills. Whether you’re managing people, leading sessions, or having high-stakes conversations, remembering names, details, and concepts can be transformative in building trust, absorbing knowledge, and driving perform

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Why IWG May Get $1.5 Billion To Spin Off Instant Group

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Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has offered to buy the Instant Group, IWG’s digital division, for a reported $1.5 billion. . The future of work is to be found in technology, and the ability to own and to leverage that technology is the key to successful investing in real estate. . Mark Dixon, the CEO of IWG, may have always intended to float off the Instant Group as a separate business — precisely because the market did not value it properly as a part of IWG. .

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Score Big with Small Steps with Travis Bott

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We won’t win every day, but we can work most of them in our favor. This week, Law of Attraction host Natasha Graziano talks with Travis Bott, an NFT entrepreneur, about the ways that we can scale our time and talent to begin achieving small wins and luckier odds. Bott also shares his advice for successfully exiting a company you built from the ground up.

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Summing up where the office now stands in the scheme of things

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The argument about what it takes to encourage people to come into the office more often seems to have boiled down to an equation. It’s now common to hear somebody argue that the office has to be worth the commute it takes to get to it. So, if you want people to spend more time in the building, you need to do the maths. O must be greater than or equal to C.

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WeWork To Exit 40 U.S. Locations As Q4 Earnings May Fall Below Forecasts

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As the threat of recession lingers, WeWork plans to exit multiple locations in preparation for disappointing revenue forecasts. . The coworking firm will exit around 40 U.S. locations due to not meeting “our design criteria, have obsolescence or… an oversupply in the market,” according to CEO Sandeep Mathrani. . News of the exit sent WeWork’s already substandard shares down 15%.

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BDP reports on successful year for the design firm

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BDP has published its results for the financial year ended 30 June 2022. The practice achieved revenues of £136.6m and an operating profit of £13.2m. The multidisciplinary practice won a number of prestigious projects in the financial year and expanded into new locations by establishing new presences in New York, Lima and Edinburgh to create a network of integrated, collaborative studios with global reach.

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Portugese Coworking Firm Opens Its Fourth Lisbon Location

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A Portuguese coworking operator has officially opened its fourth location in Lisbon. . IDEA Spaces will open a new location called IDEA Spaces São Sebastião, situated in a 12-story tower that features over 850 workstations, a cafeteria, private parking and numerous meeting and event spaces. . The company offers a variety of memberships, including the option for a hot desk, meeting room or even a virtual office plan.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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Retrofitting buildings essential to reduce energy costs and combat the global energy crisis

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A new report from JLL claims that rising energy costs are expediting the move toward more efficient buildings. JLL’s Retrofitting Buildings to be Future-Fit research suggests that net-zero carbon (NZC) intervention measures directly impact a building’s bottom line and that failing to decarbonise leads to significant financial risk. For many buildings, meeting 2050 decarbonization targets put forward in the Paris Climate Agreement is grounded in retrofitting current spaces, which can also garner

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Why Businesses And Coworking Firms Are Turning To The Suburbs

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Over the last few years, the suburbs of major cities have become safe havens for practically everyone. Whether it’s a small family looking for more space, or a business interested in accessing cheaper offices, it’s safe to say these regions are having a moment. . Chicago in particular has seen an uptick of coworking operators tapping into these markets thanks to the mass shift to remote and hybrid working. .

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The networks people build often hold them back rather than help them

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The networks of ties we build in the workplace are key to our success and performance. Yet, researchers at ESMT Berlin claim in a paper published in the Academy of Management Journal that we often build networks that hamper our performance. Professors Gianluca Carnabuci and Eric Quintane, both from ESMT Berlin, investigated how and when people build networks that allow them to perform at their best.

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Don’t Count San Francisco Out Says Industrious CEO

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Despite low vacancies and infamous high costs, one coworking operator is banking on the Bay Area. . According to Industrious CEO Jamie Hodari, the company has plans to expand its footprint across the Bay Area in the coming months as it continues to make an impression on the country’s largest companies. . For instance, the company recently opened its first Silicon Valley location in the lobby of JPMorgan Chase’s Palo Alto offices. .

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The Hidden Skills That Separate Good Leaders from Great Ones

Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult

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Plans for largest datacentre in Europe approved by London council

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Havering Council has agreed to move forward with the £5.3bn East Havering project, which will bring Europe’s largest datacentre to the borough in Greater London, delivering a major piece of national infrastructure. The Cabinet agreed for the council and its prospective partner, Digital Reef, to continue to develop the proposals to bring forward the site.

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More UK Workers Are Leaving The Workforce Due To Long-Term Illness

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Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) finds that the number of professionals leaving the workforce due to long-term illness and mental health issues is growing. . Since 2019, those who cited these factors as the reason for leaving their jobs grew by around 25% — and it’s expected to stay at worrying levels as a recession approaches. The analysis showed that 28% of workers said long-term illness was keeping them from participating in the workforce between June and August of 2022.

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Hybrid Work Requires New Hybrid Management Styles According To CBRE ‘s Head Of Occupier Research

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Much speculation has occurred about the current state of the workplace. Some companies are thriving, while others are still struggling with the transition to flexible work practices. In discussion with Allwork.Space’s Future of Work Podcast , CBRE Global Head of Occupier Research Julie Whelan discusses the state of the workplace and why there is a divide between what employees and employers want. .