Society dictates that the best way to keep prices low and the customer happy is competing interests, each vying for market share or public opinion. However, at the start of the 21st century young and progressive companies began to shift away from competition and towards openness and collaboration. This approach is never more clear than in the co-working revolution currently taking place. Shared work spaces can allow businesses to thrive through creating new professional connections, forming friendships and sharing knowledge bases.

United We Stand

In the tricky early days of freelancing or starting a business, you’d be forgiven for thinking that renting office space is a luxury if you have a perfectly good spare room at home. You need to weigh-up the benefits for yourself but there is compelling evidence that by getting out of your home environment and going to an office or workspace you’ll improve productivity and efficiency. Perhaps there’s an element of peer pressure or something in the air, co-workers swear by it.

Creativity is Contagious

Remember that great idea for a side project that you’ve been meaning to do something about for ages but haven’t quite had the time or expertise to do so? Well now you’re working side-by-side with a bunch of writers, designers, developers and techies who can make it happen. Get chatting to others in the office, you may be sitting opposite your future partner in crime, or queueing for the printer with a perfect collaborator. Creative energy is contagious, being around other people who are working on exciting projects can spur you on to achieve your goals.

The Best Things in Life are Free

Co-working is a great way of keeping your work from spilling into every other area of your life. It gets you out of the house in the morning with a smattering of vitamin D on the walk to the office. You get to talk to real people, critically important once your cat has heard all your best stories. Improvements in your professional life could be matched in your social life too, with many spaces offering regular events to meet your co-workers.

So, freelancer, entrepreneur, creative soul, get out of the spare bedroom, free-up the kitchen table and join us! A great place to start is our desk space at Pithay Studios, find out about it here.