Coworking (in Spanish Cotrabajo or Trabajo Cooperativo) is defined as a form of work that allows independent professionals entrepreneurs and from different sectors to share a common work space, either physical or virtual, to develop their own projects while, at the same time, enhancing the possibilities for joint initiatives. The first Spanish coworking centres opened in 2007. Since then, the p...

This paper aims to inform design strategies for regulating privacy in coworking spaces. Coworking spaces are growing at a high rate, yet studies related to the social, psychological, behavioral and physical needs associated with these environments are limited. The growth of coworking spaces is in greater part facilitated by a drive towards greater interaction and collaboration among the workfor...

Coworking in Spain has experienced rapid growth since 2010, propelling it to third place in the Global Coworking Census 2013 which ranks countries based on the number of coworking centres (deskmag, 2014). The two regions that have experienced the highest increases are Madrid and Barcelona. The growth experienced by coworking centres in Spain has triggered the development of initiatives to promo...

Abstract Coworking spaces are actors of the entrepreneurial ecosystem with strong social aspect and recognized impact regarding start-up communities. These establishments became frontrunners increasing work productivity for people working from distance as well. They also make part businesses which directly affected by pandemic caused Covid-19 virus. The paper attempts to define a digitalization...

Coworking spaces are shared office environments for independent professionals. Such spaces have been increasing rapidly throughout the world, and provide, in addition to basic business infrastructure, the opportunity for social interaction. This article explores social interaction in coworking spaces and reports the results of two studies. Study 1 (N = 69 coworkers) finds that social interactio...

Coworking has emerged as an attractive model for organization. It relies on a highly dynamic collaborations among different partners. Traditional centralized social platform lack fundamental requirements for such collaborations potentially short, that are the management of the dynamic topology of such professional networks, privacy, data exchanges and ownership. In this paper, we present SmartK...