The Five C's of Shared Spaces

At ETW, we are excited by the trend toward team-based collaborative spaces. We love the idea of giving workers a higher degree of choice regarding where they work most effectively with a group or even on their own. We listened to discussions at Neocon about the “5 Cs” of this trend: coffee, CNN, connectivity to the web, comfort, and centralized location (such as the cafeteria) and enjoy brainstorming on how to best deliver these options to our clients while also delivering great looking, well-planned spaces.

Who's Got the Space?

One of the trends being talked about in 2011 was the flattening and democratization of office space. More and more participants reported seeing senior management losing space – first, because they have it but also because they are out of the office more than other team members. Progressive companies are leveraging this trend by giving execs multiple options on where to work, not only with office space but also at home, and places like Starbuck’s, airport lounges and hotels .