1. THE W RKS
A COWORKING space fostering
entrepreneurship and innovation
in Dublin City

2. The rise of coworking in Europe
and in the world

3. A growing number of coworking spaces in Europe
A growing number of coworking spaces in Europe
500
400
300
200
100
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2010 2011
Jan Nov Nov
Source: Coworking Europe 2011 survey and Deskmag
Source: Coworking Europe 2011 survey and Deskmag

4. Number of of coworkingspaces worldwide: 1129
Number coworking spaces worldwide: 1129
Number of coworking spaces worldwide: 1129
457
531 +98%
467
+76%
+76%
531 +98%
42
42
+61% +61%
50 50
28 28
+83% +83%
11
+143% 11
+143%
+136%
+136%
Increase rate: October 2010 to October 2011 Number of coworking spaces
Increase rate: October 2010 to October 2011
Increase rate: October 2010 to October 2011 Number of coworking spaces
Source: Global Coworking Survey survey (November
Source: Global Coworking(November 2011) 2011)
Source: Global Coworking survey (November 2011)

5. Community based innovation
and entrepreneurship

6. Coworking is providing a new
way of working...

7. ...for the growing freelancing and
startup community
New Work City - Flickr Peter A. Blacksberg

8. “If you have an apple and I have an apple and we
exchange these apples then you and I will still each
have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an
idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will
have two ideas.” - George Bernard Shaw