Written by Mark Furness, essensys CEO. Originally published in Officing Today
 
In their vision of tomorrow’s office, some futurists might be doing the younger generation a disservice. Millennials are more sociable than you might think. Quick to label them the digital natives that favour online communication tools and remote working options, there is a danger that we miss a key ingredient – people.
 
From our experience, younger workers are in fact, more collaborative in the way they work than previous generations. They value the contributions of their colleagues and aren’t afraid to pull in resources from outside of their usual business circles. 

 
This week is International Coworking week and in observance, we’ve put together a past, present and future snapshot of the most important topics to keep you in the know.

 
NEW YORK, 7 July 2016 essensys, the leading technology provider to the flexible workplace industry, has been selected by Carr Workplaces to deliver their workspace management platform and a technology upgrade to the operator’s existing infrastructure in order to enable increased efficiencies and accommodate their continuing growth.
 
David Kinnaird, President of essensys North America, commented: “We are delighted to announce a new client partnership with Carr Workplaces, North America’s fourth largest provider of flexible workplaces with a portfolio of 28 prime locations in 7 states and Washington, D.C.” 

 
 By Justin Harley, Vice President of International Business development at essensys
 
Think of workflow automation as a way to delight your customers by transforming the quality and consistency of your service.
 
A workflow is a sequence of steps and actions that need to happen for a business process to complete. Today, in most shared workspaces, this is all manual. Imagine if you could remove repetitive and time-consuming tasks while enhancing human interactions with your customers too!
 
Automated workflows can have a major impact across your workspace - from sales enquiries to on-boarding customers. I’d like to share an example, as well as six key benefits to staff and customers.

 
By David Kinnaird, President North America at essensys
 

Today’s modern workforce – from freelancers and entrepreneurs to large businesses – has never had so many workspace options. The rising cost of commercial real estate in urban areas and the increased competition among shared workspace operators accentuates the need for providers to stay competitive and to make cash.
 
Based on over 10 years’ experience with one of the UK’s largest providers of shared workspace, I’d like to share some insight to help you succeed. Whether you already operate shared space or have plans to integrate it into your offering, here is some food for thought.

Based at the Steelcase Worklife Center in downtown Los Angeles earlier this month, the latest GCUCALL event was a grand slam in the essensys books. GCUC (Global Coworking Unconference Conference) is the largest coworking conference event series in the world and this year, they partnered with the Alliance Business Center Network to form a global union within our industry: GCUCALL.

We’re delighted to announce our sponsorship of the GCUCALL conference taking place this May 3rd to 5th in Los Angeles.

Gareth Evans, MD Bizspace. Joe Murray, Sales Director, essensys. Michael Guest, MD essensys. Mark Furness, CEO, essensys. Tom Payne, Operations Director, Bizspace.

 By Joe Murray – Sales Director at essensys

Another year, another successful BCA conference! BCA Executive Director Jennifer Brooke kicked off the annual flagship event with a rallying cry for flexible workplace leaders to proactively embrace technology and new business models. To sustain success, our thriving sector needs to rapidly respond to changing customer expectations and the coworking trend that are putting our industry on the cusp of a major transformation.