More Related Content Similar to A personal view on our world of work (20) A personal view on our world of work1. The need for hospitality in
the modern workplace
Bart Scheenaerts
Coworking het Bolwerk | Edegem, Antwerpen
Be Coworking – co-President | Flanders Region
Social Workplace Conference – Brussels - 14/12/2016
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Modern workers need hospitality in the
workplace as much as facility and infrastructure:
how to let corporations address the need
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Is it something about the bricks ?
my personal story:
20 years of working in corporations
as an employee, freelancer, entrepreneur
and … as a human being with and
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1994 - 1998
the bricks: nothing special
A12 Wilrijk-Antwerpen
I the company
a pizza for free every day
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1998 - 1999
the bricks: nothing special
Hoboken, suburbs of Antwerp
I working for Kredietbank:
exploring commercial creativity
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1999
the bricks: very nice building on
top location: centre of Antwerp
I working for the company:
way too much administration
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1999 - 2000
nice, functional business location
in Mechelen-Noord
neutral towards the company:
a good place to start in ICT
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2000 - 2004
functional business location
in Oudergem (Brussels)
I working for Bull:
intrapreneuring opportunities +
time + place independent work
I the traffic jams from
Antwerp to Brussels every day
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2005top location in Diegem at
Regus Pegasus business centre
I working there:
company for sale, bad timing
+ poor human interaction with
other companies in the building
I the traffic jams from
Antwerp to Brussels every day
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2006
old business centre in Vilvoorde
no airco, just a room
I working there:
specifically the fine layer of
white dust on the desk. Not sure
if connected to the crematorium
difficult assignment
perhaps too early in life for me
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2007 - 2009top location in Mechelen
well connected on E19 highway
I the business projects,
the colleagues, the personal
development opportunities
I the restructurations
after HP acquired EDS
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2007 - 2009
London Heathrow
Stockley Park
brilliant business opportunities
enjoyed every moment at the
EDS EMEA Stategic Sales Centre
top business location in London
near Heathrow & M4-J4 junction
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2009
no fit between my personal view
about life and Shell’s activities
top business location in NL
incredibly fantastic building.
I working on the EDS deal
making team on their Shell
account
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suddenly …. everything changed
result: big priority shift
no more business travel
and start freelancing
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I Antwerp’s 1st Coworking
space: Aspace in Borgerhout
I the open interaction
between entrepreneurs
in an inspiring loft in the city
I 45 minutes of traffic jams
from Mortsel to Borgerhout
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2009 – 2011
2013 – 2016
I contributing to the human
goals of this pharma giant
I the opportunity for
personal development, even as
an external contractor to JNJ
I traveling between Mortsel
and Turnhout: rarely traffic jams
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2011 - 2012
uninspiring ex-factory
location in Kontich
I my assignment and
working with great people on
interesting projects
I the restructurations
after Philips acquired Massive
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I my own project in a nice
pile of 150 year old bricks
coworking space het Bolwerk
In Edegem, near Antwerp
3 years into the project:
true cowo
+ business break even point
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250 customers in 3 years:
creative new entrepreneurs
+ traditional business clients
So, is it about the bricks ?
Well … no, it’s not!
22. The social workplace = more than bricks
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think global, act local
TRUST
DNA
change
listen to your people
value creation
having fun
activity based workingempowerment
co-createengage transform
wholenesspurpose selfsteering
happiness
quality of life
freedom of choice
ecosystem
flexibilityknowledge sharing
agreements
inspiration
let’s work together
AGILE
community
hospitality
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What’s happening around our world of work ?
Let’s zoom out to see the bigger picture.
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perhaps we’re doing something wrong in Belgium ?
#worldchampsintrafficjamming
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what if … we would all stop commuting and
start working in the region where we live ?
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what if … we would all start buying goods
from local producents and startups ?
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4 generations are working together now
what if … we would improve knowledge
sharing between these 4 generations?
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what if … we would start using the abundant space to
create workspace ? Look around, it’s everywhere !
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so what’s next for you?
for us ?
let’s do something
about it !
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Bart Scheenaerts
Coworking het Bolwerk - Edegem, Antwerpen
Be Coworking – co-president for the Flanders Region
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