COFFICE Co-working center in Prague

COFFICE

David Odstrčil: CofficeDavid Odstrčil založil první co-

workingové centrum v Česku. Sdílené kanceláře pro nezávislé

profesionály šetří náklady

1. What kind of jobs do you know that people can do from their home or computer? What are the pros and cons of working at home?

2. Do you prefer to work or study alone or together with others in a team? Are there times you prefer both options? Explain.

3. What kinds of local businesses or companies do you know about that use free-lance workers from home? Are you interested in working for such a company? Why or why not?

4. Do you belong to any organization that uses memberships? What do you think of companies that use memberships to develop their business? Can you think of any examples?

BEFORE YOU WATCH I Discuss your answers to the following questions:

1. Are you a member of any organization, club or a community? How do you become a member?

2. What do you think are the differences between a part-time and a full-time membership?

3. Give some examples of communities – how do they work and what are their rules?

BEFORE YOU WATCH 2 Discuss your answers to the following questions:

CO-WORKING

„ …, co-working is about sharing (an) office with other independent professionals so you don´t have to work from

home and it brings some advantages, and, of course, disadvantages.“

CO-WORKING

CO-WORKING IS A STYLE OF WORK WHERE PEOPLE SHARE ONE COMMON

SPACE BUT STILL WORK INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMPANY OF OTHERS.

How is co-working different from working in a traditional

office setting?

COFFICE PART 1 – PROS AND CONS OF CO-WORKING

LACK OF PRIVACY

„The biggest disadvantage… , probably is the lack of privacy.“

LACK OF PRIVACY

NOT ENOUGH SPACE FOR BEING ALONE

How can you keep your privacy when you´re among

other people?

START-UP

„…we have plenty of interpreters or it is very popular among the start- up(s), small start-up companies, also usually working with Internet

applications.“

START-UP

A SMALL BUSINESS THAT HAS A NEW CONCEPT

FOR THE MARKET AND HAS JUST BEEN ESTABLISHED

How long do you think a company can be considered a

start-up?

AFTER YOU WATCH 3 Copy these incomplete sentences into your notebooks, watch again and finish them.

this year there is a significant boom of other …………

…, co-working is about sharing office with…………

The biggest advantage is that you can …………

So, the most of the people who are interested in this kind of work are probably…………

…or it is very popular among the start- up, small start-up companies, also usually working with Internet applications.…………

MEMBERSHIP

„My model is that I provide three levels of membership – the first level is full-time membership where people get

24/7 access.“

MEMBERSHIP

THE STATE OF BELONGING TO AN ORGANIZATION

What are some companies,organizations, groups or sites that people are members of?

AFTER YOU WATCH 4 Complete the following sentences with these words:

CHARGED

APPROACHES

LACK

INSPIRING

24/7

SPOT

LIMITED

1) The Co-working has got different models or _______________.2) My model is that I provide three levels of membership – the first level is full-time membership where people get _________ access.3) They´ve got their own key, own chip card so they can come and use their _______ anytime they like.4) Then there is a part-time membership which is for people who are willing to use the space just for a _____________ period of time and I limited it to two days per week.5) And there is, of course, the third part of the model is so called hot-desking which is basically the Internet café style so people come just and are _______________ per hour. 6) Because this is what people _________________most when working at home.7) And it´s about sharing ideas, sharing thoughts, sharing working problems, getting advice(s) , ______________ others but also just going out with somebody for a beer, for

a meal, so this is what attract most of the people to come and become members of co- working space.

HOT-DESKING

„And there is, of course, the third part of the model is so called hot-desking which is

basically the Internet café style …“

HOT-DESKING

THE PRACTICE OF USING ANY AVAILABLE DESK IN AN OFFICE RATHER THAN HAVING

YOUR OWN DESK

How is co-working different from working in a traditional

office setting?

If you were a part-time member of a COFFICE, how would you make yourself at

home at an empty desk?

COMMUNITY

„The most important thing about co-working is the community and the community building.“

COMMUNITY

THE PEOPLE LIVING IN A SPECIFIC AREA OR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CONSIDERED AS A

UNIT BECAUSE OF THEIR COMMON INTERESTS, SOCIAL GROUP OR NATIONALITY

Each of us belongs to several communities at the same

time. Write down examples of these for you. Share yours with a partner and discuss.

WATCH AGAIN 5Watch the video once again and try to remember as much about COFFICE as possible.

AFTER YOU HAVE WATCHEDtake notes on what you remember.

In small groups, use the idea of the video and draw up a plan for the

features and the environment of a co-working office for 15 people.

AFTER YOU WATCH 6