Hub & Spoke

The trend towards hybrid forms of working will continue unabated in 2022. The increasing degree of digitalization as well as new habits in dealing with mobile technologies contribute to this development just as much as time savings on commutes or the need for social interaction. Whether home office, co-working café, office hotel or airport lounge, the global supply of flexible and spontaneously usable workspace solutions has grown massively over the past two years. Companies' willingness to enable their employees to work in correspondingly flexible ways or to make them available at least in part has also increased.

The past two years of the pandemic have certainly accelerated this trend. Basically, however, this development had already picked up speed almost 10 years ago. The range on offer is therefore diverse. Likewise, the qualitative differences with regard to the provided technologies and comfort. After all, it also makes a difference for what duration, frequency and purpose a decentralized and hybrid-used workplace is frequented. Co-working hubs or shared space providers have become increasingly specialized and offer the appropriate environment for the respective purpose or individual needs. Whether start-up hub, multimedia café, industrial space, traveller lounge or corporate co-working space – there is now a matching lid for every pot. And the range on offer is growing almost daily. According to an estimate by the platform coworker.com, co-working spaces alone are expected to grow to around 42,000 centers worldwide by 2024 (2022: around 28,000).

One reason for this is further trends, such as the increased use of hub & spoke models. The term, which originally comes from the transport and logistics industry and is also used in information technology, describes a workplace concept with decentralized access to flexible workplaces. Under the motto "Work from Anywhere", companies allow their employees to choose either according to certain guidelines to work at the company headquarters, in the home office or in nearby co-working locations. Ideally, a dense network of co-working spaces is offered for this purpose – even in suburban areas or rural regions. Platform providers such as Desana or Deskpass already offer comprehensive concepts for corporate clients, with uncomplicated booking solutions for flexible shared workspaces (hot desks).

YOUR OFFICE supports this global trend and, within its network and in cooperation with hub & spoke providers such as Desana, offers worldwide access to high-quality equipped co-working & flex office locations with comprehensive services. The focus is on ergonomically equipped workspaces in sophisticated design. In addition, users have access to modern meeting & conference room solutions with contemporary technologies for hybrid working. Bookable at short notice and on an hourly basis. Available worldwide.

We are pleased to announce that Your Office and Vision Decision are now here for you together. All familiar services will remain – with even more locations and possibilities for you.