This document discusses emerging trends in technology and society that are transforming how people live and work. These include the rise of the internet, social media, collaborative economies, and more autonomous systems. It notes that many jobs can now be done remotely or as independent contractors. Megacities are growing rapidly, and new economic models are developing around sharing and collaboration. Coworking spaces are presented as places that can facilitate serendipitous connections between people from various backgrounds and fuel innovation.

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3. A CHAORDIC SOCIETY ON THE RISE*:
TECHNOLOGAL EXPLOSIONS
&
SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS
* FRAMEWORK BY
INTERNET
gateway to
information
SOCIAL WEB
connectivity machine
COLLABORATIVE
ECONOMY
new social economic
value creation platforms
1995 202520152005
AUTONOMOUS WORLD
artificial & human
intelligence connected:
GLOBAL BRAIN

4. COMMODITIES & RESOURCES
CAPITAL (SOCIAL & MONETARY)
LABOUR, SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, A CONCEPT,
BUSINESSMODEL…
About ORGANIZATIONS & more
ORGANIZATIONS
ORGANIZE…..

5. TECHNOLOGY
MORE RESOURCES
MONEY
GROWTH
INNOVATION POWER
TRADITIONAL
TECHNO DRIVEN
ASHBY’S LAW**
COASE CEILING*
DATA
VALUE CHAIN MARKETPLACES

6. Volkswagen employs nearly 656,000 people worldwide.
Facebook employed only 35,587.
The Guardian June,2019

7. The factory of the future
will have only two employees:
a man and a dog.
The man will be there
to feed the dog.
The dog will be there
to keep the man from
touching the equipment.*
*Autodesk CEO Carl Bass
PRODUCTION PLATFORMS

8. CENTRALIZATION OF MARKETPLACES:
‘WINNERTAKES ALL PRINCIPLE”

9. CENTRALIZATIONVS. DECENTRALIZATION
Beds &
Workspaces

10. DECENTRALIZATION of banking systems & money
Decentralization of
knowledge and education: Mooc’s

11. DECENTRALIZATION of work, marketing and organizations.
8 6 % of prof essional
f reelancers CHOOSE
f reelancing
1%OF WORKING ADULTS IN
THE U.S. WORK PRIMARILY
AS INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS
CEOs say the top drivers of
industry changes are the
“changing nature of work"
and "flexible work”
The Future of Jobs Report, World Economic Forum
Balt imore Financial h el p s o r g an i s at i o n s an d i n d i v i d u al s
c r eat e t h e v al u e t h ey ’r e l o o k i n g f o r . We’r e a n et w o r k o f f i r m s
i n 1 3 9 c o u n t r i es w i t h m o r e t h an 1 9 5 ,0 0 0 p eo p l e w h o ar e
The share of people in
"alt ernat ive work
arrangement s" increased
5 0 % in 1 0 years
The Rise and Nature of Alternative Work
Arrangements in the United States, 1995-2015
19.8% of full- time
independents earn
more than $100,000
ONLY 30%OF U.S.
EMPLOYEES SAY THEY
ARE ENGAGED AT WORK
51%of U.S. employees
are searching for a new
job or watching for
openings
7.6MILLIONAMERICANS
WILLWORKINTHE
ON-DEMANDECONOMY
BY2020
I s ev er y o n e g o i n g f r eel an c e? No t q u i t e, b u t
t h e t r en d t o w ar d i n d ep en d en t w o r k i s g r o w i n g .
Her e's a c l o s er l o o k at t h e n u m b er s .
Freelancing In America, 2016,
UpWork/ Freelancers Union
The 2016 Field Nation Freelancer Study
Nation1099.com
50%of U.S. jobs are
compatible with remote work,
and 80%of the workforce
says they'd like to work
remotely. Yet only 7%of
employers make flexible work
available to most employees
GlobalWorkplaceAnalytics.com
20-30%of the working-age
population in the U.S.
and E.U. engage in some
independent work
Part-time and full-time
freelancers represent 35%
of the U.S. workforce
1/ 3 of professionals
globally say work-life
balance is getting more
difficult
State of Independence In America 2017,
MBO Partners
State of the American Workforce report, Gallup
American Workplace Changing at a
Dizzying Pace, Gallup
Intuit Investor Forecast
Independent Work: Choice, Necessity and the
Gig Economy, McKinsey Global Institute
Work-life Challenges Across the Generations, EY
Global Contingent Workforce Study, EY
20% of large companies globally
have a workforce comprised
of 30% or more
contingent workers
Sources: The Ultimate Guide to Gig
Economy Data at Nation1099.com
13 STATS THAT
EXPLAIN THE
GIGECONOMY
CEOs say the top drivers of
industry changes are the
“changing nature of work"
and "flexible work”
The Future of Jobs Report, World Economic Forum
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Freelancing In America, 2016,
UpWork/Freelancers Union
20-30%of the working-age
population in the U.S.
and E.U. engage in some
independent work
Part-time and full-time
freelancers represent 35%
of the U.S. workforce
1/ 3 of professionals
globally say work-life
balance is getting more
difficult
ca 2017,
port, Gallup
g at a Independent Work: Choice, Necessity and the
Gig Economy, McKinsey Global Institute
Work-life Challenges Across the Generations, EY
Global Contingent Workforce Study, EY
20% of large companies globally
have a workforce comprised
of 30% or more
contingent workers
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industry changes are the
“changing nature of work"
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The Future of Jobs Report, World Economic Forum
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Freelancing In America, 2016,
UpWork/Freelancers Union
50%of U.S. jobs are
compatible with remote work,
and 80%of the workforce
says they'd like to work
remotely. Yet only 7%of
employers make flexible work
available to most employees
GlobalWorkplaceAnalytics.com
Part-time and full-time
freelancers represent 35%
of the U.S. workforce
1/ 3 of professionals
globally say work-life
balance is getting more
difficult
7,
Work-life Challenges Across the Generations, EY
INFLUENCERS

12. live & work
tooling & legal
structures
transportation
crypto currencies
networked professionals
DECENTRALIZEDCONNECTED NETWORKS : ECO SYSTEMS

13. MORETHAN HALF
OFTHE PEOPLE
ON EARTH LIVE
WITHINTHIS CIRCLE
MEGA CITIES
Circle contains
22 of the world’s
37 megacities,
which each hold
at least
10 million people
RISE OFTHE MEGA CITIES

14. S2G FRAMEWORK* FOR CITIES
‘A SERENDIPITIOUS MULTIDIMENSIONAL
PUBLIC SPACE WITH CULTURAL,
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DIVERSITY’.
OLMA, 2017
GENIUS CITY
‘INHABITANTS ARE DATA PRODUCERS
AND ARE MANAGED BY ALGORITMS.
THE COMMONS, PUBLIC SPACE, HAVE
GONE’.
VAN DEN HOFF, 2017
SMART CITY
YOU LIVE WHERE YOU WORK
DUMB CITY
‘TALENT, TOLERANCE, TECHNOLOGY’
FLORIDA, 2002
CREATIVE CITY
*Inspired by:
S2G FRAMEWORK
Joe Pine, April 2017

15. takeaway home cooked meals
NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEMS:
COLLABORATIVE & SHARING ECONOMY

16. NEIGHBOURHOOD BECOMESONE BIG-GIG ECONOMY,
WITHTHE PLATFORMSAS ENABLERS.

17. WE-ORGANIZE : SOCIAL COLLABORATION.

18. OUR STORY

19. spaces, services
and products
monetary capital
shared co-working &
open collaboration
social capital
BUSINESS MODEL
ABUNDANCE vs SCARCITY

20. PASSPORT: SOCIAL DATA

21. SEATS2MEET EVENT CREATION PROGRAM :
DETERMINE
TRENDING TOPICS
SELECT & INVITE
RELEVANT
CO-WORKERS TO
CO-CREATE EVENT
SELECT EVENT TOPIC
&
BOOK SPACE
EVENT LAUNCH
SELECT & INVITE
POTENTIAL
AUDIENCE
NO-RISK
EVENT EXECUTION

22. COWORKING ISAN ENABLER
COWORKING
is not about
the venues,
the hardware,
the software,
or the design.
COWORKING
is about
the number and quality of
serendipitous connections,
opportunities &
open collaboration.

23. COWORKING:TRAFFIC GENERATOR
The Hotel Lobby as a local connectivity square

24. COWORKING: INNOVATION ENGINE
1. S2M Cow ork ing
Gate to the world and break out
of your bubble.
Coworkers
Startups
Freelancers
....
2. Connect
Organise pitch events,
to give a stage to your
visitors and to get to
know them.
+
Let your teams work
in the same environment
to start the dialoge.
3. Collaborat e 4. Grow
InnovatePick and start relevant
collaborations thatfityour
corporate goals and needs.
MVPTest
Connection
between intern employees
& coworkers
Local entrepreneurs
Innovation traject
1. S2M Cow or k ing
Gate to the world and break out
of your bubble.
Coworkers
Startups
Freelancers
....
2. Connect
Organise pitch events,
to give a stage to your
visitors and to get to
know them.
+
Let your teams work
in the same environment
to start the dialoge.
3. Collabor at e 4. Gr ow
InnovatePick and start relevant
collaborations thatfityour
corporate goals and needs.
Seat s2m eet f or innovat ions
in your business
MVPTest
Connection
between intern employees
& coworkers
Local entrepreneurs
Innovation traject
50+ NEW PROJECTS PERYEAR
Story of Achmea-Lab55