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DECEMBER 18, 2017

The complete forecast presentation is on their website, including forecasts for the U.S. For more details, see the full forecast presentation on the GCUC website. Go to their homepage, scroll down towards the bottom and enter your email address to download the forecast presentation. and international coworking conferences.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

Several papers related to the gig economy presented last week at the American Economic Association annual meeting caught our eye.  "  The chart below (click to enlarge), taken from the study presentation , shows the types of gig work performed and the importance of gig income. These finding are not surprising.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2016

I ran across a really fun and interesting presentation on digital nomads. It My first reaction to this forecast was "no (insert bad word) way" But I have to say this compelling presentation got me thinking, which is the ultimate measure of success for any futures work.  But 1 billion is a lot of people.

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APRIL 12, 2018

See their slideshare presentation for more details. The study also found gig workers, on average, report similar levels of income as those with traditional jobs.    The study covers a lot of ground.

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APRIL 22, 2019

It was clear from the discussions and presentations that the state of the coworking industry is excellent. The 2019 U.S. version of the Global Coworking Unconference Conference Series (GCUC) happened last week in Denver. Over 500 attendees showed up to discuss the state of the coworking industry and learn from one another.

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OCTOBER 12, 2017

Key quote from his presentation on the shift to independent work:  “We believe this is an irreversible secular trend." His reasons are: millennials are interesting in independent work. online marketplaces are increasingly enabling independent work. " We do too.

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DECEMBER 18, 2017

The complete forecast presentation is on their website, including forecasts for the U.S. For more details, see the full forecast presentation on the GCUC website. Go to their homepage, scroll down towards the bottom and enter your email address to download the forecast presentation. and international coworking conferences.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

  The report: " presents a detailed analysis of changes in the digital content of 545 occupations covering 90 percent of the U.S. Brookings recently released an interesting study on Digitalization and the American workforce.  workforce in all industries since 2001. The analysis categorizes U.S.

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APRIL 2, 2020

And given the high level of uncertainty, the actual layoff numbers could easily fall outside the range presented in these scenarios.  .  We've produced 3 layoff scenarios because the employment impact of the pandemic induced recession is still very uncertain. It doesn't include contractors or independent workers.  

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JUNE 17, 2014

The CloudVo site provides an excellent summary of the event, including links to the conference presentations.   The industry is quite large, as shown in the slide below from Scott Chambers'  state of the industry presentation.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

The Financial Post article A Business Case for the Coworking Movement, Which, Like Hippies, Got its Start in San Francisco  nicely covers the rise of coworking and summarizes information presented at the conference. Check the GCUC Canada site later this week for copies of the conference presentations.

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JANUARY 31, 2017

BI Intelligence , one of our favorite analyst groups, has a fascinating presentation on online social video being "the next big thing" Because they are a paid subscription site, we can't link to the presentation.    But we can provide the highlights.

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JUNE 4, 2019

The list of presenters at the Gathering Summit is a who's who of the experts these topics. It also inspired coworking pioneer Tony Bacigalupo to create The Gathering Summit , which is an online conference that brings together community builders from all over the world to learn from and support each other.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

The article has a great quote on pet humanization: Forty-five percent of owners buy birthday presents for their pets, and 64% buy them gifts on holidays. Fish are 3rd (11%), other comes in 4th (9%) and birds 5th (8%).

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OCTOBER 22, 2019

The key quote describes what she did when she finished her year as a digital nomad: A point of culmination of this experiment is when I had the opportunity to pitch my experience to the CHRO of GE and so I have presented my learnings about this aspect of the future of HR, painting an image of digital nomads and flexible work at GE.

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JULY 11, 2017

For more see the study slide presentation here. The desire to create and control one’s own schedule was the second-most-frequently cited reason for working in the on demand economy, with 46 percent citing it, behind wanting to earn more/supplemental income (57 percent). The study report is here.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Legendary venture capitalist Michael Moritz gave an interesting presentation at a recent tech show titled The Personal Revolution. The theme of the presentation is the economy is moving to "data factories" that create tools and products that make it easier to start a small business.  His slide show in embedded below.

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DECEMBER 1, 2014

BI Intelligence explains why this happening in great detail in their 138 slide presentation The Future of Mobile: 2014. You have to be a paid subscriber to download the presentation, but at a cost of only $495 per year the service is steal.  The use of mobile devices and mobile data  continues to grow at a very rapid clip.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

." Key quote on earning Badges: Badges will be earned based on the same standards around the world – through world-class learning, fulfilling required experiences and making a contribution to the broader community, such as coaching colleagues, presenting to clients or publishing an article that educates others about the acquired skill.

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MAY 23, 2016

Key quote: We are approaching a world of work where building owners and property managers will have to, like today’s coworking spaces, present granular, modular, membership based office solutions directly to their corporate customers.    BTW, Crossing the Chasm first came out back in 1991 and was an immediate best seller.

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OCTOBER 15, 2018

.  But as the Boston Globe's Businesses want robots that are problem solvers stated : "While robots may be a big part of the future, building and selling them in the present can be exceptionally difficult." The article also pointed to some business missteps, especially around distribution channels.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

This data is consistent with the Census data presented above. Regular readers may remember back in 2014 we reported on a survey that said most small businesses are started with less than $10,000. The difference is the Census data is for all small businesses with fewer than 500 employees.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2015

This presented the challenge of getting close enough to the penguins to read the tags - a distance of roughly 2 feet - without disturbing them. The solution was robot penguins, which can maneuver around penguin colonies without attracting a lot of attention.

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AUGUST 10, 2015

The chart below (click to enlarge), from Mary Meeker's annual Internet trends presentation , nicely illustrates the growth of mobile computing. The average amount of time spent on mobile digital activities has gone from less than an hour a day five years ago to nearly three hours a day today.

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MAY 23, 2017

  The numbers presented above make it clear the racial,ethnic and cultural blending of America will continue - as will cultural fusion.    A simple example of cultural fusion is the nationwide popularity of Korean Tacos, which were introduced in 2008 by LA's Kogi BBQ food truck. 

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FEBRUARY 8, 2016

I particularly liked the section on "coworking's origin stories" and, of course, the various data presented in the paper. An overview of recent data on the number and location of coworking spaces across the world is provided. We read lots of academic papers here at Small Business Labs.

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JUNE 23, 2016

The official theme, “Shady Birthday,” mandated one thing: “Sunglasses required, presents aren’t.”. ." New York Magazine's Dog Birthday Parties: The Best New Way to Waste Money  describes one such party: In mid-April, 30 people gathered at DBA, a bar in the East Village, to wish Preston a happy 6th birthday.

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AUGUST 18, 2014

The New York Times article In the Sharing Economy, Workers Find Both Freedom and Uncertainty  presents an unflattering view. So both points of view about independent work presented in these articles are valid, but incomplete. If they report being unhappy with these, they generally tell us they would prefer traditional employment.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

But despite the growth in SMB exporters, too many small businesses are missing out on the opportunities presented by global markets.  We call the smallest of these firms Micro Multinationals  and thanks to the Internet and a growing array of online marketplaces and services it's never been easier to be an exporter.

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AUGUST 6, 2015

The webinar presentation ( click here for the slide s) is full of interesting information. .  It covered the trend towards highly skilled people becoming independent workers and the issues corporations face in attracting and retaining this type of contingent talent. But one slide really jumped out at me.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

  NPR's series also presents both the good and bad sides of the gig economy in a balanced manner. .  First, NPR covering contract work in-depth is a clear signal that the gig economy is large and growing is now widely accepted. This was not true even as recently as 2-3 years ago.  This too is relatively new. 

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APRIL 4, 2012

The Longevity Economy is the term the AARP uses to describe the huge economic impact - and huge business opportunities - presented by the 100 million aging U.S. baby boomers and seniors.   They claim the Longevity Economy is roughly the same size as the BRIC economies.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2016

.  Key quote from Udacity on the advantages: Udacity Blitz gives Nanodegree program alumni new opportunities to apply their skills, add to their resumes, and earn money, while at the same time presenting clients with direct access to the best talent, and a clear path to hire that talent for their teams.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

This data is from a different source than the numbers presented above, which is why they are slightly different. .  The Penta article also has an interesting chart (below) showing the growth in numbers of really wealthy people from 2010 to 2015.

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JULY 23, 2015

LinkedIn's presentation below provides more information on the winning proposals. We have several projects underway on the on-demand economy that are tapping into online digital data. We'll have more to say on this topic in the coming months. Winners of the LinkedIn Economic Graph Challenge from LinkedIn.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

  Gene's presentation focused on the shift to project-oriented work in both large and small organizations, and the growing role consultants and other contingent workers are playing in these projects. I made a note to myself to post on Gene's presentation. 

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JANUARY 13, 2014

  According to Cuba's  first deputy minister of Labor and Social Security : At present, 444,109 Cubans are self-employed in one of more of the 201 existing modalities, compared to 157,300 three years ago. This led to a three fold increase in the number of self-employed Cubans over the last 3 years. 

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