According to an article published at Coworking Europe, coworking is growing all around the world, redefining the way we work.

Even though this trend is maturing, currently there are around 6.000 coworking spaces worldwide. As a matter of fact, companies are beginning to think of coworking spaces as investment opportunities. Furthermore, this sector managed to grow around 1 billion dollars during the past year.

There are several examples of successful coworking spaces around the world, most of which are located in the United States, such as We Work (the biggest player by far), NeueHouse, Galvanize and Alley Office. Other major coworking spaces are located in France, Italy and Singapore.

In Latin America this industry is growing, particularly in large cities such as Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Bogota, Lima and Montevideo. It tends to gather entrepreneurs and freelancers who want to work in a thriving and motivating environment with people who are under similar circumstances.

One of the causes for coworking spaces becoming so popular is the increase of freelancers, consultants and entrepreneurs. These workers are very satisfied with coworking spaces as it makes it possible for them to: better focus on their work, fulfil tasks on time, generate good social relationships and become more confident over their projects.

Several coworking places go even beyond and transform into spaces where new ideas and projects are developed, and where innovative technology and trends are spread.

There are several examples of such spaces in our region, where technological, business and educational projects are promoted. For instance, CoworkingRosario located in Rosario city, Argentina, is a coworking space where Creactivis offers a workshop for children aged between 11 to 18 years old where they are encouraged to think a project and learn to use IT tools in order to develop them. A learning by doing methodology that helps children develop problem solving skills.

Njambre is another space that started as a coworking space in Rosario, but it has evolved and it has become a place where people co-create and develop projects with strong social impact. It is a place where social companies are encouraged to develop sustainable projects.

In Buenos Aires, La Maquinita is a coworking space that has really grown over the past years. They also organize courses and training programs for entrepreneurs and start-ups creators.

In Santiago de Chile you may find JustPeople, a wide coworking space that combines different work zones and has the goal of developing a community of people driven by collaboration to develop and spread ideas.

HubBOG, located in Bogota, Colombia, is the first Campus for Startups in Latin America. It is a space that combines and integrates coworking, academy, investment and acceleration to promote and enhance entrepreneurships based on information technologies.

The global and regional growth of coworking spaces means that it is a movement that is creating new standards for the future of work and, therefore, it is getting the attention of investors.