CreatingCreatingGlobal Global CoworksphereCoworksphere

Liu Yan, Co-founder, xindanweiLiu Yan, Co-founder, xindanwei

XindanweiXindanwei-New Work Unit-New Work Unit

Leading Coworking Community in ChinaBased in Shanghai

Start with One Space of 300sqmWith 6000 members

More than 60% members from abroad

From Made in China From Made in China to Created in China, but how?

We are not We are not in lack of people with creativity and good idea’s

We are inWe are in great shortage of community that supports and creates leads, channels, scale, impact and resources

How do we coworkHow do we cowork

- Awake- Awake

- Engage- Engage

- Link- Link

- Empower- Empower

- Execute- Execute

MembershipMembership

Active CoworkersActive Coworkers

Start|InvolveStart|Involve StartStart

EventsEventsProjectsProjects UsersUsersfriendsfriends

MENTORMENTOR

Time/SpaceTime/Space

Global Network of Global Network of Coworking Communities: Coworking Communities: What value does it bring to What value does it bring to the coworkers?the coworkers?

Chinese Young designer Chinese Young designer wishes show product wishes show product globallyglobally

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Spanish Open Healthcare Spanish Open Healthcare Provider wants to involve Provider wants to involve practitioners globallypractitioners globally

We are living in a world We are living in a world where location no longer where location no longer mattersmatters

Technology allows us to Technology allows us to connect talents, leads, connect talents, leads, channels, resources no channels, resources no matter where they are. matter where they are.

But connectivity doesn’t But connectivity doesn’t mean we are ready to mean we are ready to collaborate worldwide collaborate worldwide

It is the matter of It is the matter of BUILDING TRUST with BUILDING TRUST with someone you have never someone you have never metmet

Could you trust someone Could you trust someone without looking into his/her without looking into his/her eyes?eyes?

Yes, I could trust him because he is a Yes, I could trust him because he is a good friend of my friend and/or my friend good friend of my friend and/or my friend recommend him to merecommend him to me

Yes, I could trust her because he belongs to the same coworking community

Yes, I could trust him because he contributes a lot to his community, and has a very good reputation

So this Trust is built on:So this Trust is built on:

+Friend’s Recommendation+Friend’s Recommendation+Sense of Belonging +Sense of Belonging +Good Reputation+Good Reputation

We need to build a coworksphere to connect and build trust among the coworkers

Share(s): Share(s): New social capital New social capital powered by Sharism philosophypowered by Sharism philosophy

Source: sharism.orgSource: sharism.org

Lifetime Lifetime accumulatingaccumulating

Activity drivenActivity driven

Cross Coworking Cross Coworking CommunityCommunity

MembershipMembership

Active CoworkersActive Coworkers

Start|InvolveStart|Involve StartStart

EventsEventsProjectsProjects UsersUsersfriendsfriends

MENTORMENTOR

Time/SpaceTime/Space

• A mentorship role is gained through the A mentorship role is gained through the election by the community mainly(but election by the community mainly(but not just) based on your reputation not just) based on your reputation within. within.

• Being a mentor is for a period of time, Being a mentor is for a period of time, mentors will be re-elected on the regular mentors will be re-elected on the regular basis.basis.

Wait, there is more...Wait, there is more...

• What about productivity control? What about productivity control?

• What about financial and legal support?What about financial and legal support?

• What about language issues?What about language issues?

• What about someone to answer the phone?What about someone to answer the phone?

• What about ...?What about ...?

We need the same tools We need the same tools and services to support the and services to support the global collaboration among global collaboration among our coworkers to ensure our coworkers to ensure efficiency, quality and efficiency, quality and consistency. consistency.

Can we share them in the Can we share them in the way we share offices and way we share offices and printers to reduce the cost printers to reduce the cost and consumption?and consumption?

Coworking.us?Coworking.us?• Coworking platform implementing Share(s)Coworking platform implementing Share(s)

• Ordering and Payment system to support on-Ordering and Payment system to support on-demand shared space and “coworkware” demand shared space and “coworkware” worldwide. worldwide.

• Open source global platform to share lead, Open source global platform to share lead, event and projectevent and project

• Each need of community can be served on Each need of community can be served on referral and peer-to-peer basis.referral and peer-to-peer basis.

So, how can we work So, how can we work together?together?

The Banyan Tree ModelThe Banyan Tree Model

Sharing benefits us allSharing benefits us all

Address: Yongjia Road 50, Xuhui District, Shanghai,China

Website: http://xindanwei.com

twitter:@xindanwei

Email: xindanwei@gmail.com