In January 2018, Talent Garden, a network of spaces dedicated to digital, technology and creativity professionals, outlined the five trends that are shaping the world of smart working: increased demand, the search for wellbeing, large companies looking for coworking spaces, the popularity of the most unexpected places, and a growing need fo state-of-the-art technology.
Milan is the Italian city with the highest concentration of coworking and smart working spaces. Here's a list of the ones you should visit to see for yourself how the coworking world is changing.
For contemporary dreamers: YoRoom, in the Isola district, has included among its missions that of becoming a socially responsible community, collaborating with NGOs and supporting start-ups with a social impact on the local community.
For hipsters: in Milan's vibrant Chinatown, Otto is a cozy, spacious, and colorful space perfect for those looking for a place to work and at the same time for the opportunity to unplug and relax as soon as the aperitif hour strikes.
For mums and dads: QF stands for Family Quotient and it is a smart working space with an adjoining kindergarten designed for those who need to juggle work and family, with a calendar of evening events dedicated to relaxation, wellness, and sociability.
For musicians: Santeria Paladini is an authentic social club where you work, listen to music, stay up late, meet professionals with the same passions, and keep up with the trends of the moment. Its garden is a metropolitan oasis.
For engineers: Cow-o is located in San Giuliano Milanese and it provides secure parking. Housed in the former premises of Ariston, it is the brainchild of a group of entrepreneurs working in telecommunications, energy, and human resources.