RealWork

The study area is the region around Kiel, the state capital of Schleswig-Holstein. Over the course of three years, the project will examine what the most important success factors are for coworking spaces to succeed. Of special concern are the questions of how coworking can change mobility behavior and under what conditions the concept can also be profitable for employers and employees who have not previously worked on a mobile basis.

In addition, it will be determined which location factors and operator models are relevant for successful coworking spaces and what influence coworking spaces can have on commuting behavior and thus also on life in villages. Using a real-lab approach, the project team will verify and test the results of surveys and research in a test coworking space.

The goal of the project is to provide municipalities throughout Germany with a guide in 2024 that answers where, how and under what conditions coworking and coworking spaces function sustainably.

RealWork is a research project within the framework of the Kommunen.innovativ funding program set up by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and will run until August 2024.