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Presented By: Breather

How a New Way of Working Is Ushering in Short-Term Rental Offerings

By Breather December 11, 2017 1:31 pm
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Over the past few years, the offsite has been gaining traction among lean startups and large enterprises alike. The thinking behind it is simple: Whether brainstorming

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a product launch strategy, planning out the quarter or year ahead or strengthening the bonds between teammates, getting out of the office and into a new physical context (hence offsite) can inspire new thinking and break down the barriers that keep workers from collaborating effectively.

SEE ALSO: AI Song Maker Suno Takes 12K SF at 515 West 20th Street

 

 

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Successful offsites leave participants feeling optimistic, engaged and motivated to tackle new challenges—critical outcomes in a world where roughly one in four employees report feeling completely disengaged from their work. But a successful offsite doesn’t just happen: It takes careful planning, a clear idea of what you want to accomplish and a comfortable space that encourages communication.

 

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However, finding the right space to meet outside the office isn’t always easy. Shared office and coworking companies like Regus and WeWork and peer-to-peer marketplaces like LiquidSpace do offer private meeting rooms. But they’re accessed through bustling office environments and often completely visible to outside passersby. One of the major reasons to host an offsite is to escape the everyday distractions of the office, which can sap motivation and eat up half the typical office worker’s day; this makes a distraction-free environment a must-have for a successful offsite.
 
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Hotel meeting rooms are a common option, but they too come with caveats. There are often sizable minimum spends, mediocre-yet-mandatory catering, limited equipment for presentations and conference calls, and stuffy decor that does little to inspire creative thinking. It can be hard to think outside the box while you’re trapped inside of one, after all.

 

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As the world’s leading provider of private, temporary workspace, Breather understands what types of spaces empower teams to do their best work. Founded four years ago by Canadian entrepreneurs Julien Smith and Caterina Rizzi, Breather’s network of on-demand workspace has expanded to 10 cities worldwide, including New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, Montreal, Toronto and more.
 
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With Breather, there are no long-term agreements or commitments; clients can instantly reserve any tech-enabled space for a few hours, a day or even many months. This flexibility allows Breather to serve a wide variety of workspace needs, from team and client meetings to small events, individual work, product sprints and spillover space.

 
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More crucially, Breather can ensure an experience that’s quiet, tidy and productive because there are no middlemen and no user-to-user marketplace; every space is leased, designed and operated in-house. And because the spaces are private suites accessed through a common corridor (like a typical office), there’s no need to pass through another company’s office or communal space to get to it. Just show up, type in your access code on the door’s keypad and get to work.

Caterina Rizzi, Julien Smith, Breather, LiquidSpace, Regus, WeWork
 
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