Mobile Work Week 2011

12/19/2011

Thanks to everyone who made the inaugural Mobile Work Week events such a great success this year! We can't wait to do it again next year!

Five days focused on celebrating the Bay Area mobile workforce! This is about more than finding a place to work - it's about a new way of working and living ...

12/15/2011

Mark Gilbreath, LiquidSpace CEO, leading a workshop at the GigaOM Net:Work 2011 conference last week.

12/15/2011

Orange Photography

We’re closing out the week with a festive and lively lunch discussion about the consumerization of real estate. How is mobility changing our relationship with commercial real estate. People are leaving ‘work’ to get work done, is that a good thing? Yes ! Especially if you design your strategy based on mobility. Mark Gilbreath, CEO of LiquidSpace, Kevin Kuske, Chief Brand Advocate for Turnstone, Gretchen Addi, Fellow Associate Partner at IDEO, and Yancy Widmer, Associate Partner at IDEO, will lead a discussion on three important things to consider. Lunch is on us, so come early to enjoy some good food and grab a seat for this forum.

12/15/2011

Liquid Space Party for Mobile Work Week

Orange Photography

It’s time to celebrate as LiquidSpace officially makes it mark in the Bay area and you’re invited! The Tourist (Magnificent7) has been DJing in the Bay Area for the past 17 years and will be spinning tunes for your ears Come meet other mobile workers in the community and have a drink on us. We’re going all out to celebrate the launch and hope you’ll join us.

12/15/2011

Industries across the board are realigning themselves around a new paradigm for work: mobility. The effects of this reorganization are far-reaching, and companies are both encouraging their employees to work the way they choose and also helping them leverage products and tools to support that shift.

The opportunity for developers is massive. Many pain points still felt by today’s mobile workers have gone either unsolved or completely untouched — everything from getting insurance and managing HR to finding a quick flight for cheap or even just keeping up with receipts. There is room for more apps, services and tools and today, mobile workers are busy padding themselves with whatever makes their already hectic work life easier and more efficient.

During this roundtable, we’ll go beyond discussing the trends in mobility and hear from specific businesses and developers who have successfully catered to mobile workers with their products and offerings. They’ll share challenges and learnings, as well as advice for building your own products and application for the 1 billion mobile workers worldwide.

Come early for the panel and stay late to get productive with the SF Nightowls as we provide space, food and drinks to keep you going throughout the night.

12/15/2011

12/09/2011

Final day of Mobile Work Week 2011: Come get your design on!

Consumerization of Real Estate/Designing for Mobile Work
12:30 to 1:45pm
Steelcase Showcase, 475 Brannan Street

Design Discussion with Mark Gilbreath, CEO of LiquidSpace, Kevin Kuske, Chief Brand Advocate for Turnstone, Gretchen Addi, Fellow Associate Partner and Co-Lead of IDEO SF, and Yancy Widmer, Associate Partner at IDEO

http://mobileworkweek.com/agenda/

Starts at Carr Workplace, Four Embarcadero Center, Ste 1400, San Francisco For years we’ve heard businesses across the globe encouraging employees to work remotely and embrace more flexible cultures and regiments, but more than ever, today governments and city officials are taking it upon themselves...

12/09/2011

Last night's launch party was a great success! Thanks to everyone that came out to support LiquidSpace and continue the discussion on the future of mobile work!!

12/08/2011

Here's the location for tonight's party.
6:30pm to 10:00pm
See you there!

Bluxome Street Winery | San Francisco

12/08/2011

Industries across the board are realigning themselves around a new paradigm for work: mobility. The effects of this reorganization are far-reaching, and companies are both encouraging their employees to work the way they choose and also helping them leverage products and tools to support that shift.

The opportunity for developers is massive. Many pain points still felt by today’s mobile workers have gone either unsolved or completely untouched — everything from getting insurance and managing HR to finding a quick flight for cheap or even just keeping up with receipts. There is room for more apps, services and tools and today, mobile workers are busy padding themselves with whatever makes their already hectic work life easier and more efficient.

During this roundtable, we’ll go beyond discussing the trends in mobility and hear from specific businesses and developers who have successfully catered to mobile workers with their products and offerings. They’ll share challenges and learnings, as well as advice for building your own products and application for the 1 billion mobile workers worldwide.

Come early for the panel and stay late to get productive with the SF Nightowls as we provide space, food and drinks to keep you going throughout the night.

12/08/2011

In this presentation, Ryan Coonerty, Mayor of the City of Santa Cruz, and Melanie Nutter, Director of the SF Dept of Environment, will address the role of government in supporting teleworking, urban sustainability and economic development when it comes to their mobile working citizens, including how to help local organizations bring choice of location to the forefront, empowering employees to choose where and how they work.

Already today, governments are conducting pilot programs to gather data on how choice impacts productivity, real estate cost and carbon footprint. Furthermore, you’ll hear how business managers and city leaders are creating solutions and support systems to transition this new trend into a working, professional norm.

After the presentation, you’ll have the opportunity to visit other LiquidSpace partners including NextSpace Coworking, RocketSpace, Hatchery and DEGW for more drinks and prizes! Look for the red pedicabs to get you from space to space!

12/08/2011

"Tell Them a Story" and Other Lessons from TaskRabbit and LiquidSpace.

Couldn't make it to the developers' roundtable on Tuesday night? Hit the highlights on the LiquidSpace blog.

Use LiquidSpace to find the space you need, when you need it, wherever you are. You can book space in high-end business centers, hip startup co-working spaces, or hotel conference rooms. You can even unlock private spaces for meetings at offices that have space to share