Even before COVID, there was a movement towards a renewed focus on how much the physical workspace matters. Not just software startups in the Bay Area, but also large, complex, global and old organisations were rethinking their office layout, asking for more flexibility and trying to cater to a more entrepreneurial mindset.

To Ulf Gaardsted which has been offering co-working spaces in Aarhus since the late ’90s, this also meant new customers arriving. Were traditionally small firms came for the facility sharing, community and perhaps really the parties, today larger firms are also looking for inspiring workspaces outside their own premises.

On the Future Workplace conference track at the Boye 20 Aarhus conference held earlier this month, Ulf shared his take on trends, 2020 learnings and his perspective on creating inspiring workspaces.