37COWORK GREIFSWALD Getting people together is a good thing Getting them to work together is even better One way to put this into practice is coworking The concept behind this is a brand new form of work It lets people rent workspaces and office infrastructure for a set period of time enabling independent digitally oriented cre ative minds freelancers and small start ups too to be brought under one roof Once again it was WITENO GmbH the operator of the two start up and technology centres in Greifswald who got the ball rolling with this idea Previously it had only been put into practice in large cities This resulted in the establishment of the first coworking space in Greifswald in 2011 In a prime downtown loca COWORK GREIFSWALD Teamwork makes the dream work Left Project manager Annelie Bänsch in front of the Alte Mensa which will soon be conver ted into a roomy coworking space tion users of cowork Greifswald can connect with like minded people engage in discussions or develop and execute joint projects Regular discussion sessions workshops lec tures and a range of meetings for creatives also take place there As a result cowork Greifswald has become an integral part of the economic development of Greifswald and the surrounding area Interested parties can take advantage of WITENO GmbH s wide range of consulting services in the field of business start ups and sub sidy consulting The next step for coworking in Greifswald has already been taken cowork Greifswald will soon move to the former Mensa am Wall which will become the nucleus of the emerging Digital Innovation Centre In line with the concept shared by the university the city and WITE NO this centrally located building will be transformed into a point of contact for anyone interested in set ting up their own company whether they are founders start ups creative minds IT entrepreneurs or even es tablished companies As a low threshold product co working plays a fundamental role in this concept Furthermore per manent office space and opportuni ties for creative workshops are also envisaged And just like in the old cowork Greifswald the Digital In novation Centre will also focus on networking and the promotion of re gional collaboration Getting people together is a good thing Getting them to work together is even better

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