In this week's episode of 'This Week in Coworking' podcast, Hector and Mike dive into current trends in the coworking industry from this week’s newsletter. 

Follow along with Week 26’s newsletter at https://thisweekincoworking.com/week-26-2025/

This recap focuses on the diversification of coworking spaces across various sectors and regions, cross-border hiring tips, and the need for tech standardization among coworking operators. They also discuss interesting initiatives such as IWG’s partnership to integrate lab spaces, Bamboo's educational incubation spaces, and coworking spaces in nursing homes. The episode highlights insights from a recent survey of 200 coworking operators, spotlighting their biggest operational challenges and desired tech solutions. Furthermore, they announce new features for their patron members and celebrate milestones by Gravitate Coworking and Workbox.

00:00 Welcome and Weekly Overview

00:41 Highlights

01:16 Introducing TWIC Explorer

02:17 Diving into “niche”-ification

04:03 Niche Coworking Spaces

06:52 Coworking in Nursing Homes

09:25 Cross-Border Hiring Insights

11:12 Tech Standardization Challenges

21:15 Celebrating Milestones and Wrap-Up