How to Collaborate Effectively Within a Spacepool Day Office

 

The Importance of Collaboration

 

Collaborating allows you to approach your usual workflow and idea generation process with a new angle and solve problems in a different way. It also gives you the opportunity to meet and work alongside new people, potentially forging new personal or working relationships. Humans are designed to be around other humans, and in the digital world that’s becoming less and less common. By working with more people (both those we know and those we don’t), we open ourselves up to better not only our own lives, but the businesses we represent.

 

The Benefits That Come With Collaboration

 

Enhanced Productivity

 

While the saying “too many chefs spoil the broth” may apply in certain situations, most scenarios would be bettered by having more heads. More hands-on deck and more ideas mean problems get solved quicker and deadlines get met on time. Also, where some people may be better at more conventional work such as spreadsheets and data analysis, others may have a more creative head on their shoulders. Pairing people with different skills means you end up with the best of both worlds.

 

Builds Relationships

 

We spend much of our modern lives communicating behind screens and devices, even in our day jobs. By collaborating with more people we can make new friendships and relationships, potentially find new colleagues to work with and learn from those we work with. 

 

Can Lead to Innovative Ideas

 

Staying within your own bubble certainly has its positives, but stepping outside your comfort zone and working with people you may never usually cross paths with opens you up to a wealth of new ideas. People from various backgrounds, industries, and life paths with skills in a variety of sectors may approach things differently to how you and your team conventionally would, meaning you can solve problems much faster. 

 

Steps You Can Take to Increase Collaboration

 

Make the First Move

 

Reach out to people and businesses you’re interested in crossing paths with. Whether it be through more conventional channels like Workshops or Conferences/Industry Conventions, or more casual scenarios like social media, or simply visiting their offices/HQ (with permission of course). Don’t be afraid to reach out to people, you never know where it might lead. 

 

Be Open to Ideas

 

It can be strange taking on different ideas to those of your own, especially if you’ve been set in your ways for many years. However, it can greatly enhance your workflow, and may even improve your skillset moving forward if you accept outside influence in your work. Let your guard down and be open to other people’s approaches, you never know the difference it might make. Also, managers love seeing staff working to better themselves and their teams, so it may also improve your standing in the eyes of your superiors. 

 

Encourage Creativity

 

As well as being pushed out of your comfort zone, working with other people allows you to push them outside of theirs. By encouraging creativity amongst others, you may find you help them develop better skills and more creative ideas. Collaboration brings out the best in everyone, and helps fix skill-gaps across a number of industries that may not find themselves crossing paths with others. 

 

Communicate With Your Peers

 

If you feel like your project or workflow needs more input from others, simply ask. We often work with the same people day in and day out but most of us are fixed in our own way of thinking and working. Discussing ideas and concepts with those around us may help us think in a different way than we previously thought. It doesn’t have to be a big creative day out with lots of people, it could be a simple coffee break chat.

Explore Day Offices with Spacepool

 

Whether you just need to rent office for a day, or need a long-term space for your whole team, Spacepool has you covered. With hundreds of locations all across the city, including locations with cafes, gyms, bike storage and more. Whatever your requirements, our coworking space network is easy to navigate and match your perfect needs. With filters that allow you to narrow down to even the most specific requirements, our platform helps you find the perfect space for you and your team to collaborate, or just get a burst of inspiration away from the office. You can also rent a desk for a day in London.