COWORKING SPACES AND SKILLS FOR CONSTRUCTIVE WORK IN THEM

Abstract

Constant change in all spheres of life, new challenges for humanity, and at the same time
new opportunities to overcome them, rapidly evolving ICT, the increasing use of artificial
intelligence, even in areas traditionally associated only with direct human participation and
action. Naturally, all this is changing, and will change even more in the future, not only the
nature of work and activities, but also the environments and spaces in which those activities
take place. One such environment / space is the coworking space. Coworking is the new path of
melding life and work in a sustainable fashion. It is the global linchpin at the intersection of real
estate, technology and community, which will shape the way we work in the future. Although the
advantages of coworking spaces have been repeatedly mentioned in both practical and
theoretical discourse, there is still little in-depth research on this phenomenon, especially on
what skills are needed for constructive and successful work in them and what role higher
education institutions should play in this context in educating a new generation of managers and
entrepreneurs.
Keywords: coworking, coworking space, business administration, self-directed learning
and working competencies, communication, collaboration.