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Space: Coworking Unconference Asia
âExploring challenges and opportunities in the future of workââThe future of work is here!â was the tagline of the Coworking Unconference Asia (CUAsia), an event that brought together all the movers and shakers from the world of coworking and innovation in Asia and beyond
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'Exploring challenges and opportunities in the future of work'
'The future of work is here!' was the tagline of the Coworking Unconference Asia (CUAsia), an event that brought together all the movers and shakers from the world of coworking and innovation in Asia and beyond.
Initiated by Hubud: Ubud Coworking & Community Space ' Bali's first coworking space and community hub, CUAsia was designed to enable participants to explore new ways of learning, working and living in the new collaborative economy, as well as helping redesign the way of working.
Attendees shared different views on the business models of the future as coworking across the Asia-Pacific region becomes increasingly competitive and spaces diverge in strategy, offering more choice to this new wave of workers.
Steve Munroe, founder of Hubud, initiated the event in January last year after experiencing first-hand the rise of the coworking movement around the globe. 
In Indonesia, the number of entrepreneurs is growing rapidly and the coworking style is fast becoming the norm.
Bali itself has surprisingly taken a lead role in coworking advocacy in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, with 10 spaces currently and more on the way.
Travelling from 31 countries, including the US, South Korea, Mongolia, India, Cambodia and Australia, attendees in the event's second year reached 220 people.
Munroe said the increased attendance reflected the surging interest in coworking across the continent.
'Asia has seen an explosion of growth in coworking over the last 12 months, with new spaces opening every week. It's fascinating to see how different spaces are reacting to the challenges and opportunities posed by this new world of work.'
Singapore is now home to 45 coworking spaces, while Bali, Koh Lanta and Jeju island are experiencing a rise in 'coworkation' spaces. 
This year's CUAsia, held from Feb. 24 to 28, covered a range of subjects and was hosted in different locations in Bali ' at Kumpul Coworking Space, Hubud, Ayung Resort and Green School.
The Coworking Academy pre-event, which was held in Hubud, was a full-day workshop on how to create and manage a successful coworking space.
More than half of the participants, who are planning to open their own coworking spaces, received tangible tools and templates to help execute what they had learned.
Coworking spaces have been dubbed the 'laboratory for the future of work' with the rise of location-independent businesses and the freelance economy.
The workplace of the future is quickly changing and those who are the most successful will not only find new creative ways to work, but also meaningful work in environments that allow easy collaboration with like-minded people.
