The local work hub - community development at a distance

Purpose and goal:

The purpose and goal of the project was to create a pop-up hub in the center of Björklinge in order to investigate and test in practice how a hub should be designed, both as a physical location and as a service. Together we have created the hub, which was open for six months. The establishment of the hub resulted in a small reduction in the number of car journeys in everyday life.

We have worked to understand how we can best create an activities that can be run profitably and long-term. We have not managed to get a sustainable economy to continue running the hub without external funds. Expected results and effects:

The hub has attracted new members and that the premises are being used, but not enough members have signed up for membership for the project to be able to stand on its own feet after the end of the project. The hub has brought in some revenue and has attracted various people to use the hub.

During the course of the project, we have been contacted by several people within municipalities who run similar businesses or are about to do so. We have compiled our experiences in a PM that has been requested by several actors nationally. We have conducted a seminar in which 100 people participated.

Approach and implementation: ** Denna text är maskinöversatt **

We have created a new meeting place in the center of Björklinge which is not only a place for remote work, but also a meeting place. Hubben members have been both employees and sole proprietors, which has created a more heterogeneous work environment with opportunities for new networks and collaborations. We have created the hub to build an arena where during the project we have tested and developed a new, scalable concept that we are happy to share with you.

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