Combining coliving and coworking in Amsterdam: A study exploring the development of coliving and experiences of digital nomads in coliving communities
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2022-07-08
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The expansion of the digital labor market has fueled the growth of digital nomads in recent years. Many digital nomads tend to live and work in coliving spaces to experience a sense of community and to overcome the isolation that a nomadic lifestyle brings along. This study investigates why digital nomads combine coliving and coworking in Amsterdam or whether this is a forced outcome for them. Residents of three coliving spaces in Amsterdam have been interviewed to acquire a better understanding of why digital nomads participate in community living and to generate new insights on the practice of coliving. This study uses in-depth qualitative research methods in combination with a practice theory approach to explore the phenomenon of coliving based on its material, meaning and competence elements. Through a hybrid approach of inductive and deductive thematic analysis, the predefined operationalization of coliving spaces enhancing a digital nomad’s well-being has been altered and expanded based on the carried out empirical research. The emergence and future potential of coliving has also been researched based on interviews that were conducted with coliving providers of the researched cases, a real estate consultant and a project manager of the municipality of Amsterdam.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen