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Why keeping collaborative remote work environment options open is key for business innovation

Phys · · 1071 words · By Valérie Mérindol; Alexandra Le Chaffotec; Ignasi Capdevila

The article discusses how utilizing coworking spaces and 'open labs' as remote work options can foster open innovation within companies. It outlines three primary benefits: developing a new innovation culture, accessing diverse external expertise, and managing multi-partner collaborative projects.

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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“For three years, French bank Société Générale sent more than 1,000 employees per year from its business hubs based in the greater Paris area to various open labs located in Paris to learn new innovative practices.”
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The specific claim about Société Générale sending 1,000 employees annually for three years is not found in the provided search results. While the bank exists, the specific program details are missing from the evidence provided.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Société Générale de Belgique (French pronunciation: [sɔsjete ʒeneʁal də bɛlʒik]; Dutch: Generale Maatschappij van België, lit. 'General Company of Belgium'; often referred to in Belgium simply as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Société_Générale_de_Belgique
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Société Générale Twin Towers are two office skyscrapers located in La Défense, a high-rise business district, and in Nanterre, France, west of Paris. Their exterior designs are identical. They are the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tours_Société_Générale
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Société Générale S.A. (French: [sɔsjete ʒeneʁal]), colloquially known in English-speaking countries as SocGen (pronounced [sɔk ʒɛn]), is a French multinational universal bank and financial services co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Société_Générale
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“Société Générale employees benefited from residency programs at La Paillasse, Makesense or Liberty Living Lab, where they worked on innovative projects for several weeks.”
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The claim is explicitly stated in one web search result ('Why keeping collaborative remote work environment options open is...'), but no other independent source corroborates this specific residency program.
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web search NEUTRAL — Société Générale is France's third largest bank by total assets after BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole.[3] It is also the sixth largest bank in Europe and the world's eighteenth.[3] It is considered to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Société_Générale
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web search NEUTRAL — Société Générale employees benefited from residency programs at La Paillasse, Makesense or Liberty Living Lab, where they worked on innovative projects for several weeks. • Makesense Space offers cowo…
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-collaborative-remote-environme…
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web search NEUTRAL — Strikes and social conflicts SOCIETY. Sabotaged teleworking: Société Générale employees on the verge of collapse.
https://entrevue.fr/en/greves-et-conflits-sociaux/teletravai…
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“Makesense Space offers coworking spaces and supports intrapreneurship programs for large companies.”
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Multiple sources confirm MakeSense Space provides coworking spaces (MakeSense Space Coworking in Paris, Coworker Makati) and the provided text explicitly links it to intrapreneurship programs for companies.
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web search NEUTRAL — The MakeSense Space was first created to host the MakeSense community. It's a unique space dedicated to the resolution of the social and environmental issues of the world.There are no companies hiring…
https://www.coworkies.com/cities/paris/makesensespace-paris
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web search NEUTRAL — Coworking Space: makesense_space in Makati.The makesense_space is a 100% FREE co-working space in the heart of Makati for everyone working on social impact projects.
https://www.coworker.com/philippines/makati/makesense-space
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web search NEUTRAL — Intrapreneurship is known as the practice of a corporate management style that integrates risk-taking and innovation approaches, as well as the reward and motivational techniques, that are more tradit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrapreneurship
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“In France, a number of large construction and transport companies such as Eqiom and SNCF work with ICI Montreuil.”
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While evidence confirms that Eqiom and SNCF collaborate on HVO fuel projects, there is no evidence in the provided results confirming their collaboration specifically with 'ICI Montreuil'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fret SNCF has initiated a trial run of the first French freight train powered entirely by HVO100, a biofuel derived from vegetable oils and recycled fats. This project is a collaborative effort with E…
https://railmarket.com/news/technology-innovation/17830-fret…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fret SNCF lance le premier train de fret français circulant au HVO 100, un bio carburant produit à partir d'huiles végétales et graisses recyclées. Cette expérimentation est menée en partenariat avec …
https://trainsfret.com/2024/03/22/fret-sncf-experimente-pour…
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web search NEUTRAL — EQIOM, Groupe CRH, est un acteur dans les matériaux de construction : ciment, granulat, béton, combustibles et matières premières de substitution.
https://www.eqiom.com/
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“ICI Montreuil is both a makerspace and a coworking space dedicated to the crafts and creative industries.”
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Multiple sources describe ICI Montreuil as a makerspace and coworking space for creative entrepreneurs and crafts (FabLabs, Maker Tour, Wheree).
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web search NEUTRAL — Opened since end of 2012, ICI Montreuil is a 1.700 m2 Collaborative and Social MakerSpace with a community of 165 makers and 58 savoir-faire.
https://www.fablabs.io/labs/icimontreuil
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web search NEUTRAL — ICI Montreuil est un makerspace solidaire & collaboratif de 1.750 m2 pour les entrepreneurs de la création.Paris, France. Makerspace Coworking space Fab Lab. TechShop - Ateliers Leroy Merlin (Ivry). A…
https://www.makertour.fr/en/workshops/ici-montreuil
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web search NEUTRAL — Workshop Ici Montreuil is a creative space located in Montreuil, France, known for its dynamic and welcoming atmosphere. The workshops offered here focus on various skills such as woodworking and meta…
https://workshop-ici-montreuil.wheree.com/
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“The ICI Montreuil's community is made up of artisans from 50 different types of crafts and creative industries”
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One source (ICI MONTREUIL | FabLabs) mentions a community of 165 makers and 58 'savoir-faire' (skills/crafts), which closely aligns with the claim of 50 different types of crafts, but it is only one source.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Romagne (French pronunciation: [ʁɔmaɲ]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romagne,_Vienne
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — L'Aigle is a commune in the Orne department in Normandy in northwestern France. Before 1961, the commune was known as Laigle. According to Orderic Vitalis, the nest of an eagle (aigle in French) was d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'Aigle
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Le Touquet-Paris-Plage (French pronunciation: [lə tukɛ paʁi plaʒ] ; Picard: Ech Toutchet-Paris-Plache), commonly referred to as Le Touquet (), is a commune near Étaples, in the Pas-de-Calais departmen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Touquet
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“Electrolab is a hackerspace that contributes to developing new technologies based on the hacking ethos.”
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Multiple sources identify Electrolab as a hackerspace dedicated to science, technology, and DIY work based on hacking principles.
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web search NEUTRAL — Many hackerspaces participate in the use and development of free software, open hardware, and alternative media. They are often physically located in infoshops, social centers, adult education centers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackerspace
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web search NEUTRAL — Hackers looped on DIY work (animated Gif by Electrolab). Hacker construction workers. Electrolab is currently in the process of converting its ground floor and garage to meet official standards for be…
https://www.makery.info/en/2014/10/07/electrolab-le-futur-pl…
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web search NEUTRAL — We found and based on your interests. Choose more interests.Are you part of a hackerspace? Create a page for your hackerspace and your members.
https://hackaday.io/hackerspace/14822-electrolab
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“TUBA in Lyon, specializing in urban project development and Liberté Living Lab in Paris are hubs that have attracted interest from large companies such as Roche, ENGIE, Société Générale”
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The claim is explicitly stated in the source 'Why keeping collaborative remote work environment options open is...', but no other independent source confirms this specific partnership between these companies and these hubs.
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web search NEUTRAL — Société Générale is France's third largest bank by total assets after BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole.[3] It is also the sixth largest bank in Europe and the world's eighteenth.[3] It is considered to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Société_Générale
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web search NEUTRAL — TUBA in Lyon, specializing in urban project development and Liberté Living Lab in Paris are hubs that have attracted interest from large companies such as Roche, ENGIE, Société Générale who design col…
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-collaborative-remote-environme…
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web search NEUTRAL — Le Liberté Living-Lab accompagne les transformations sociales, économiques et environnementales en s’appuyant sur l’innovation, de nouveaux modèles économiques et la gouvernance partagée.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX4HNfQrR5Qs8tcX4WcHA3g
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“As our results in the EU-backed Remaking project show, remote working can be an opportunity to build experiences beyond corporate physical boundaries to foster companies and organizations' capacity for innovation.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding the 'Remaking project' or its findings on remote working and innovation.
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