Technology

The fifth version of Coliving Insights focuses on how technology has changed the way we live and how coliving operators can best use technology to improve their business model and living experience for their members.

Atticus LeBlanc, the CEO of coliving company PadSplit, presents a convincing article on why shared living solutions are poised for growth in the coming years and how technology can help facilitate that growth.

Curious about what technology solutions exist to help support coliving operators? This in depth report from Conscious Coliving explores nearly the entire spectrum of technology available to coliving operators from property management systems to technology solutions to support resident and staff wellbeing.

Is investing in property technology companies a good idea? This article from Matt Brumback makes the case that the Real Estate industry is in prime position to be disrupted, shared living solutions such as coliving are poised for growth, and thus, investing in technologies to support the coliving movement is a sound strategy.

This piece from Ankit Gupta provides a high level review of the main ways in which technology can help enable the coliving movement including improved security, a seamless tenant experience (from digital tours to paying rent), and helping to build robust communities.

Another great resource from coliving guru Carlos de la Lama-Noriega, this piece covers two unique technologies that can vastly improve how coliving operators gather data to measure KPIs and improve their living experience: IoT sensors and chatbots.

Coliving expert Caterina Maiolini published a list of 5 technologies that coliving operators should strongly consider adopting: access control tech, camera surveillance, booking systems, property management tech, and community apps.

It’s no secret that the global pandemic has had a big impact on the coliving industry. This piece from The Economic Times describes how the innovative and tech-forward tendencies of coliving operators could position them to see explosive growth in 2022.

As the world starts to fully feel the effects of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the way we think about living spaces will need to change. This well-written article from Spatial Experience makes the case that design thinking and growth-driven design can ensure that the coliving industry successfully adapts to future technological innovations.

An academic paper from the Design School at Aalto University in Finland, this resource provides an in-depth analysis on how modern smart home technologies can and will change the way people live in coliving communities.

The Better Coliving project from IKEA is an application to assist roommates to better “communicate, organize, and simplify your lives together.” If you’re currently living with roommates, give the app a try to see if it can help alleviate some common roommate friction points.