Contemporary Commune

New models of communal living emerge to suit the Millennial lifestyle

Implications - As consumers continue to value experiences over ownership, creative models for shared living spaces are providing Millennials with unique alternatives to traditional living arrangements that emphasize flexibility of terms and fostering a sense of community. In addition to highlighting the cyclical nature of consumer values with its relation to similar initiatives in the 1960s, this pattern demonstrates consumer-led disruption as response to skyrocketing costs of living in densely populated urban spaces.
Workshop Question - What is one new approach your brand could take in order to appeal to the Millennial consumer?

Trend Themes

  1. Co-living Spaces — Providing affordable co-living spaces in urban environments aimed at young people to communally live and save money.
  2. Short-term Apartment Rentals — Providing an easier way for consumers to secure short-term apartment rentals that allow for continuous moving with access to coworking spaces to foster a sense of community.
  3. Mobile Worker Residences — Proving innovative cost-saving living solutions for mobile workers in the ever-rising cost-of-living real estate environment.

Industry Implications

  1. Real Estate — New models of communal living spaces offering innovative, technology-enhanced co-living solutions.
  2. Hospitality & Travel — New forms of affordable short-term rentals targeting working nomads and those seeking unique travel experiences.
  3. Coworking Spaces — Innovative co-living spaces that offer flexible accommodations for mobile workers upping the ante for coworking spaces providers around the world.
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6 Featured, 34 Examples:
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Featured Examples

Communal Living Experiments
Communal Living Experiments
The WeWork WeLive Space is a Converted 20 Storey office Building
The WeWork WeLive space is an experiment that can revolutionize the way people think of living—alone or together. Although communal living is not a new concept, it’s not one often seen... MORE
Urban Co-Living Spaces
Urban Co-Living Spaces
The 'Common' Start-Up Opens Its First Communal Home in High-Priced NYC
‘Common’ is a start-up created by General Assembly co-founder Brad Hargreaves that aims to provide affordable co-living spaces in urban environments. With housing prices skyrocketing and... MORE
Short-Term Apartment Rentals
Short-Term Apartment Rentals
This Network of Co-Living Spaces Lets Workers Live All Over the World
Instead of singing a long-term lease, consumers can now use a platform called ‘Roam’ to secure short-term apartment rentals that allow for continuous moving. With more and more consumers... MORE
Digital Startup Accommodations
Digital Startup Accommodations
The Construkt Media Startup Hostel Offers Business Accommodation
The first startup hostel to hit Bangalore, India, the Construkt Media Startup Hostel is designed as a business accommodation that will provide a way for brands to save money. Startups have a high... MORE
Mobile Worker Residences
Mobile Worker Residences
'PodShare' is a Working and Living Community Space for Individuals
With the cost of home ownership rising to exponential highs, new innovations like the ‘PodShare’ working and living community solution are being developed to help provide another option.... MORE
Communal Living Houses
Communal Living Houses
Open Door Offers Co-Living Spaces for People to Live as a "Family"
Popularized in the 60s by the hippie movement, the concept of communal living began to fade after it was depreciated by a now infamous ex-commune. Open Door is a company founded by Jay Standish... MORE

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Human-Mimicking Robots
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Communal Cycling Apps
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Urban Co-Living Spaces
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Micro-Living Towers
Micro-Living Towers
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Nomadic Networking Platforms
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Simplistic Relaxation Havens
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