Coworking spaces and offices: personalizing spaces with real stories from the people who use them

January 18, 2026
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Coworking spaces and offices: personalizing spaces with real stories from the people who use them

Coworking spaces and offices are not just places with desks and chairs.
They are:

  • team meeting points

  • stage for important projects

  • setting for entire professional journeys

Even so, many corporate environments still seem generic:

  • neutral walls

  • artwork unrelated to the place's history

  • little visual connection with those who actually use the space

PicFlow offers an alternative:

using real stories of people, teams, and communities
to generate Energy Cards
and transform offices and coworking spaces into environments that breathe culture.


Why personalizing spaces with real stories makes a difference

In coworking spaces:

  • different companies and professionals share the same environment

  • the perception of “community” is a brand differentiator

In offices:

  • internal culture, pride of belonging, and motivation are strongly influenced by what people see and feel daily

Environments that tell stories:

  • generate more identification

  • help with talent retention

  • impress clients and partners during visits

  • make the brand more memorable

The practical question is:
how to do this at scale, without relying on expensive and slow decoration projects?

This is where PicFlow comes in.


How PicFlow works in coworking spaces and offices

1) Capturing stories and moments of the space

Throughout the year, the following happen:

  • important meetings

  • team achievements

  • internal events

  • training and immersions

  • celebrations (birthdays, results, launches)

  • memorable informal moments (coffee breaks, exchanges, interactions between companies in the coworking space)

The proposal is to record:

  • photos of these moments

  • short videos

  • audio or text testimonials

This becomes the raw material that will be sent to PicFlow.

2) Generating Energy Cards with the “face” of the culture

PicFlow:

  • interprets the context of the images (who, where, what, mood)

  • considers the brand's tone (more formal, more creative, more tech, more relaxed)

  • generates Energy Cards that translate these moments into digital art

One can define, for example:

  • a cleaner and more corporate visual style

  • or a more colorful, creative, urban aesthetic

The result is a set of cards with a consistent identity, but based on real moments.


Three practical applications in coworking spaces and offices

1) Community gallery (coworking spaces)

Coworking spaces can create:

  • a “community wall” with Energy Cards of:

    • resident companies

    • events, meetups, talks

    • client and member achievements

    • daily life scenes

Flow:

  1. Record recurring moments of the space.

  2. Upload to PicFlow and generate Energy Cards.

  3. Select the most representative ones.

  4. Transform into frames/panels and set up the gallery.

Benefits:

  • members recognize themselves in the space

  • visitors immediately see that there is an active community there

  • the coworking space differentiates itself from “anonymous” spaces


2) Culture gallery (company offices)

Corporate offices can use PicFlow to create:

  • culture corridors

    • with Energy Cards of key moments:

      • team achievements

      • important launches

      • internal events

      • social responsibility actions

      • company historical milestones

  • themed meeting rooms

    • each room with a collection representing a value, a team, a project

Example:

  • “Innovation” Room: cards of disruptive projects, hackathons, squads

  • “Clients” Room: cards of meetings, visits, significant deliveries

  • “People” Room: cards of HR actions, integration, diversity, and inclusion

This helps to:

  • materialize culture in the physical space

  • impress clients

  • daily reinforce the company's “why” for those who work there


3) Visual recognition of teams and individuals

Energy Cards can also be used in:

  • recognition programs (e.g., “Team of the Quarter”, “Highlight Project”, “Inspiring Onboarding”)

  • celebrations of achieved goals (sales target, project completion, complex delivery)

Flow:

  1. Record the moment of achievement.

  2. Generate Energy Cards related to this victory.

  3. Transform into frames that go:

    • to the team's area

    • to a “Hall of Achievements”

    • to the home of the project leader, as a gesture of recognition

This:

  • materializes recognition

  • creates a celebration ritual

  • makes people feel proud when they see their stories on the walls


Difference between “generic decoration” and “living decoration”

With generic art:

  • the space might be beautiful, but not very memorable

  • people don't create a bond with what's on the walls

  • it's difficult to tell a specific narrative of the company or coworking space

With Energy Cards via PicFlow:

  • each frame carries a true story

  • the aesthetic is aligned with the brand, but nourished by authentic moments

  • it's possible to update collections over time:

    • 2026 collection

    • major projects of the semester

    • internal events of the year

The environment ceases to be static and begins to evolve with the community itself.


Where this fits in the funnel (and people strategy)

For coworking spaces:

  • Awareness / Consideration

    • photos and videos of the galleries on social media and sales materials

    • show potential members that there is a living community there

  • Conversion

    • guided tours passing through the “community wall” with Energy Cards

    • narratives that help close new contracts

  • Retention

    • members feel part of the space

    • want to continue building this story

For corporate offices:

  • Employer Branding / Talent Attraction

    • use of galleries in talent attraction materials

    • tours with candidates showing the company's history on the walls

  • Retention / Internal Culture

    • daily reinforcement of values and achievements

    • symbolic capital for teams (“our project is on the wall”)


How to start in 2026 with coworking spaces and offices

  1. Choose a small pilot

    • 1 corridor, 1 common area, 1 floor.

  2. Map existing moments and stories

    • significant projects, events, community scenes.

  3. Upload this material to PicFlow

    • generate Energy Cards aligned with the brand's identity.

  4. Select and print the first frames

    • set up the first gallery.

  5. Communicate internally and externally

    • explain that the gallery was created with real stories

    • invite everyone to participate in the next collections

  6. Create an update cycle

    • new collection every semester or year

    • incorporate new teams, new companies, new projects


In summary

Coworking spaces and offices can use PicFlow to:

  • transform the physical space into a living reflection of its culture and community

  • create galleries that tell real stories of people, teams, and companies

  • reinforce belonging, pride, and attractiveness for talent and clients

Instead of neutral walls and generic artwork,
2026 can be the year your space starts to say, out loud:

“Here there is history.
Here there are people.
Here there is movement.”

And PicFlow is the infrastructure that makes it easy to create, update, and scale.

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