KinKubes

A by-the-hour bookable/rentable telework cubical configured to a very stringent degree of standardization. Teleworkers who do not like to mix their work with home life would take a very short commute to the nearest facility.

In order to encourage adoption, a business could phase in the technology aspect as follows: at the lowest level the cube provides only a network jack with guaranteed QoS and the employee brings a laptop with them and attaches via VPN. A full size keyboard, monitor, and telephony equipment are provided to plug into the laptop.

At the next level, the company upgrades dedicated bandwidth to the provider and integrates their videoconferencing system with one provided in the cube, allowing micromanagers the constant surveillance they require to feel comfortable with telework, as well as actual productive teleconference use on the part of the employee.

At the final level, the employee need not even bring a laptop, just any security key system desired by the employer. A system in the cube is disk-wiped and automatically/remotely loaded with company software and employee personalizations before their arrival, and changes recorded after their departure.

This would offload all aspects of office space management, and most of desktop support, from individual companies to a few competitors that specialize in it.