They’ve always said that creatives are crazy, always trying things on, have no shame, are way too precious. But guess what? They’re no fools. Absolutely not! Do you know what they’ve just set up? Swap!

Swapyourshop is a community that allows creative professionals to swap spaces, i.e., to grab your laptop and go to work at someone else’s house while you discover his or her city. Or, and herein lies the beauty of the idea, the two creative professionals keep their jobs but carry them out at the workplace and in the city of the other. "SwapYourShop is an online community that allows creative professionals to connect and organize for a temporary swap. This exchange applies only to spaces (home and office) throughout the country (the U.S.) or even the world. Those who do the swap keep on working for their company. Change place, but not your job, ", explain the founders of the project, Rachel Clemens, Josh Peichoto, Jennifer Wright and Mackenzie Walsh. (Source: Yorokubu)

Creatives around the world (although I’m afraid that at the moment it’s very U.S. focused, being an American start-up) can suggest a swap. Thereafter, they swap homes, offices, bars (yes, even bars!)... while still working for their company as usual, just elsewhere. They put it very simply: they'll get to swap their lives and keep their jobs. The funny thing is that, in order to sell the idea, they say that swappers will be creatively influenced by new observations and experiences. Well, perhaps that’s true, but I think there are stronger reasons... Why would you go to work in another city?

Registration is free, they offer advertising for products related to working away from home, and it lets you decide whether you’re ready to swap or if you’re just looking and preparing for it. Or preparing your bosses, perhaps, because ... do you think the Spanish business community is prepared for an idea like this?

The community has attached a blog in which its founders keep us informed on the latest news and ask for feedback from users. These are their latest questions, which you are invited to answer:

1) What concerns you when you swap with another creative (safety, quality of the home, your own job security...)?

2) Can you think of other ways to use this community? (Swap the whole team, for freelancers ...)?

3) What’s missing on the site? What would you like to know about the creative you’re thinking of swapping with?

Creatives of the world, you know yourselves, it's time to swap!

http://www.swapyourshop.com/