![Members sit and use laptop computers at the WeWork Cos. Iceberg co-working space in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. The office-sharing giant, valued at as much as $42 billion, is getting a greater portion of its business from the large companies that property owners usually court. It's also building an investment division to buy its own sites, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Photographer: Keith Bedford/Bloomberg](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VXIMT5ICMUOYHBEI7HUCEPVKWQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=70ebb9eb9c608e33f9f28338c91baf18b7ed66ff99cb96d574aafb10c928ad7c&width=400&height=225)
Members at the WeWork Cos. Iceberg co-working space in Tokyo, Japan. Freelancers are becoming a larger part of the modern workforce. Bloomberg
Members at the WeWork Cos. Iceberg co-working space in Tokyo, Japan. Freelancers are becoming a larger part of the modern workforce. Bloomberg
Why the gig economy is all about embracing change
It is imperative to adapt in order for our economy to develop in tandem with the rest of the world