Imagine leaving work at the office. Not an absurd idea, but a luxury many don’t have. With smartphones and constant access to work emails, the lines between work and leisure are blurred. German Labour Minister Andrea Nahles wants to put an end to this with a 6pm work email ban.

No sugar, no milk, no laptop, no babies – The Barn in Berlin is a coffee shop only for connoisseurs. As terms like ‘artisan’ become diluted, discerning foodies are flocking to specialist producers whose pride and expertise borders on arrogance.

The office is changing. New technology means employees are more mobile, affecting the physical and cultural dynamics. By 2020, freelancers will make up 40% of the workforce, and rent-an-office spaces and cafés are meeting this new need. So what will the office of the future look like?

From the thousands of photos we have stored in our iPhones to that empty garage, we all have assets that are underused – and ripe for the selling. It’s not just a sharing economy, it’s asellingeconomy. But do we really want to monetise almost every aspect of everyday life?