The WeWork Manifesto: First, Office Space. Next, the World.<br />Mr. Neumann — a lanky, longhaired 38-year-old Israeli — wants nothing less than to radically transform the way we work, live and play.<br />With little more than faddish interior design, free beer<br />and an invitation to socialize with strangers, Mr. Neumann claims to have conjured up a whole new paradigm for white-collar workers — and for education — and vows that it can change the world.<br />“We all understand how complicated and regulated school is compared to the simpler business that we are already in,” Mr. Neumann said.<br />On this, the first night of festivities, Mr. Neumann would oversee a “Shark Tank”-like competition for socially responsible small businesses — ranging from a start-up<br />that made customized prosthetics to a food-delivery service staffed by refugees — each vying for a $1 million prize.<br />“It’s going to work,” Mr. Neumann continued.
