If I see another article about how open workspaces are bad, I'm going to scream. It's a tired old conversation that we long ago laid to rest. Here's the deal, from someone who works every day in an open workspace: No one space works for every person / day / project What we love about open … [Read More...]
A Few Thoughts on the WeWork Beef
If you follow coworking on social media, you've likely see the news that WeWork is no longer paying for meat for its employees. As Fast Company reports, the company has "instituted a new policy that employees will not be allowed to expense meals including poultry, pork, or beef, nor will the company … [Read More...]
It’s Not Just You. Creating Content Can be Stressful.
I received a record number of responses to last week's Coworking Out Loud Newsletter, so I decided to republish it here. If you want to receive future newsletters, subscribe here. Hi there Content can be stressful. There, I said it. It’s a challenge to consistently create, ship and … [Read More...]
Could You Survive the Loss of Your Coworking Space?
Let’s do a little thought experiment. What would happen if you lost your coworking space? I mean the actual building, with all your cool interior design, your ergonomic furniture, your soundproof phone booths, your glass-enclosed meeting rooms? Would your community stay connected until you collectively figured out the next step? Or would it quickly fall […]
Coworking and the Birth of Rock and Roll
A recurring topic of conversation during my record store years was around that period in music history when blues and early R&B—styles created by black artists—were co-opted and sold to white audiences. The obvious example of this is Elvis Presley, who, um, borrowed heavily from Chuck Berry, who is arguably the real father of rock. […]
You Can’t Force Community
I was recently chatting with a fellow Peers Conference attendee in Austin, Texas. We were at a post-event happy hour swapping stories about working alone, freelancing and the benefits (and pitfalls) of working for an agency. The conversation turned, as it often does with me, to coworking. I asked my new friend if he had […]
Turning People Away from Your Space Can Strengthen the Coworking Movement
I spent my first year coworking in the wrong space. The long-story-short is that it just wasn’t a good fit for me. I didn’t really participate in the space or community because it never felt like home. After a year, I left and found my longtime home coworking space, NextSpace Santa Cruz. At NextSpace, I […]