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, … [Read More...]
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 … [Read More...]
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 … [Read More...]
Work From Home Fashion Fails: an Illustrator’s Hilarious Case for Coworking
It’s easy to laugh at the work from home lifestyle. Because, for a lot of people, it’s not pretty. Remember last year’s oh-so memorable Freelance Achievement Stickers, which included such winners as, “Talked to someone in person today,” “Good Skype behavior,” and “Remembered to eat.” And who can forget the LOL-inducing conversation between a 911 […]
A GCUC Follow-up: Don’t Panic, Focus on You
Note: The following is from this week’s edition of the Coworking Out Loud Newsletter. I’ve received such an enthusiastic response to it that I decided to republish it here. Hi there Well, GCUC NYC happened and, as expected, it was outstanding. My head is still spinning from all the ideas and connections from the conference. My heart […]
How to Live Tweet from GCUC (and Why You Should)
I love live tweeting conferences. It’s fun to share quote, insights, stats and takeaways in real-time with other conference attendees and people following along from home. Conference tweeting is also a great way to connect with people, grow my audience and showcase my values around coworking and my own work within the movement. Next week […]
What Do You Want? Voices from a Coworking Community
Bennett Roesch was a fabulous part of the NextSpace Santa Cruz coworking community. He was known for juggling in the common space, organizing group plank sessions, fire spinning, making enormous sandwiches, hosting game nights and being down to participate in whatever was happening. Bennett was a friend to everyone. He loved to connect with people—to […]