July 25 Coworking Convo: How to increase networking in your space
This is Ed. He’s part of our community at NextSpace Santa Cruz, my home coworking space. One morning, before COVID sent us all home to
My friends at GCUC Community recently hosted a facilitated discussion on communication and connection during racial unrest. Panelists for the event were Valerie Williams from
A handful of years ago, my partner Shout and I were visiting family in a small town in Northern California. The plan was to meet
Yesterday I posted the following Ann Handley quote on my Cat Johnson Co Instagram: “Even when you are marketing to your entire audience or customer
Some coworking spaces never completely closed, some are starting to slowly open back up, and some will not be open for weeks or months. Regardless
Something very interesting is happening in coworking right now. People who have built a business around shared workspace now have no workspace. It forces the
Coworking was never about desks and wifi. I didn’t foresee a global pandemic being the catalyst to prove this to the world, but here we
Your members are home. They may be scared, they may be overwhelmed and they may be isolated. Now is not the time to go into
Workspace news can be overwhelming. The industry side of the shared space sector makes a lot of noise about billion dollar valuations, grand spaces and
Every month, Action for Happiness creates a calendar of things to do to increase wellness, happiness and connection. The calendars are full cool ideas and
Like most people, I’ve had waves of frustration, fear and overwhelm about work, virus, future etc. Uncertainty is hard and my temptation is to overmanage,
Late last year, I had an idea that wouldn’t leave me alone. I’m always on the lookout for ways to support coworking space operators—particularly with
It’s Saturday morning, I’m a pinch under the weather, and Shout and I are catching up on all the Kobe tributes. There’s a lot to
It’s Monday morning, I have a long-ass todo list, and I’m geared up to go into deep production mode between now and early-2020. But something
These two things are true: 1. Every Thursday I send out the Coworking Out Loud Newsletter. 2. Thanksgiving in the States is always on a
Women Who Cowork is changing the coworking game. What started as a blog post has grown into an international community of coworking space operators who
Still bathing in the afterglow of GCUC UK, I’ve readjusted back to Pacific time and have had a few days to let my London coworking
For Coworking Day 2018, I wrote an open letter to community managers. They are the heartbeat of coworking, they have an almost-impossible job, and they
I’m almost decompressed from a week in Denver, where the Women Who Cowork retreat, a workshop I taught on content and leadership, and GCUC USA
Coworking makes us happier. We coworking lifers know this anecdotally, but there’s data to back it up. A study by Emergent Research and GCUC found
Remote work looks great from the outside. You get to work from home; you can be a digital nomad wandering the world with your laptop;
One year ago today, with exactly zero sleep and a body flooded with blinding anxiety, I stood up in front of a group of people
Last week, two people who know me well both expressed confusion as to what I’m up to with Coworking Content. Is it a business? Is
Apparently it’s Friendly February. I saw this graphic last night as I was scrolling through one of the socials, and had to share it. The
I tend to be on-again, off-again with podcasts. I’ll get into them for a while, then I’ll fall away. When I’m in a podcast groove,
You know what’s really nice? When joining a coworking space helps you improve and grow your business. Yep, fast wifi is great, and the always-on
I say it all the time because it’s true: coworking has nothing to do with desks and wifi. If all you need is a place
Way back in 1989, Queen Latifah dropped “Ladies First” on the world. The song called for the elimination of stereotypes and giving women due respect.
For the last couple of years, I’ve heard buzz about the included.co Secret Santa project for coworking space operators and members. To be honest, I had
If you’re looped in to coworking circles, you likely heard the collective squeals of delight last week when the AP Stylebook announced it would no