February 27 Coworking Convo: Staying Engaged and Inspired as a Community Builder
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
I spend a lot of my time thinking about stories. What I’ve found is that they’re everywhere. We are, in no small way, collections of
Jennifer, one of our community managers at NextSpace Santa Cruz, gives great hugs. You know the type of bear hugs that make you feel like
How are you feeling right now? It’s a pretty simple question, but it’s also a powerful one. How often do we stop and check in
A couple of weeks ago, I was thinking about how many of my friends and colleagues struggle with overwhelm, anxiety and depression. So I posted
Coworking has changed a lot in the last 10 years. Now, in addition to community-focused coworking spaces, we have a booming workspace industry full of
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
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
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
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,
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
Note: The following was originally published in the Coworking Out Loud Newsletter. I received such an enthusiastic response that I decided to republish it here.
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
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
This is less a blog post and more a question: How can coworking space operators, service providers and industry pros better include coworking space members
Each year, when the Global Coworking Survey comes around, I post all over social media that workspace operators, coworking members and everyone else should take
In 2011, Randi Zuckerberg shared what she called the Entrepreneur’s Dilemma. The idea is that busy, successful entrepreneurs don’t have time for everything and that
Loneliness is a huge problem. Despite our tech-connected world, people are alone and hungry for authentic connection. The problem is so serious and widespread that
Talking to coworking people about the importance of community is, as my dad would say, preaching to the choir. Most of us coworking professionals understand
I recently read a thought-provoking blog post from Sarah Athanas, co-founder of Groundwork in New Bedford, Massachusetts. In it, Athanas asks the question, “Is coworking
The best way to predict the future of coworking is to share your experience in the Global Coworking Survey. The survey is open to space