How Coworking Shines a Light Through Dark Times
I don’t have Zoom overload. At all. I’m incredibly grateful for the platform—and all the other tools that keep me connected to my family, friends,
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I don’t have Zoom overload. At all. I’m incredibly grateful for the platform—and all the other tools that keep me connected to my family, friends,
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Dear coworking, How you holding up, mate? We didn’t see this one coming, did we? Spaces are empty, some are closing, members are cancelling and
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
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
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
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,
A: Acceptance B: Breathe C: Create and collaborate D: Dig deep and distance yourself E: Engage with your people F: Focus on friendship G: Give
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
Passion can inspire us and it can drive us. But can it sustain us? If our business/space/project/company is sustained only by passion, what happens when
Time for some tough love: Stop thinking about content and create something today.
There’s an old saying in coworking circles that your competition is not other coworking spaces, but people working from their couch, or kitchen table, or…closet?
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
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
What are you doing with your coworking space? What are you really doing? What would it look like if your space and community exceeded your
I’m obsessed with a song right now. I’m hesitant to tell you what it is because it’s a bit too on-the-nose, but the story falls
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
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
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,
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.
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
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
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