March 27 Coworking Convo: Turning Office Renters into Community Members
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.
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
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
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
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
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
Game night at the coworking space with my coworking buddies. Anyone who has spent more than five minutes with me has heard me talk about
I recently heard a crazy story about a coworking space in Southern California. To be honest, “coworking” is not the right word to use here
There’s a lot to love about the global coworking movement. We’re a community of people who collaborate, share and support each other. Building on the
A common question among coworking space operators is how to attract new members. Whether it’s a new space just opening its doors, a space that’s
The coworking industry is on an insane growth trajectory. Coworking spaces are opening faster than we can keep track of, the news is full of
For a long time it was assumed that drugs cause addiction. You take drugs, you get addicted. An experiment with rats proved this to be
The other day in my home coworking space, I overheard a conversation that went something like this: Person 1: Hey, did I show you the
There are a ton of different types of coworking spaces, with more being built all the time. Some cater to rock climbers, some to social
A 2014 study commissioned by the Freelancers Union and Elance oDesk found that there are 53 million freelancers in the U.S. That’s more that the
Just over two years ago, I started coworking and it accelerated my freelance writing career big time. I became more productive, more connected to the