July 25 Coworking Convo: How to increase networking in your space
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.
Updated 1/7/2023 One of the most powerful aspects of content marketing is that it can be used for just about anything. Coworking spaces, dog walkers,
This week a small business owner said something that made me want to scream. We were chatting on the sidewalk in downtown Santa Cruz and
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
Who are you marketing your coworking space to? If your response is “everyone,” we need to have a chat. Your target market is not everyone.
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
If you follow coworking on social media, you’ve likely see the news that WeWork is no longer paying for meat for its employees. As Fast
I received a record number of responses to last week’s Coworking Out Loud Newsletter, so I decided to republish it here. If you want to
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
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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
Last week my friend and fellow coworking enthusiast Bernie J. Mitchell called me out. After recording an episode of the Ouishare Radio Write Club, the
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
Liz Elam has a unique, insider’s perspective on the global workspace industry. Executive producer of the Global Coworking Unconference Conference and owner of Link Coworking
Emergent Research and GCUC (Global Coworking Unconference Conference) just released their 2017-2022 Coworking Forecast. As usual, the annual forecast is full of interesting data and
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
In an article for OpenSource.com, photographer JT Pennington shares his favorite open source tools for photography enthusiasts. He points out that, while most people “scoff at the idea of a
I had an unpleasant realization recently. I was at a retreat with some of my coworking friends and we were talking about the importance of