http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=news The CoWorking Institute is an undertaking of the pioneer of technologies for collaborative work and play Bernard DeKoven and newsmaster Gerrit Visser. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:53:28 +0200 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:53:27 +0200 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=63 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=63 In his post on "Redefining Coworking," Dusty Reagan suggests that "...coworking is not a noun but a verb. So, coworking is not a space, a community, a set of values, a business model, or any combination of those things. It's an activity like swimming is an activity. Mon, 05 May 2008 18:11:01 +0200 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=62 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=62 Sometimes, it can be a wonderful thing, a real gift to the spirit, to the fun of work, this bringing in of fun and games, these "irregularly shaped meeting rooms with few right angles, including an oval foyer with a video wall and a room with a curved wall, low armchairs and an electric fireplace. In the quadrangular boardroom, notebook computers that record handwritten notes replace flip charts. One L-shaped space features a recessed bank of white leather seat pods opposite a water wall." Sometimes, it can be yet another way to manipulate people into getting the least out of giving the most. Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:18:22 +0100 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=61 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=61 In a recent post in the Coworking Group, Noel Hidalgo shares a vision of Coworking which is remarkably lucid and inspiring. He writes: "i also know the highways of rome were built on blood, sweat and tears of people who thought they were helping the common good. in due time, i do hope that we ALL can realize that there doesn't need to be ownership. (this is a starfish right?) it is also wonderful to see that a few people are starting to understand the difference between a global movement vs. a controlled network. (ah, how i'm remembering some of those early email threads...) Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:58:57 +0100 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=60 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=60 Near the end of a very encouraging article by Jeremiah Owyang, he begins to talk about this "Moving from Me to We" notion. I would like to offer a slightly different picture of the Me and We relationship. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:15:07 +0100 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=59 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=59 Imagine that you are working in a well-equipped cubicle somewhere not to far from a well-equipped kitchen and a speedy color printer. Sounds like being in an office, doesn't it?