A preserved collection of Coworking.com’s published writing and reference pages, brought into the current site.
April 30, 2020
There are so many great projects happening right now to so we thought we'd set aside some time to check in on what some of these folks are working on. Our hope is to give everyone a chance to see what's happening and find new ways to partic…
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August 12, 2018
Wow! Coworking Day was a huge success, with dozens (if not hundreds!) of spaces participating all over the planet. Special thanks to the following groups for participating in Coworking Week this year: ACE Coworking • Azumino Cowo
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December 15, 2017 · opencoworking
A bunch of us volunteers had a video meeting today to discuss some of the projects we’re working on. See a few notes on our latest efforts below and ways you can help in green! Also: Volunteers for coworking.org meet on the #open-coworking
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December 1, 2017 · opencoworking
For the longest time, many of us in the coworking movement have been emphasizing the fact that coworking is about more than renting workspace—but if that’s the care, what is it about? We believe that, at its core, true coworking is an act
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November 3, 2017 · Melissa Saubers
The definition of an Alliance is a union or association formed for mutual benefit. The definition of a Collective is a cooperative enterprise. And the definition of an Association is a group of people organized for a joint purpose. Picture
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June 22, 2016 · opencoworking
By Tony Bacigalupo of New Work Cities. What follows is an excerpt of an email conversation I recently had with a coworking space manager who is struggling with an unfortunately common issue in the coworking world: We are running into a
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May 30, 2016 · opencoworking
We’re proud to announce a new, fresh design for the Coworking Blog! After many years of faithful service, the Woothemes Mainstream theme was thrown a respectful retirement party. Colleagues gathered around and shared stories of their fond
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December 21, 2015 · Wendy Chen
Post Author: Wendy Chen. For small businesses, joining a coworking space can bring some game-changing benefits. Working in the same environment as like minded businesses and ambitious entrepreneurs, networking, finding potential clients
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December 3, 2015 · Massimo Carraro
Coworking Europe 2015 Cowo Milano Login presentation for you to enjoy! Milano, november 2015: Coworking becoming a company platform, by Ivan Botta of Coworking Cowo Milano/Login. . Related content: Ivan Botta’s interview (in Italian).
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November 24, 2015 · Community Contribution
Post Author: Connor Provines. Over the past year I’ve gone from an outsider, to someone who is well versed in the world of coworking and some of its finer inner workings. It’s a large part of my job; however the more I study certain
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November 23, 2015 · Tony Bacigalupo
This post is by Doris Schuppe of Rayaworx Coworking. At the Coworking Europe Conference in Milan, Rainer from Rayaworx introduced the idea of CoworkingMonday in his session. The feedback was very positive. So we would like to spread the
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November 19, 2015 · Community Contribution
Post Author: Wendy Chen. Let’s say you decided to try coworking. Now it’s the right time to choose a shared office and jump straight into business. Yet, there are different types of coworking spaces, so how do you know that you’ve chosen
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November 11, 2015 · Community Contribution
Post Author: Michael Gasiorek. As a startup business owner, have you ever asked yourself how your company can overcome a much larger funded competitor? You may be imagining your competitors using all their capital to hire developers, an
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November 9, 2015 · Community Contribution
This post is by Marc Howard of When You Live in the Now. There was something distinctly different about the one-hundred and sixty or so aspiring coders that surrounded me last weekend at the We/Code event hosted at one of the most thriving
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November 6, 2015 · Community Contribution
Post Author: Michael Gasiorek. Millennials have begun reimagining the workplace to better fit their needs. One way this generation is bucking tradition is by coworking, a relatively recent phenomenon that allows freelancers and
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November 4, 2015 · Tony Bacigalupo
Reposted from Tony Bacigalupo’s blog. Coworking is not a zero sum game (yet). New spaces are opening all over the world every single day, but if we keep thinking of this simply in terms of desks and chairs then we’re missing the bigger
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October 21, 2015 · Tony Bacigalupo
Howdy, folks! If you were at GCUC USA in Berkeley this year, you likely saw Perttu and his camera following folks around conducting interviews. Now, you can get a peek at one of the projects he’s been working on. Check the trailer here:
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October 8, 2015 · Tony Bacigalupo
Reporting live from the GCUC Canada 2015 unconference day! The below are quoted, but in many cases are paraphrased. If I misquoted you, let me know! “We run a monthly First Friday open house. The conversion rate is not so great, but it’s
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June 22, 2015 · Jeannine
Post Author: jeannine. Working freelance has a huge number of advantages: a work/life balance many would kill for, the freedom to choose exactly how you want to work, the luxury of being able to dictate your own prices, pay rises and
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June 17, 2015 · Massimo Carraro
As an active coworking community of more than 100 spaces all over Italy, with a spot in Switzerland as well, we are happy to announce that this year the Europe of coworking meets in Italy 🙂 We’re talking about the next Coworking Europe
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February 22, 2015 · Massimo Carraro
Microsoft recently broadcasted this awesome video, called “Future Productivity Vision”. The story goes that a young professional enters a coworking door and… L’articolo [ Video ] The Future of Productivity? According to Microsoft, from
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February 17, 2015 · anthony thompson
Post Author: anthony thompson. Say it with me, “Fit – Space – Don’t Sell It.” I’m still not a fan of pop up ads (although millions of blogs inundate you with them to sign up for their damn newsletter) but if I knew what would be better I’d
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January 27, 2015 · Jeannine
The Coworking Africa conference, the first major event organized on the topic of Coworking in Africa, is to take place in Cape Town, South Africa, on July 23rd and 24th 2015. During two days, Cape Town will be the African capital of
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January 11, 2015 · Massimo Carraro
We are happy and thrilled to announce the first Cowo® coworking space in Switzerland, thanks to Mendrisio’s fastERA company. Things happen because of people. If we are able to announce Cowo®’s first coworking space in Switzerland, we owe
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January 3, 2015 · Massimo Carraro
The idea of coworking is not a new one: “independent together” is something even the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer knew, back in 1964. Enjoy this awesome video – first shared by Locus Coworking’s Prague coworkers and republished, with
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December 9, 2014 · Chris
Post Author: Chris. That building in your town, with lots of people coming in and out, working on tables and chairs, or even small offices. Everybody wants to know what it is all about. So how do you explain it? The truth is, that its just
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November 27, 2014 · Jeannine
It was fun and exciting, there were workshops and tours and laughs. Come and see, the Coworking EU Conference that was. #coworkingeu
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October 15, 2014 · Jeannine
Note: This blogpost was written by Faraz Majidulla, of Astana Multispace, as part of an informal series to introduce us to Coworking spaces and how they function all over the world. So let’s start the series off with a little bling bling
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October 9, 2014 · Community Contribution
Post Author: jeannine. This blog post first appeared on Jonathan Markwell’s blog and is republished here with permission. The subject of competing Coworking spaces within one city came up in the Coworking group, and during the discussion
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September 21, 2014 · Community Contribution
Post Author: Kat Haselkorn. Coworking is increasing in popularity to the point where, something that was once nearly unheard of, is now a common way to do business. From entrepreneurs to start-ups to small businesses, working in a shared
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