A preserved collection of Coworking.com’s published writing and reference pages, brought into the current site.
Like every year, this coming November the Coworking Europe Conference will gather all coworking enthusiasts for a three-day program of networking, speeches and updating on everything coworking-related. This year, the European capital
Read articleHaving already discussed our Cowo® Manifesto, today we get deeper on point no.5:: In our model, relationships comes first, profit comes second. Since it was born in 2008, the Cowo® network has always had a staple in activating coworking
Read articleThe greatest thing about coworking is that you’re never alone. This is the basis of each and every Cowo space, as well as of the whole coworking ecosystem. And if you’re wondering what this “coworking ecosystem” is, all you have to do is
Read articlePeople who know us also know that we care a lot about sharing a healthy communications of coworking’s best practices. That is why we created the Cowo Manifesto, 10 points that explain what coworking means to us. We have already started
Read articleA movement of freelancers is building up in Europe: Freelancer Movement. They are currently organizing a major communications campaign to build support for the Freelancers manifesto and present it to candidates to the European elections in
Read articlePeople in the coworking community know and love the “myth of the founding fathers”, a bunch of coders in California who created the first coworking space around 2005. If you go to coworking conference, you’re likely to hear names like Brad
Read articlePost Author: Kat Haselkorn. When it comes to picking out the perfect coworking space for yourself or your business, there are a number of factors to consider. Here, we outline seven steps to help you find the ideal work environment today
Read articlePost Author: Craig Baute. As space owners and coworking catalyst we work hard to create a culture and community that we view best fits the individuals in the neighborhood and our current members. We take careful considerations of the
Read articlePost Author: Eddie Arrieta. Without a doubt Medellin is one of the most important and recognized cities in Latin-america. It is evident that the difficult that came as a result of the growth and consolidation of Narco-traffic in Colombia
Read articlePost Author: Paul O’Brien. Entrepreneurship took a leap forward today in Austin, Texas with the announcement by Cospace of their partnership with Capital Factory, a leading startup accelerator, in managing a new facility sponsored by the
Read articlePost Author: Kevin Skiena. Imagine what would happen if McDonalds and Burger King shared recipes and business models, or if Comcast and Verizon viewed each other as allies in their efforts to bring cable and high-speed internet to
Read articlePost Author: gerard. I’m a writer and when I tell people I rent office space, I can tell they’re often thinking, “what a waste of money.” I mean, sure, I could work at home and save a little cash. We have an extra room with a door and
Read articlePost Author: Craig Baute. Since Regus claimed a few weeks ago to be the pioneers of coworking in the late 1980s a lot of coworking evangelists, myself included, were struck by their audacity to rewrite coworking’s origin story. The
Read articlePost Author: Tony Bacigalupo. Tony Bacigalupo is the Mayor of New Work City, a coworking space and community center for independents in NYC. This post originally appeared on Tony’s personal blog, HappyMonster. The world of work is
Read articlePost Author: Tomomi Sasaki. Coworking is a growing worldwide movement, and Japan is no exception. Although known for its culture of long working hours and office-bound work style — traditions ingrained into the psyche of the salaried
Read articlePost Author: Robert Wayne. I’ll get to the meat quickly but first you must know, my passion for coworking erupted like many house fires, unexpected in the night. One early morning between 4:00 AM and 9:00 AM this blinding surge became a
Read articleContributed by Angel Kwiatkowski of the Cohere Coworking Community in Fort Collins, CO. Since Cohere opened in 2010 we’ve maintained about a 1:1 female/male ratio. We didn’t think this was odd until people started asking us, “how can you
Read articleTraditionally, society forces us to choose between working at home for ourselves or working at an office for a company. If we work at a traditional 9 to 5 company job, we get community and structure, but lose freedom and the ability to
Read articlePlease enjoy five of the best blog posts from Cohere on building community around coworking. Learn more about how and where communities form, marketing tips, story telling and how to start a Meetup group for coworking.
Read articleThree reasons why a room-full of independent professionals bring more stability to the local economy than a moderately-sized corporation.
Read articleThese days, almost everyone is looking for ways to be green, but just like Kermit said, it’s not always easy. Whether you’re worried about the planet or not, there are significant benefits for those that live a more eco-friendly life, like
Read articleFor every freelancer that sings the praises of coworking, there are five that are wondering whether they should give it a try. Here’s a short list you can use to convince them!
Read articleBy Jessica Hulse, Space Owner, Longmont, Colorado “Build it and they will come” was recently quoted as a not awesome place to be, and I waved to the computer. “Yeah, I know, I thought.” Network, a coworking spot, opened on Feb. 14th in a
Read articlePost Author: Kevin Ross. I’m stepping out on a limb here and assuming that my job as a freelancer may be fairly unique. By professional definition, I’m a nurse. My role however is somewhat undefined. I’m a consultant, an independent
Read article1. Choose your initial coworkers carefully and invite them to be “guests of honor” at the open house. Think carefully about the type of community you want to build. We wanted a community of digitally creative people, which is exactly what
Read articleThey set deadlines around bizarre daily rituals. You’ll often hear things around a coworking space not typical of a normal office such as, “I need to get this done before the next cup of coffee,” or, “I’ve got to get all these e-mails out
Read articleAs the community manager and Madame of a coworking Space, I’m always surprised to hear the members ask me for something tempered with, “it’s okay if you say NO, I’ll understand.” The funny part is, about 98% of the time, I say YES and this
Read articleBefore we opened our coworking space here at Boulder Digital Arts, I headed out of state to check on some other coworking spaces to see how they do it. Overall, I was highly impressed, but I definitely noticed some things that I quickly
Read articleCoworking is part of a collaborative reorganization of the global workforce, but does that mean a traditional business model is out of the question?
Read articleAngel assigned the Cohere Coworking Community’s intern Ryan the task of writing a <500 word blog post about what he thinks is valuable about coworking. His imagination ran amok and what she got is this 2,700 word sci-fi short story based
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