By 2020 more than 40 percent of American’s will be freelancers, contractors, and temp workers; the fact is, Americans are shifting towards a more independent work style. The future will see more and more workers migrating out of the office environment and adapting their home or favorite coffee shop to be a work environment. While having an … [Read more...] about Coworking’s Advantages for Freelancers

The first time I heard about coworking spaces, Glen and I were driving from Atlanta, GA to Navasota, TX. We were executing the first stage of the move that would ultimately take us to Frederick, MD and passing the ever-so-long drive with conversation. Sometime about 2 am, Glen mentioned something "cool" he read about. Coworking - … [Read more...] about History of Coworking

My goal, with this post and others, is to help sustain commitment among coworking communities to the core values of coworking and to promote those values as a means of differentiating coworking from shared office, executive suites or similar work spaces. There's so much more to coworking than co-working. Sustainability When one hears the word … [Read more...] about Coworking Core Value: Sustainability

I came across a little cartoon this past weekend about the  novelty of  a written letter. It struck me as being exceedingly true - at least for me. And, it's not because my email inbox is full of impersonal work-related communication or the occasional spam that makes it through Google's (pretty darn good) filter or even because I get SO MUCH email. … [Read more...] about Connection

I was reading a blog post today from Mutinerie, a cowork space in Paris, France (yes, it's in French. Let Google translate it for you). More to the point, I was watching a 20 minute video about their space. It was a nice peek into how cowork spaces evolve differently in different cultures. Mutinerie was formed by 3 guys from Berlin, Paris and New … [Read more...] about 5 Lessons Corporate Should Learn From Coworking