Today, the word "coworking" is used to describe everything from a building full of private offices to "flex desks" to people gathering in someone’s living room to put in a good day’s work. Coworking - movement or marketing hype? When I first became acquainted with the term back in 2008, coworking was a grass-roots movement that grew from … [Read more...] about Revisiting the Core Values of Coworking
News
An Open Letter to the Members of Cowork Frederick
This is a story of struggle, persistence, of recovery, hope and gratitude. When news of the pandemic arrived, I feared for the survival of Cowork Frederick. Within a span of just 2 days, all meeting room reservations and events were cancelled. Members began leaving. For the first month, the governor announced new rules for business operations … [Read more...] about An Open Letter to the Members of Cowork Frederick
Coping with Corona (a Slack channel)
When the pandemic hit, we saw an opportunity to leverage our existing online communication platform (Slack) to help us, the members of Cowork Frederick, cope with what was coming. We created a channel called #coping-with-corona and invited people to share anything related to how they are doing just that. For a while, it was our most popular … [Read more...] about Coping with Corona (a Slack channel)
Current Operations – COVID-19
We've been getting questions about we're currently operating, in times of COVID-19. We've answered the most common ones below. Note that our guidance for members is different than for visitors/guests. There are stricter requirements for visitors - including attendees of meetings. Those measures are largely linked to contact tracing … [Read more...] about Current Operations – COVID-19
We’re Here For You
That phrase is being used a lot these days, so let me expand on it. We're not just here for you in our thoughts and prayers or here for you with virtual events or service offerings. We are here at 122 E Patrick St, with our coworking space for members or day pass visitors, our meeting rooms and our mail service. We are HERE for you. If you … [Read more...] about We’re Here For You