The new year is upon us! This is one of the BEST times of year to grow your community and attract new supporters—lots of people are back to work, changing jobs, or just plain ready to get out of the house, so let’s make sure you make the most of this moment! For the past few years, I’ve been experimenting … Read More
It happens more often than we’d like to admit: an expansion project with a new partner that looks like a great idea at first, only to degrade over time. The warning signs start to pile up—some subtle, some glaring—and you start to realize that your core values and those of the people you’re working with just won’t ever align. What … Read More
Hello from Coworking Europe Conference! While there are so many resources available for people interested in coworking, almost all of it is in English! Also, while I try to make my group video coaching meetings work for as many time zones as possible, there’s only so much we can do to stretch one simultaneous meetings across the globe. Fortunately, we’ve … Read More
Coworking has the tremendous potential to reduce suffering through togetherness and empowerment, especially among underserved populations. To support the success of communities that serve these populations, a group of professional coworking consultants, myself included, have banded together to offer a scholarship that provides our services free of charge to deserving applicants. Today I’m proud to announce the Coworking Compassion Project is offering thousands … Read More
I got an email from someone working on starting a new space recently. They asked a few questions about how to raise financing and generally gear up for renting a big space. The clever community builder, however, side steps this issue until they’re ready to take it on. Behold, my process for getting a space when you have no business … Read More
Shared spaces create opportunities for people to foster a sense of togetherness in ways that can truly make a lasting impact on people’s lives. By creating places where people can feel accepted, included, and encouraged to work on building their own businesses, we can help more and more people to feel connected to their neighbors and empowered to be masters … Read More
As you might know by now, I’m on a personal mission to see to it that there is a thriving, accessible, inclusive, awesome coworking space in every city in the world. Not just nice shared workspaces, but truly transformative centers that people know they can go to when they need to make a new friend or get some help growing … Read More
So… you’re starting (or running) a space, and there are others running spaces in your area! How do you treat these other people who are doing similar work to the work you are wanting to do? When you arrive at this place, you have a choice: go the old way, or consider the new way. If you’re willing, I think … Read More
Since moving back to New York a few months ago, I’ve been getting a lay of the land for the coworking scene here. You know what I’ve noticed? There are a lot of spaces… no, really, coworking is everywhere. It’s highly visible. It’s on signs, in windows. It’s the big spaces and it’s funky new startups. But it’s also… just … Read More
Today my Badass Friend™ Ashley Proctor posted a photo from a flight she was on, featuring a documentary on coworking that she found on the in-flight entertainment system: …which, unto itself, is just another sign of just how far coworking has come to the mainstream. But wait, there’s more! This isn’t just a puff piece on fancy-looking office rentals. They … Read More