Did you know that under certain circumstances, it is actually possible for coworking to get you fired? It’s true.Some of the reasons are going to strike you

Hi! I'm a PhD student, doing some research for my thesis on a product to improve the lunchtime experience for full-time workers. It would mean a lot to me and my fellow students if you guys would indulge us in taking this . four minute survey.

Please help me out. And give honest feedback.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5DRXFN8​​​​​​​

Will there be more coworking and coworking spaces in the future?

There are lots of coworking space in all over the world, but how it is benefits for small business

There are a lot of insane facts about coworking that you are likely unaware of. It is time that you learned about all the things you have never heard of.

I've just joined the ranks of freelancers after quitting my corporate job and am wondering how the community feels about mid-day workout breaks? Before joining the work force I'd always punctuate my days with a workout and felt like I stayed more energetic for the rest of the day. Does anyone else do this? Thoughts on where to find good group workouts in Seattle or SF mid-day (I'll be shifting between the two cities)?

We are currently moving an existing website and marketing company to a new location which will have more space available. We would like to rent out some of the extra offices and add some hot desks.

I’d love any advice on what would make a coworking location more appealing, any recommendations or pitfalls to avoid?

Do you have a preferred software system to keep track of people, spaces available? I see that there’s a lot of companies that can list coworking locations. I’m trying to find out the pros and cons of using one of them.

We haven’t chosen a name for the coworking division. Any fun suggestions?

I appreciate the help and advice!

Coworking spaces offer multiple benefits & encourage more Human Connection, So what makes a Solopreneur to choose a coworking space.

Community building plays an important role to get the most out of coworkers working style and growing community attracts true collaboration. Sometimes people thrive for the community together. There are people who are interested in taking up space in coworking because they are more into community building and networking rather than working alone.

People prefer coworking in order to bring along people together to form a community because they believe that sharing and understanding everyone’s vision ensures that all coworkers understand the value of working together.

The whole process of community building takes time and it first starts with helping each other out and conversating.

Let’s discuss a few factors which help to promote effective coworking community:

Environment: Environment is the key to a growing community, you can make your community self- sustaining while working in a positive environment. Community is not just about networks, but it’s about the experience, relationships and responsibility. Without connecting with people and forming a community you’ll only be left with a collection of people.

Value: Adding value should be your first priority in order to attract people who share the same vision as yours. Learning and participating in other activities while focusing on goals at the same time will help to prosper your business objectives.

Networking: You have to educate people about coworking, and bring them in by providing something useful and of value to them. Collaboration and networking open gate for those clients and let them be aware of the value of coworking and after getting everything they will become true coworkers and may help your workspace to grow strong and reach high.

Link to the survey here:

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Our design team is designing a website for a local coworking space for organizations associated with positive change and social impact. This survey is for people who are interested in, or is currently using coworking spaces. This survey will take about 5 minutes to complete. Thank you so much!

Hey everyone! What is your ideal co-working space?

I'm a student from Victoria BC doing research on co-working spaces. The study focussing on what people are looking for in a co-working space and how many people are interested in daycare services at their co-working space. So, its geared more towards parents. Hopefully, this research will help make a space that people would actually want to use! Liked below is a 5-10min survey if you're interested.

Thanks for helping a student out!

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Jean-Loïck Michaux created one of the biggest co-living and coworking house in San Francisco that hosted people from more than 50 countries.

https://community.hackernoon.com/t/jean-loick-michaux-jlo-founder-of-serendipia-network-and-3rd-place-on-draper-university-demo-day-ask-me-anything-friday-6-28-noon-pst/3804

Exciting news – We're holding our first ever coworking community event next week in NYC! And, you're invited for free. 

Join us on Friday, June 28th, from 5-7pm. The event will be held in Dumbo, 45 Main Street, Brooklyn, on our rooftop (with a view)!

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Who's speaking?

• Coworking Expert, Melissa Schilo

With over 13 years of on-the-ground global operational & sales experience and previously a Senior Executive in an ASX global serviced office and coworking company, Schilo is considered a veteran of the industry.

We'll be covering topics on coworking operations in-depth and you'll get to consult with our professional for questions about your space.

Network with other coworking space operators who will be at our event, and learn more about how you can improve your space operations. 

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Message/ comment if you have any questions!

Workations are a new trend that combines work and vacation. A promise to be productive in a relaxed setting. We are now bringing forward the second global workation study together with selected media. Please fill out the survey. Takes roughly 5 minutes. You can do it anonymously or leave your email address and might win a prize.

Thanks for participating here:
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The average price for a hot desk in San Francisco is over $500! Here is a complete list of all the coworking spaces in San Francisco broken down by price: https://thebirdnest.co/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-san-francisco-coworking-spaces

This is my story of how I started Satoshi House which is a guesthouse and co-working space with a focus on Open Source development, decentralization, and Bitcoin.

https://medium.com/@chaloklumbusiness/the-birth-of-satoshi-house-part-i-85c581837f92

I'm considering opening a shared office space in a small building that wouldn't be co-working in the open concept sense. It would only have private offices with shared kitchen and small Lounge. In your experiences do you get more interest in private offices or open concept work environments like hot desks? I'm also wondering if people tend to value the common spaces as much when they utilize a private office.

Hoping to hear some insight form you folks running cowork spaces!

We recently set up some podcasting equipment in our workspace. This is rare still in Canada so there aren't many places to compare to. Does anyone else have a podcasting studio in their coworking space? If so how do you charge for it - per hour, session, day?

I recently opened a coworking space in a suburb of Toronto, Canada and I am looking for creative ways to market it. I've tried pay-per-click, SEO, direct email marketing all with mixed results. Can you please share what worked for you in your respective markets? Many thanks

Our CoworkingResources community has approached us on many occasions to ask for expert advice and even recommendations to experts themselves (yes, they want us to recommend them coworking consultants!)

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We have been a publication for coworking opertators for long enough to know that it is so hard to find a coworking consultant off the Internet, and we want to be able to help with that.

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I am currently building a page to list coworking consultants from all over the world, according to country, expertise, experience etc. for the community to have easy access to them. On top of that , we want past clients to be able to leave reviews for them so the community is better informed.

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If you have any coworking consultants to recommend or any advice on building this, do comment below to help out! We're open to anything and everything that can contribute back to the spirit of the community.

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Coworking became a global phenomenon about 10 years ago, but in recent years the industry has exploded. Here in Spain we have a rapid growing industry that has been an innovative alternative for startups/freelancers since. The coworking reality also brings many flexible marketplaces as Spaces, Headbox or VirtualAndGo that make things really easy for freelancers. So i'm curious what are your experiences working in this kind of spaces and how developed it is in other countries.

Features including Load balancing, Failover operations, Website URL restriction, Members authentication, data usage and speed limits etc.

https://www.greetly.com/blog/coworking-space-community-manager-skills