What is Coworking - examples, articles, video

What is coworking?

It's a newish word for an older concept. Have you heard of telecommuting? =:-)

"Many work from home, while others, occasionally also referred to as nomad workers or web commuters utilize mobile telecommunications technology to work from coffee shops or other locations." (Telecommuting - Wikipedia

The difference from Telecommuting, in my opinion, is that Coworking is taylor made for entrepreneurs, startups, and home-based business owners.

"Coworking is a style of work which involves a shared working environment, sometimes an office, yet independent activity. Unlike in a typical office environment, those coworking are usually not employed by the same organization" (Coworking - Wikipedia)

Anyway...

Don't get me wrong, coffee shops are a fantastic place to work, socialize and even stumble upon leads =:-)

However, sometimes, you just want to get some work done. Or present to. or meet with, a client or prospect. So, where do you go if you do not have an office?

Answer: rent a portion of time and space at a Coworking facility

Time: a desk for 1 day a week, 24x7 access to a desk/office, etc.

Space: shared desk, full time open desk, full time permanent desk, a conference room, etc.

See examples of coworking (a.k.a. shared office space, Serviced office, Executive suite )..

www.capsity.com - Sacramento, California
coherecommunity.com - Fort Collins, Colorado
officenomads.com - Capitol Hill, Seattle
conjunctured.com - Austin, Texas
www.parisoma.com - San Francisco, California
orlando.colabusa.com - Orlando, Florida
sandboxsuites.com - Berkeley, San Francisco's Union Square and South of Market (SOMA) - California
www.club-office.com - Berlin Frankfurt

What to learn more?

Come to the First Annual U.S. Coworking Unconference
March 10th, 2011, Hangar Lounge, Austin, TX (2011 CoWorking Unconference) coworkingunconference.com

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