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Coworking
Friday, October 17, 2008 @ 9:03 AM
I am confident that "co-" is the prefix of the future.
Best weekend,
Maria
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coworking is an emerging trend for a new pattern for working. Typically work-at-home professionals or independent contractors or people who travel frequently end up working in relative isolation.[1] Coworking is the social gathering of a group of people, who are still working independently, but who share values[2] and who are interested in the synergy that can happen from working with talented people in the same space.[3][4]
Some coworking spaces were developed by nomadic internet entrepreneurs seeking an alternative to working in coffeeshops and cafes, or to isolation in independent or home offices.[5][6][7]
Business accelerators, business incubators and executive suites do not seem to fit into the coworking model, because they often miss the social, collaborative, and informal[8] aspects of the process, with management practices closer to that of a Cooperative, including a focus on community[9] rather than profit.[10] Many of the coworking participants are also participants in BarCamp[11] and other related open source technology activities.[12][13][14]
[edit] References
- ^ Butler, Kiera (2008-01-01), "Works Well With Others", Mother Jones, <http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2008/01/works-well-with-others.html>
- ^ DeBare, Ilana (2008-02-19), "Shared work spaces a wave of the future", San Francisco Chronicle, <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/19/MN7CV2JFE.DTL>
- ^ Miller, Kerry (2007-02-26), "Where the Coffee Shop Meets the Cubicle", Business Week, <http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/feb2007/sb20070226_761145.htm>
- ^ Farby, Julie (2007-03-13), "The Hive Hopes To Revolutionize Traditional Office Space By Creating Coworking Space", All Headline News, <http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7006731137>
- ^ Fost, Dan (2007-03-11), "WHERE NEO-NOMADS' IDEAS PERCOLATE: New 'bedouins' transform a laptop, cell phone and coffeehouse into their office", San Francisco Chronicle, <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/03/11/MNGKKOCBA645.DTL>
- ^ Von Bergen, Jane (2007-08-19), "A Step Up From Working In PJ's", Philadelphia Inquirer, <http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20070819_A_Step_Up_From_Working_In_PJs.html>
- ^ Williamson, Kate (2007-10-02), "Shared offices growing in S.F., Peninsula", San Francisco Examiner, <http://www.examiner.com/a-968158~Shared_offices_growing_in_S_F___Peninsula.html>
- ^ Reed, Brad (2007-10-23), "Co-working: the ultimate in teleworking flexibility", Network World, <http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/102307-coworking.html>
- ^ Fost, Dan (2008-02-20), "Inspiration Strikes Only a Desk Away", New York Times, <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/business/businessspecial2/20ideas.html?ref=businessspecial2>
- ^ Fost, Dan (2008-02-20), "They’re Working on Their Own, Just Side by Side", New York Times, <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/business/businessspecial2/20cowork.html?_r=1&ex=1361250000&en=dbd589ebb73df147&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&oref=slogin>
- ^ Clark, Jessica (2007-10-01), "Coworkers of the World, Unite!", American Prospect, <http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=coworkers_of_the_world_unite>
- ^ Horowitz, Etan (2007-09-27), "Co-working can solve non-traditional office issues", Orlando Sentinel, <http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-cowork2707sep27,0,4868019.story?coll=orl_tab03_layout>
- ^ Reed, Brad (2007-10-23), "Co-working: the ultimate in teleworking flexibility", Network World, <http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/102307-coworking.html>
- ^ Berve, Anette (2008-04-25), "In Search of Colleagues", The Argentimes, <http://www.theargentimes.com/downloads/docs/the_argentimes_36.pdf>
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