Monday, October 17th, 2011
When coworking members make a conscious effort to be a resource and encouragement to other members, they often find that the community returns the favor ten-fold. Don’t believe me? Here’s what Cohere members had to say about “getting what you give.”
Tags: benefits, community, Coworking, engagement, involvement, participation, value
Posted in Advice/Tips, Benefits of Coworking, Community, Coworking, Current Members | 15 Comments »
Friday, October 7th, 2011
I’ve been thinking about what environmental and personality factors make coworking attractive for some and utterly horrifying for others. A text from a homeless friend early this morning helps illustrate what I’ve been thinking AND that these concepts span across all… Read More
Tags: benefits, Cohere, collaboration, community, Coworking
Posted in Benefits of Coworking, Coworking, Misc | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
After developing and managing a coworking community for a year and a half, I feel like I’ve learned a few things about member preferences. I’ve done extensive yet non-mathematical A/B testing on a variety of variables that make life with coworking even better. Here’s a light-hearted take on what really matters to the Cohere Community members.
Tags: community, coworkers, Coworking
Posted in Advice/Tips, Benefits of Coworking, Community | 5 Comments »
Friday, August 12th, 2011
Before I became a freelancer, I used to fantasize about what it would be like to be the master of my own professional domain. No unreasonable boss limiting my creativity, never being forced to support something I didn’t believe in, and no need to leave the house to work- ever.
Tags: benefits, Beth Buczynski, coffee shop, member post, why cowork
Posted in Advice/Tips, Benefits of Coworking, Coworking, Current Members | 5 Comments »
Monday, August 8th, 2011
Change is hard, and often uncomfortable, so here are three reasons why you should just ignore coworking’s siren song and go back to whatever it is you were doing.
Tags: business, community, Coworking, Coworking Day 2011, freelancers, motivation
Posted in Advice/Tips, Benefits of Coworking, Coworking | 4 Comments »
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Three reasons why a room-full of independent professionals bring more stability to the local economy than a moderately-sized corporation.
Tags: corporations, diversity, education, freelance, job security, large company, small business, stability
Posted in Benefits of Coworking, Community, Coworking, entrepreneurship | 15 Comments »
Monday, May 9th, 2011
By working for yourself, instead of a bloated company full of time and resource-wasting bureaucracy, you’re already pretty lean and mean. But coworking instead of working from home could help you reduce your impact even further.
Tags: carbon footprint, community, conservation, Coworking, energy, environment, green, recycling, sustainability
Posted in Advice/Tips, Benefits of Coworking, Community, Coworking | 18 Comments »
Monday, May 2nd, 2011
Sometimes, putting on your pants and venturing in public is the biggest victory of the day. So toss those sweats, zip that fly, and come on down. We’ve got your victory coffee waiting.
Tags: coffee, community, Coworking, event, free coworking day, freelancers, pants
Posted in Benefits of Coworking, Community, Coworking | 12 Comments »
Friday, April 29th, 2011
Guest post by Intern Betsy:
Today’s topic for my glamorous biweekly blog post will be on the benefits Cohere can extend to people who are not members.
That’s right Non-Coherants, this one’s for you. You don’t have to be a member to experience some… Read More
Posted in Benefits of Coworking, Community, Coworking, entrepreneurship, Misc | No Comments »
Monday, April 18th, 2011
A community where everyone keeps their failures to themselves is shallow and uninteresting. It’s way more fun to be real.
Tags: business, community, Coworking, failure, independent, learning, mobile workforce, value
Posted in Advice/Tips, Benefits of Coworking, Community, Coworking | 18 Comments »