One of the more recent additions to the halls of Cohere is the puzzle table, and it has been an unqualified hit. The puzzle table is situated in the hallway near the coffee maker and provides the perfect opportunity for a few moments of mindfulness during the day.
A coworking space is a designated place in which remote and independent workers gather to work together on independent projects. A coworking community is a community of people who gather not only to be wildly productive in their pursuits but also to encourage and support others in their journey to success.
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Coworking communities are built on principles that support both professional goals and personal wellness, including those of collaboration, openness, and accessibility. They are built on principles that help piece together our professional and personal lives in a way that supports you as a whole person.
Professional Benefits
From practical needs like high-speed internet and a well-appointed workspace to more esoteric benefits such as networking and educational opportunities, coworking communities offer a plethora of professional and career benefits to their members.
Collaboration
It can be difficult to collaborate with other professionals while working out of your home. While many corporations have made online collaboration easier in recent years, it can still be difficult to connect when people are on different schedules. For independent creatives and entrepreneurs, collaboration has to be sought out and cultivated.
By becoming a member of a coworking community, you open up a multitude of opportunities to collaborate with other like-minded individuals. Whether you are looking to boost your social media presence, streamline your processes, or solve everyday problems, someone in the community is bound to have a useful suggestion.
Productivity
Body doubling and accountability partners are extremely helpful tools for remote and independent workers. Finding someone to consistently play the role of an accountability partner can be a challenge. As a part of a coworking community, you have access to a whole group of people focused on productivity working together.
Members of Cohere who need a little extra support and encouragement can join one of our 8 week Cotivation sessions, either in person or by Zoom. The support and motivation provided by Cotivation sessions are particularly beneficial for transitions, large projects, and overcoming challenges.
Resources
Business resources are constantly growing and changing; new apps, programs, and methods are introduced every day. Keeping up with which are helpful and which aren’t can be a full-time job unto itself. The core values of openness and collaboration mean that the entire community benefits from better resources by openly sharing experiences with different resources.
Coworking spaces typically offer access to more tangible business resources as well. Amenities such as reliable wi-fi, printers, paper, and on-site audio-video equipment ensure that you have everything you might need to be prepared and productive.
Mental Health Benefits
Most of the remote and independent workers who responded to Buffer’s 2023 “State of Remote Work” report are happy with their arrangement and would prefer continuing to work remotely. Many of the struggles that were reported, like loneliness, an inability to unplug, and difficulty focusing, are centered around mental health. Joining a coworking community often alleviates some of the pressure caused by struggling alone.
Combating Isolation
Working from home can be isolating and lonely. Twenty-one percent of respondents considered staying at home too often to be their biggest struggle with remote work in 2023.
Joining a coworking community like Cohere provides an opportunity to get out of the house while helping to boost your overall productivity. It offers a built-in network of people who are often dealing with similar work-related stressors and struggles, and may even have suggestions on steps to overcome those stressors and struggles.
Promoting Balance
It can be all too easy for a remote worker or entrepreneur to over-emphasize the career portion of life. While traditional hourly jobs have a more defined beginning and ending time, it can be challenging to make that work when dealing with clients in vastly different time zones. Many remote workers feel anxiety when they try to unplug, and some need to be on call at unusual times.
As a community of supportive coworkers, members of Cohere often spend lunchtime together, take walks together to de-stress, and share their creative projects and life accomplishments. Members socialize, collaborate, and remind one another that self-care is important too, helping to nurture a comfortable work/life balance.
Fostering Support Networks
A good social support system with a network of mutually supportive relationships leads not only to success in the business world, but can also dramatically improve our sense of well-being.
A coworking community like Cohere helps foster sustainable support networks by facilitating connections between members, cultivating a sense of belonging, and hosting both social events and workshops.
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Putting together a puzzle by yourself is a pleasant enough way to pass an afternoon, but putting it together with the help of a community can generate more enthusiasm and often gets put together more quickly. Friendship-based coworking spaces like Cohere offer its members a supportive environment in which to expand their knowledge as well as opportunities to grow their professional and social networks—just like assembling a puzzle piece by piece.