What we can learn about Coworking from the Croatian community
After 10 years of brainstorming, developing and collaborating, there’s no doubt that coworking is considered to be a crucial part of the transformation of work culture. But it is important that the movement does not forget about those coworking communities which are still developing, not only to lend their support but to also allow them to remind us why we started coworking in the first place. We attended the first coworking conference held in Zadar, Croatia and this is what we learned...
These major coworking events will take place in 2015
Almost 300,000 people have worked in nearly 6000 coworking spaces worldwide by the end of the last year. The coworking movement acquires maturity. This development will be also reflected in more coworking events next year. Asia's first coworking unconference will be held in Bali. The Global Coworking Unconference Conference won't take place only once, but three times, by popping up in Australia and Canada. And Africa will get its first dedicated conference on coworking, in Cape Town. Here is an overview of the upcoming major events on coworking in 2015!
Escape Winter to Destination Cowork on Beach
Many entrepreneurs are opting to build their companies in digital nomad hubs where living costs are low and startup ecosystems are thriving, such as Berlin, Chang Mai, and Ubud. And as the lines between lifestyle and work blur, entrepreneurs are seeking out alternative arrangements for how they create and ideate.
Takeoff & Find Your Way To GCUC 2014
One of the hardest parts about organizing a conference for a bunch of bright, motivated and savvy Entrepreneurs is that you need to pick some overall themes. Last year we went to the European Coworking Conference to participate and to observe. In an Unconference session we learned that the main suggestion for improving Coworking Conferences was to make it more like Coworking and less like a conference. Duh. Seems so obvious but we had never thought of it.
‘Better Work Tour’ hosts innovative workshops for community builders
Alex Hillman, founder of Indy Hall in Philadelphia and specialist in collaboration and community for cities and businesses is coming to the UK! Alex will be fronting his 'Better Work Tour' which will see him discussing topics of coworking, community building and the likes of how this fast moving functioning trend is quickly changing the game of how and where we work.