The Major Coworking Events 2017
Conferences, meet-ups or bar-camps... in the end it's less about the format and more about the people you meet. Gatherings of the industry are a terrific way to connect with coworking veterans as well as with newbies. This year, they will flock to Chiang Mai, New York City or Sevilla, just to name a few locations of the upcoming events which will take place in Spring. Here's a brief overview.
Freelancers are cocreating the future of work
The recent years have been a big change for freelance professionals all across Europe. The combination of the financial crisis and advancements in technology has made it easier than ever for professionals to work remotely. In early 2015, independent professionals totalled 9,562,800 in the EU-28, making up 29% of all self-employed people, and 4% of the entire EU-28 workforce, according to the IPSE.
The Major Coworking Events 2016
A big coworking event can create new connections and ideas. It's usually a melting spot of knowledge and fun. But it also includes an incredible workload for the organizers. Locations need to be found, topics have to be set-up, speakers to be organized, potential attendees to be informed, sponsors to be convinced... What you can experience within two or three days, is usually a product of months of preparation. However, there are already many coworking events which can be announced for this year. Here's a brief overview.
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...