Feb 15, 2018
Have coworking spaces lost their initial purpose? Maya and Pilar discuss three recent articles about co-working: the diverse types of co-working spaces available, the move of corporations into the co-working space and whether blockchain might well bring back the original spirit of co-working.
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We love co-working spaces because they allow people to choose to work in spaces that inspire them.
To drive the conversation, Maya and Pilar have focused on three articles:
Part 1
https://styleblueprint.com/everyday/coworking-spaces/
We talk about the different type of coworking spaces, how some of them mirror what you would expect what you go into a corporate office.
Now we can find a place to work in that suits us. We can even belong to a coworking space that matches our values/personality, while working for an organisation where we don’t feel so attached to their physical space.
There are even now women only coworkind spaces…
http://www.wired.co.uk/article/the-wing-allbright-women-coworking-spaces
Part 2
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/307085
Big businesses are taking over some co-working spaces for their own employees. So should we still be calling them “co-working” spaces?
IBM has taken over a space for 600 of their employees, vs Microsoft that has provided co-working passes to some of their sales force.
Mingling of employees with entrepreneurs: is it about checking out the competition? And are we in danger of new businesses getting mentored into the traditional way of doing business?
Part 3
How are Cryptocurrencies Changing Coworking?
http://newworker.co/mag/how-are-cryptocurrencies-changing-coworking/
Maya explains what how blockchain works.
Is blockchain the way in which technology can reignite the original spirit of co-working?
Other episodes in the 21st Century Work Life podcast on co-working:
Episode 83 The Spirit of Co-working with Alex Hillman
Episode 30 Co-working at Impact Hub
Episode 158 (to be released on 22 February 2018) Building Community in Co-Working Spaces with Bernie Mitchell