Piotr Boulangé: How Understanding Coworking’s History Might Help Us Predict The Future Of Work
Written by: Gugu Mthimkhulu It is crucial for people in the coworking industry to understand the history of coworking. Not only does it serve as a reference and comparison point, but it can help predict the future of work as well. Founder and CEO of Multi Cowork, Director of Founder Institute Warsaw, and a Coworking Expert, Piotr Boulangé delves deeper into how coworking’s history can be used to predict its future. It's important that when defining new coworking trends and ideas, we try to fi
Elena Giroli - Managing a Community and Handling Changes in a Pandemic Era
Written by: Gugu Mthimkhulu It has been nearly two years since the outbreak of the Coronavirus. Even though the world has quickly adapted to the changes brought about by the pandemic, there are still some notable and unavoidable shifts and changes that are still visible within society. To highlight these changes and shifts in the coworking community specifically, we have Caterina Maiolini, Community and Partnerships Manager of SALTO Systems and Elena Giroli, Change and Communications Manager o
Starting 2022: Projects We Are Working On
Written by: by Gugu Mthimkhulu The start of a new year is another chance to get things right and to set the scene for the rest of the year. Speaking to Bernie J Mitchel, we get to learn more about The Coworking Values Podcast, its purpose, and what to look forward to going forward. What to expect from the European Coworking Assembly Listeners can expect to have more people from the European Coworking Assembly (ECA) community doing podcasts in the new year. The ECA will also be exploring doin
How The Black Lives Matter Movement Made A Difference
by Gugu Mthimkhulu There is no doubt that the Black Lives Matter movement has made a huge impact on the lives of numerous people around the world, and the coworking industry is no exception. Speaking to Kofi Oppong Founder of Urban MBA, Carmen Lecuane Software Specialist at Nexudus and Founder of KMABEL, and Aiden Saunders Founder of Ailey CIC, we look at the impact that the Black Lives Matter movement has had in the coworking industry and the world at large. How has the Black Lives Matter mo
What Projects Are Connected to the London Coworking Assembly?
In 2022, we're building on these projects, if you are reading this and would like to contribute in 2022 please get in touch. Coworking Library Rural Coworking Coworking Symposium 2022 Coworking Values Podcast Inclusion and Diversity Handbook - (listen here) Coworking I.D.E.A.Project Cowork Tools UK Coworking Assembly London Coworking Assembly European Freelancers Week 2022 Urban MBA Other projects and inspirations: What if everyone could walk to work? What if everyone was an entrep
How To Transform Diversity And Inclusion Into A Driver Of Growth
How To Transform Diversity And Inclusion Into A Driver Of Growth0:00/2001× This edition of the Coworking Values Podcast is a recording of Coworking Europe's recently concluded Live Stream conference, - "How to Transform Diversity and Inclusion into a Driver of Growth" which was co-hosted by the European Coworking Assembly and the Coworking IDEA Project. Hosted by our very own Jeannine van der Linden and Ashley Proctor of Coworking Canada, our panel talks about IDEA (#Inclusion, #Diversity, #Eq
Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, Accessibility – and Revenue
Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Accessibility are important for all independent coworking spaces. Independent coworking spaces are close to their community and it is important that they consider and embrace all the members of their surrounding communities and so lead in making them more accessible and diverse. This kind of leadership is important. It is also clear from the research in this area that consciously choosing to foster a diverse community within a business, drives revenue. As it ha
Black Lives Matter: Did It Change Anything?
In 1991, Rodney King experienced police brutality that sparked uproar amongst the black American population. Not 30 years later, George Floyd died of police brutality in 2020. Both these men experienced abuse and mistreatment because of their race at the hands of the American police force. Back then, in 1991, social media platforms weren’t available to publicly showcase the movement, but riots were held in the name of King. Have we moved forward from this? It has been almost 40 years, and th
Remote Work and the Shift towards Coworking Trips
Remote work has been a hot topic since the start of the pandemic. But one person saw the potential of it even before the pandemic became a part of our lives. Enter Simon Lewis, marketing consultant and founder of Coworking Days and an advocate for remote work. He has multiple years of experience working in the travel sector and believes that remote work and traveling can be combined. What he feels even stronger about is working in different locations across the globe, like Spain and South Afric
Edo Sadiković: Cross Culture Rural Coworking and Coliving
Edo Sadiković: Cross Culture Rural Coworking and Coliving0:00/2001× Alex Ahom comes ba ck in another episode with Edo Sadiković, Co-founder of Sende. Sen de is a rustic coworking/coliving space in Northern Spain, near the Portuguese border. Edo's duties include management, marketing, event planning, project coordination, community management, and networking. Alex and Edo talk about Sende and how this coliving space in a small village in Galicia came to be. They also talk about cross-border c