Unpacking Coworking
What is coworking and what does it entail? This is a question we seem to come across often, because people don’t always know what it means. So, this blog, based on a podcast: The Biggest Problem with Coworking, unpacks coworking, what it entails, and factors that affect people’s decision to get into coworking. What is coworking all about? Coworking is often mistaken for freelancing. It came about as a solution for creative people's problems when they were working from home. They were in need
The Effects of Menopause in the Workplace
Kate Usher, a coach and change strategist, for all things menopause and what we need to know about it in the workplace. Kate has more than 15 years of coaching experience and specialises in menopause together with equality, diversity, and inclusion. She is a broadly recognised author on the effects of menopause in the workplace and you can read all about it in her book ‘Your Second Phase’. Menopause has been the butt of jokes for centuries and this is probably due to so little understanding of
Designing A More Inclusive And Equitable Coworking Future
The London Coworking Assembly hosts a monthly breakfast where they make use of different locations. This creates an opportunity for independent coworking space owners in London, as well as for anyone who owns or works in a coworking space, and even community space managers. To help us understand what it is like to build a coworking space in London, Gerald Vanderpuye, startup founder of Impact Brixton, the only known large-scale black owned coworking space. He talks about how it grew to be a di
Sonia Thompson: Inclusive Marketing - The Future of Marketing
What does inclusive marketing look like? Sonia Thompson, an inclusive marketing strategist and consultant joins us to talk about how inclusivity impacts marketing and how it is the future of marketing. She also speaks about how cultural intelligence and awareness contributes to the impact of a brand. Mainstream marketing When it comes to marketing efforts, most brands do not think about people who don't fit into what is considered to be the mainstream. People are always ready to buy into ide
Creating a Blog Plan with a Purpose
Sandrine Coosemans the founder of Smart Alpaca Marketing presented at the Bloggers Meetup and gave insight about creating a blog plan with a purpose. Smart Alpaca Marketing focuses on helping content creators organise, optimise, and monetise their expertise to make a livelihood from it. In this episode Sandrine talks about the various types of blog posts, cornerstone content, and creating a plan with Airtable. As there are different types of blogs out there, what are some of these types and wo
Jamie Dundas: The Impact of COVID on London's Flexible Workspaces
Jamie Dundas, the founder of Monday Works, wants to educate on the impact that COVID-19 had on London’s flexible coworking spaces. Bernie J Mitchell will be hosting this Coworking Valued Podcast and will be discussing the impacts of COVID-19. Community is the key to generating new opportunities. So is being able to connect with diverse and relevant people around the globe and to assist in building coworking spaces in the community and around the world. The impact of COVID on workspaces The
Coworking Alliance 2022: Bringing Together Cooperative Coworking Leaders
Written by: Gugu Mthimkhulu The annual Coworking Alliance Summit is looming and the coworking community has a lot to look forward to. Giving more insight on the ins and outs of the upcoming summit, we have Ashley Proctor of Creative Blueprint and Hector Kolonas of Syncaroo who are both co-producing the yearly event. The pair also give some insight about the power of collaboration and how the Coworking Alliance Summit is fostering a safe space for needful conversations in coworking. The Cowor
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