15 Minute City

Clare Askew: What if Everyone Could Walk to Work

Clare Askew, Regeneration Sites Manager for Workspace at Haringey Council, spoke to the London Coworking Assembly on why the What if Everyone Could Walk to Work report is of importance in today’s society and what it will mean for the future of coworking spaces. Clare is extremely passionate about the regeneration of spaces and would like to implement her knowledge in towns to ensure that local people are able to walk to where they need to be. Walk to work, walk to school, walk to the store or wa

Gareth Jones - Coworking As An Essential Urban Infrastructure

powered by Sounder Hi Folks! Thanks for tuning in to the Coworking Values Podcast. This time our guest is Gareth Jones of Town Square. Gareth started his first Coworking Space in 2011 — Welsh Ice in Caerphilly in South Wales and now with Town Square where their mission is to create town centre meeting places, community spaces in town centres all across the UK. Gareth tells us all about how at first they didn't consider -Welsh Ice, a coworking space or what they’re doing as coworking. He also

Coworking & the irresistible appeal of The 15-Minute City concept.

Imagine walking out of your door on a Tuesday morning with your 8-year-old daughter. You pop into a cafe for a flat white for you and a juice and a slice of a banana loaf for her. You stop and say hello to Elliot the cafe owner who also lives a few blocks away. After dropping your daughter at school, you skip across the street to the post office to ship a parcel before heading to work just a 5 minutes walk away at your local independent coworking space. You find your seat for the day and begin