Work and the Open Source City. {*style:<i> Work and the Open Source City. Illustration: Shumi Bose </i>*} One chilly Wednesday afternoon in late May, I joined a small group of technologists, researchers, architects and urban planners on a field trip through Lower Manhattan and three distinct neighborhoods in Brooklyn to get a glimpse of the future of work. The trip was organized by Todd Sundsted, an entrepreneur and co-author (with Drew Jones and Tony Bacigalupo) of the book The group met around mid-day at New Work City , one of Manhattan’s first “coworking” communities. The space, located on the 5 th Fl. of the building adjacent to the famous music venue Sounds of Brazil (SOBs) on the corner of Houston and Varick, officially opened to members in November 2008.
Coworking is rapidly emerging as a meme for the reorganization of knowledge work among entrepreneurs, programmers, writers and even, as we learned during our visits, sustainable furniture designers. Back to Brooklyn. Mind42 - Small Scale Collaboration Tool. Grassroots organizing. The Change You Want To See. Community Funding| Funding for Community Projects| Reinvesting Profits- U-Do.com. All About U.