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http://www.deskmag.com/en/interaction-inside-and-between-coworking-spaces-events-187

Interaction inside and between coworking spaces

Coworking spaces are collaborative workspaces, and interaction should be one of their main offerings. How many events do they offer per month for it? And how do they link to each other, both within their own cities and across borders?
The idea isn't new, but what you get for the money just keeps getting better.

6 Reasons to Build Your Start-up in a Coworking Space

http://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/6-reasons-to-build-your-startup-in-coworking-space.html

Quantum ambivalence, or, a hitchhiker’s guide to the 2nd Coworking Europe Conference (part1) | Topologies of Value by Sebastian Olma

http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/topologies/2011/11/07/quantum-ambivalence1/ A year ago, exactly at the time when the first European coworking conference was taking place in Brussels, the betahaus crew and I were sitting together in Berlin collaboratively trying to write a book on the issue of coworking in general and the betahaus experience in particular. Adam Hyde of Floss Manuals had suggested we use his method of the booksprint which seemed to make a lot of sense in the context of a coworking publication.
http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/topologies/2011/11/10/quantum-ambivalence-a-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-2nd-coworking-europe-conference-part-2/ Coworking, Knowledge, Virtuality Coworking spaces have also proven to be the right places for innovation. Why?

Quantum ambivalence, or, a hitchhiker’s guide to the 2nd Coworking Europe Conference (part 2) | Topologies of Value by Sebastian Olma

http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/topologies/2011/11/14/society-in-beta/

Society in Beta | Topologies of Value by Sebastian Olma

(I’ve begun the translation of our new book “the beta-principle.” Now we are looking for co-translators as well as a sponsor. The book is only 20 000 words so it shouldn’t be a big deal.
Today Deskmag presented the preliminary results from the 2nd Global Coworking Survey at the Coworking Europe Conference. The study discovered a wealth of information about the benefits of coworking, including increased productivity and networks.

First results of Global Coworking Survey

http://www.deskmag.com/en/first-results-of-global-coworking-survey-171
Nos pérégrinations autour des valeurs du coworking se poursuivent, nous nous penchons à présent sur l’accessibilité. http://www.mutinerie.org/les-valeurs-du-coworking-45-accessibilite/

Les valeurs du coworking 4/5 : Accessibilité

Everything You Need to Know About Starting a Coworking Space — Marian Schembari

http://marianlibrarian.com/2011/06/everything-you-need-to-know-about-starting-a-coworking-space/ While Sara Bacon may have designed by blog, my obsession with her started when she contacted me out of the blue via LinkedIn.
http://mashable.com/2011/03/01/managing-coworking-space/

6 Top Tips For Managing a Coworking Space

We recently brought you some best practices for working with others in coworking spaces.
Freelancers wind up working everywhere: I’ve done my work at coffee shops, coworking spaces and even truck stops in in the middle of nowhere.

The Difference Between Coworking Spaces and Coffee Shops

The Coworking Magazine - Coworking's steady growth: 820 spaces now active worldwide

When we aren’t writing about coworking spaces, we at Deskmag are counting them. The number of coworking spaces worldwide increased by 17 percent between February and May, Deskmag’s latest analysis shows. That’s the same growth rate experienced in the preceding four months, showing that interest in coworking is expanding at a steady pace.

Fin du bureau unique pour les salariés

Le 25 mai 2011 | par Xavier de Mazenod |
The following post to the coworking Google email list by Campbell McKellar of Loosecubes ( www.loosecubes.com ) serves as a GREAT testimonial to one of the most important and least recognized values of coworking: the gained value from extensive knowledge and expertise one is surrounded by in a coworking space, has instant access to, and usually gets for free ...

GREAT coworking testimonial!

Freelancing offers a number of powerful advantages: you can work from home; you get to avoid the commute; you can skip the office gossip. But it also delivers a bunch of disadvantages; you have to work from home; you never leave the house; you have no one to gossip with. Coworking attempts to bring back the fun and camaraderie that come from working in company while still leaving behind the frustrations and obligations that come with working for a company.

Getting More Out of Coworking