It’s not surprising that “openness” is listed as the second Coworking Core Value, right after “community”. It's an important qualifier for the kind of communities we want to foster, where ideas flow freely, where knowledge and skills are shared, where people collaborate and help each other, and where authenticity and transparency build trust. … [Read more...] about Coworking Core Value: Openness
Member Spotlight: Art Lovell
Art Lovell is an SEO Marketer and the Founder of Lovell Media Group LLC, a boutique digital marketing agency dedicated to helping small to mid-size businesses grow and adapt to the changing ways customers purchase and interact online. Simply put, Art gets local businesses more customers online without all the tech headaches. He builds systems that … [Read more...] about Member Spotlight: Art Lovell
Coworking Core Values: Accessibility
When coworking pioneers chose "accessibility" to name one of the five core coworking values, I’m pretty sure they didn’t strictly mean ADA-type accessibility, though that’s important. Referring to this post by Alex Hillman, who helped define the core values, what they meant is access to coworking. Anybody who has autonomy over where and with whom … [Read more...] about Coworking Core Values: Accessibility
“Puzzling” Lessons While Coworking
In early December 2024, something new appeared on the Clubhouse level of Cowork Frederick, Frederick's first and longest-running coworking space, where a community of remote workers and small business owners gather to work, learn, and support each other - and do jigsaw puzzles. One member started it all by bringing in a puzzle from home. Soon, … [Read more...] about “Puzzling” Lessons While Coworking
Great Expectations: More Than You Bargain For In Coworking
Have you ever gone into a situation expecting one thing and ended up with something entirely different? I know I have. A first date with a guy who I matched with on Bumble comes to mind. He asked me if I had any dietary restrictions and I told him I was a vegetarian. He seemed happy to accommodate this, but when we got to the place, turns out he … [Read more...] about Great Expectations: More Than You Bargain For In Coworking