In the last few days I've been shown several examples of people rethinking their world, mastering their craft, and letting their creativity shine - like this Glass Harp performance of Tchaikovsky's Sugar Plum Fairy and this Redesign of the Airline Boarding Pass. Now, lots of people have proposed redesigns of the boarding pass over the years, but … [Read more...] about Creativity & Mastery
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Cowork Frederick’s 2013 In Review
2013 was a big year for us. We celebrated our 1st anniversary with a big birthday bash that generated a donation to Heartly House. 30 people signed up as new members of Cowork Frederick. Some members moved on to new jobs or locations or "graduated" to their own offices. At our high-point, we had 37 members. Our Artist of the Month became … [Read more...] about Cowork Frederick’s 2013 In Review
Pics from our 2013 Birthday Bash
September 4, 2013 marked our first anniversary and we celebrated with a Birthday Bash. Cowork Frederick members and friends filled our space with the buzz of good conversation. Member Emory Petermann (AKA EZPuzzle) added music. A slide show told the story of our first year. Guests voted for the charity to receive proceeds from the event. Heartly … [Read more...] about Pics from our 2013 Birthday Bash
Coworking Core Value: Sustainability
My goal, with this post and others, is to help sustain commitment among coworking communities to the core values of coworking and to promote those values as a means of differentiating coworking from shared office, executive suites or similar work spaces. There's so much more to coworking than co-working. Sustainability When one hears the word … [Read more...] about Coworking Core Value: Sustainability
Connection
I came across a little cartoon this past weekend about the novelty of a written letter. It struck me as being exceedingly true - at least for me. And, it's not because my email inbox is full of impersonal work-related communication or the occasional spam that makes it through Google's (pretty darn good) filter or even because I get SO MUCH email. … [Read more...] about Connection