http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=news The CoWorking Institute is an undertaking of the pioneer of technologies for collaborative work and play Bernard DeKoven and newsmaster Gerrit Visser. Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:20:45 +0200 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:20:44 +0200 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=65 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=65 Here's another long citing from my Rethinking Work keynote. May it make you rethink: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=64 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=64 Most of us are led to concepts like Coworking by a belief that work not only can be more fun, but should be. Though I've written many articles about the advantages of bringing toys and other fun things to the work place, I've come to the conclusion that we can't really make work more fun. Rather, we have to find the fun that is inherent in the work we do. Here's a case in point: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:53:27 +0200 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=63 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=63 In his post on "Redefining Coworking," Dusty Reagan suggests that "...coworking is not a noun but a verb. So, coworking is not a space, a community, a set of values, a business model, or any combination of those things. It's an activity like swimming is an activity. Mon, 05 May 2008 18:11:01 +0200 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=62 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=62 Sometimes, it can be a wonderful thing, a real gift to the spirit, to the fun of work, this bringing in of fun and games, these "irregularly shaped meeting rooms with few right angles, including an oval foyer with a video wall and a room with a curved wall, low armchairs and an electric fireplace. In the quadrangular boardroom, notebook computers that record handwritten notes replace flip charts. One L-shaped space features a recessed bank of white leather seat pods opposite a water wall." Sometimes, it can be yet another way to manipulate people into getting the least out of giving the most. Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:18:22 +0100 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=61 http://www.coworking.com/index.php?pg=visionsitem&id=61 In a recent post in the Coworking Group, Noel Hidalgo shares a vision of Coworking which is remarkably lucid and inspiring. He writes: "i also know the highways of rome were built on blood, sweat and tears of people who thought they were helping the common good. in due time, i do hope that we ALL can realize that there doesn't need to be ownership. (this is a starfish right?) it is also wonderful to see that a few people are starting to understand the difference between a global movement vs. a controlled network. (ah, how i'm remembering some of those early email threads...)