Coworking is cafe-like community/collaboration space for developers, writers and independents.Or, it’s like this: start with a shared office and add cafe culture. Which is the opposite of most modern cafes. ;)
This is the description given on the Coworking Wiki about what in my opinion is one of the most interesting emergent practices, together with BarCamps of course. Here on the left you can see Citizen Space (San Francisco), isn’t it lovely?
London has, of course, its own coworking spaces. One of the best presented being the hub (boy, look at those pictures!!!). Nevertheless, the activitiy and buzz around coworking here (and in the UK in general) is pretty much equal to zero (well at least to my limited knowledge).
So I thought to give a shout and see if anybody out there is interested in the topic… without further ado: let’s meet at the Market Porter (a nice pub, maybe just a little bit overcrowded) by the borough market at 6.30pm on wednesday (28/02).
Here is the Upcoming event, while this is the London page on the coworking wiki. Feel free to add yourself and your comments there.
Oh, and if you’re living somewhere else, but still interested on the subject, it may be a good idea to join the google group too…
P.S.: just to make things clear, I’m currently very happy with my office. But it’s getting a little bit tiny for us and we’ll have to make a move soon… who knows, coworking could be an option!
UPDATE: and look ma, coworking is on Businessweek too!