Milano, un nuovo spazio Cowo per coworker e nomad worker, e che spazio!

Meeting Cowo

Se avete mai avuto la sensazione, entrando in un ufficio, che vorreste fosse vostro avete capito cosa si prova entrando al Cowo Milano/Bistolfi2, all’interno dello studio di architettura e interior design m&a.

Sarà il viola dell’edificio, sarà il gioco di luci con l’esterno, sarà l’arredo essenziale ma caldo, il fatto è che in questo coworking l’interior design cessa di essere un concetto un po’ astratto, per diventare qualcosa che tocchi e usi con piacere.

Complimenti e invidia, quindi, a chi verrà a lavorare su queste postazioni… e grazie agli architetti Piera Patera e Marilena Magalotti per aver creduto in un progetto disegnato da Cowo :-)

Last but not least: ci piace segnalare come l’idea Cowo, in questo building, abbia attecchito secondo lo spirito del network, con due spazi di coworking – questo a piano terra e l’altro al 4° piano – attivi e operativi in una logica di coopetition.

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A Cavezzo (Modena) il coworking incontra la fotografia. Benvenuti!

Coworking Cowo Cavezzo/Modena

Uno spazio molto grande, in grado di offrire ai coworker una grande accoglienza, nella ospitale terra emiliana.

Si trova infatti a Cavezzo, provincia di Modena, lo spazio di coworking messo a disposizione dallo studio fotografico Artifoto, una sede in grado non solo di condividere alcune scrivanie e servizi comuni, ma anche di creare sinergie con fotografi, designer e artisti digitali.

Tra le attività di Artifoto, oltre alla fotografia: modellazione 3D, progettazione CAD, video (ripresa e montaggio), interior design, corsi, eventi… in un certo senso, uno spazio così è la premessa ideale del coworking tra professionalità diverse, che vede aprirsi – con questo spazio – anche possibilità interessanti su ampie metrature (la sede si estende su circa 700 metri quadrati totali).

La rete Cowo ringrazia i responsabili di Artifoto per la fiducia nel progetto e augura – com’è consuetudine – il più caloroso in bocca al lupo al nuovo Cowo Cavezzo/Modena. Congrats!

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The Cowo Manifesto. What is coworking, in our opinion.

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Go, Terni, go!

Coworking Cowo Terni/Corso Tacito, presso Suite
Con tutta l’energia e l’entusiasmo di un’avventura che sta per nascere, tre giovani professioniste di Terni hanno pensato bene di iniziare il proprio percorso imprenditoriale in uno spazio di lavoro condiviso e collaborativo, secondo l’impostazione Cowo.

(Non a caso hanno frequentato un’ottima “scuola”: il Cowo Roma/Tiburtina, dove i cowomanager sanno quello che fanno!).

Ed è così che Marzia Keller (consulente di marketing), Laura Franceschini (architetto) e Silvia Leonardelli (psicologa) aprono il primo Cowo della città di Terni: Cowo Terni/Corso Tacito, presso Suite srl.

Siamo in pieno centro , il palazzo è storico e l’ufficio è nuovo e pieno di luce.

Cosa aggiungere – oltre al ringraziamento per la fiducia accordata al progetto – se non un grandissimo “in bocca al lupo”?

Go, Terni, go!

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Roma, Tecnopolo Tiburtino, 23/11: giornata condivisa di coworking. Cowo ci sarà, e tu?

coworking cowo roma/tecnopolo tiburtino

La coworking community romana di Cowo si riunirà mercoledì 23 novembre al Cowo Roma/Tecnopolo Tiburtino per una giornata condivisa dedicata al coworking.

Durante tutta la giornata sarà possibile frequentare le scrivanie del Cowo presso Pragma Systems, ma soprattutto – nello spirito del network Cowo – incontrare professionisti e parlare con loro di tutto, non solo di coworking.

La conversazione sarà arricchita dalla presenza di persone e aziende coinvolte a vario titolo nella giornata, come si può vedere dalla lista (peraltro ancora incompleta) qui sotto.

Naturalmente la giornata è aperta a tutti, chiunque può partecipare.

Si tratta di un’ottima occasione di avvicinarsi al coworking e – perché no – fermarsi a lavorare una giornata in un luogo davvero accogliente e perfettamente attrezzato (vedere per credere!).

L’iniziativa – realizzata in collaborazione con Cowo Roma/Tiburtina, cioè l’altro Cowo romano, che sarà presente con i cowomanager Elisabetta Frasca e Stefano Borghi, più alcuni coworker che si sposteranno al Tecnopolo per l’occasione – si svolgerà nell’arco dell’intera giornata, e vedrà la partecipazione di:

Le adesioni stanno arrivando, quindi il programma che segue potrebbe essere ulteriormente arricchito :-)

Al momento, questa è la “scaletta”:

  • 10.30: Apertura giornata con buffet di benvenuto
  • 11.30: Presentazione Coworking Project by Cowo
  • 12:00: Presentazione POMOS – Polo Romano per la Mobilità Sostenibile
  • 12.30: Presentazione Pragma Systems
  •  13.30: Buffet
  • 15.00: Presentazione Tecnopolo Tiburtino
  • 16.00: Presentazione Pragma Systems
  • 18:00: Chiusura

Allora ti aspettiamo, mercoledì al Tecnopolo: Via Giacomo Peroni 130-150… non mancare!

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Quando l’Italia vola alto: Pandora, l’edificio intelligente per i lavoratori nomadi.

Pochi giorni fa siamo stati invitati alla fiera della sostenibilità Ecomondo di Rimini per parlare di nomad work e coworking nell’ambito della presentazione ufficiale di un progetto straordinario: lo smart building Pandora.

Chi pensa che l’l'Italia non sappia più fare innovazione legga attentamente le slides del direttore del VEGA Michele Vianello e del suo “dream team” di ingegneri, progettisti, tecnici e designer, un gruppo di lavoro dalle competenze impressionanti, caratterizzati da una coesione che fa piacere vedere.

Il progetto è degno di un grande paese, di una capitale internazionale, di un centro di ricerca di quelli che siamo abituati a vedere nelle news che ci arrivano dagli innovatori globali, la California, o l’Asia.

Invece: Venezia. Da ingegneri italiani, da designer che passano dal veneto all’inglese con un sorriso, da una ragazza dell’MIT che ci ha portato da Boston il contributo del suo department, capitanato – guarda un po’ – da un cervello in fuga targato Italia.

Verrebbe quasi da dire – come al solito – che sembrava di essere all’estero. Invece no. Pareva di essere in Italia, quell’Italia di serie A in grado di lasciare il mondo a bocca aperta.

Noi ci siamo emozionati due volte, per la bellezza del progetto e perché – grazie alla presenza di Vega nel network Cowo, sentiamo Pandora già un po’ nostro.

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Sostenibilità.

città sostenibile ecomondo: sedia di cartone

Prendo a testimonial questa sedia di cartone – gentilmente regalataci da eAmbiente, organizzatori della mostra La Città Sostenibile alla fiera Ecomondo di Rimini, appena conclusa – per ribadire come sia centrale il concetto di sostenibilità nel nostro progetto.

Sostenibilità vuol dire molte cose, ma per Cowo è riassumibile in alcuni punti ben precisi:

  • Il profitto economico viene dopo le relazioni

Significa, in sostanza, che nessuna decisione viene presa considerando solo il lato economico, ma in una visione generale. Significa anche che il profitto ha un giusto peso nel progetto (viene per secondo, non per ventesimo). Significa che vogliamo creare un business sostenibile, che possa vivere e far vivere bene, non solo economicamente.

  • La crescita del progetto è organica alle forze che vi partecipano

Nessuno di noi lavora a tempo pieno a Cowo. Quello che facciamo lo facciamo perché troviamo forze, all’interno del progetto, che investono su Cowo perché ci credono. Un esempio: partecipiamo a molti eventi perché più persone si offrono di collaborare, presentando Cowo nei vari convegni e incontri. Altro esempio: abbiamo molta visibilità online perché molte persone parlano di noi. Nulla di questo viene “comprato”: Cowo è come un orto: si raccoglie quello che si semina. In modo organico.

  • Condividere è essenziale

Non crediamo nella concorrenza, ma in un modo più evoluto (almeno secondo noi) di fare le cose: cercando, insieme, di raggiungere obiettivi comuni, in grado di portare valore a tutti coloro che partecipano. Un’impresa forse un po’ utopistica, ma neanche tanto, visto che già succede attraverso il reperimento di coworker per le varie sedi Cowo, cosa che si verifica grazie alla forte presenza online del progetto, e al lavoro di networking che facciamo tutti insieme. Per fare questo occorre condividere le cose che si fanno. Negli spazi di coworking e online. E quindi: camp, incontri, Facebook, pizze, Twitter, NomadWork, amici, video, convegni internazionali, blog, birthday party e quello che volete voi.

In pratica: cerchiamo una nostra via alla sostenibilità.

Perché Cowo – come dice il “title” della nostra piattaforma fin dalla sua apertura, datata 20 febbraio 2009 – non è nulla di speciale, solo un’ottima idea per aprire un coworking e vivere felici :-)

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Oggi, 13/11, Cowo parla a Sassuolo. Dove il futuro non è più lo stesso.

Ringraziamo l’associazione “Il coraggio di cambiare“, che ha invitato Cowo a parlare di coworking al dibattito su “lavoro e nuove prospettive occupazionali” in programma stamattina a Sassuolo.

Il lavoro è un tema di importanza enorme, ed essere chiamati a parlarne in pubblico è sempre un impegno di responsabilità.

Per questo, Cowo ha elaborato le… tavole della legge di Cowo: 10 punti che dicono cos’è per noi il coworking, e cos’ha da dire al mondo che lo circonda, lavoro compreso.

Ne parlerà con i presenti al dibattito Mattia Sullini di Cowo Firenze/Mattonaia, che si offerto di portare la bandiera del nostro network a questo importante appuntamento. Grande Mattia!

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Desde Milàn a Barcelona, los coworkers nòmadas se mueven a gusto dentro de Cowo! :-)

nomad workers from the netherlands: krys and rogier
rogier + krys in barcelona

Desde Milán a Barcelona, los coworkers nómadas se mueven a gusto dentro de nuestra red de coworking.

Tal vez porque somos parecidos a una gran familia, despues de una primera experiencia en Milàn saben que encontrarán siempre la misma filosofía y acogida.

En el espacio hop! design de Cowo en Barcelona/Born, damos la bienvenida a Rogier y Krystel, blogueros y viajeros holandeses que están desarrollando su proyecto ”digital nomads”.

Y ya que compartir espacio es compartir también las aficiones, la primera sugerencia referente a la ciudad y sus lugares, ha sido nuestro restaurante japonés preferido en la ciudad: pequeño, auténtico, y con unos maki deliciosos…es un secreto compartido entre pocos, o mejor dicho, entre los coworker Cowo, te esperamos ;)

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La presentazione di Cowo per Ecomondo, oggi 9/11/2011 a Rimini.

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Invitiamo al coworking l’assessore per le politiche del lavoro del Comune di Milano.


coworking europe 2011: 10 points for the gov.t

Alla conferenza di Berlino abbiamo visto la lettera del governo tedesco che chiedeva alla coworking community internazionale riunita per l’occasione, le 10 cose che servono al movimento del coworking per svilupparsi.

Mentre partecipavamo alla sessione di lavoro per scrivere la risposta, ci chiedevamo che cosa mancasse all’Italia per essere così presente, così attiva nell’ascolto.

Forse siamo ingenui, ma non ci rassegnamo alla mancanza di interlocutori, a un coinvolgimento più importante.

E così è nata l’idea di chiedere a chi amministra la città di Milano una cosa sola, ma non meno importante delle 10 del governo tedesco.

Chiediamo che l’assessore e/o qualcuno del municipio venga una volta, o magari regolarmente, a lavorare in un coworking.

Milano è la città che ha fatto nascere il progetto Cowo, e lo rappresenta magnificamente con ben 14 spazi di coworking, su 58 in tutta Italia.

Una realtà unica al mondo e ormai nota a livello globale, che ha appena riscosso il sonoro, continuativo e affettuoso applauso della Coworking Conference di Berlino, oltre 2o0 persone da tutta Europa, dagli USA e dalla Cina.

Tutto questo è nato a Milano, al Cowo di Via Ventura, che continua ad essere un riferimento per la community, non solo italiana.

Ecco quindi il testo della mail scritta stamattina all’assessore alle politiche del lavoro di Milano, Cristina Tajani, con cui la invitiamo a passare qualche ora tra noi.

buongiorno assessore,

mi chiamo massimo carraro e sono il fondatore – insieme a laura coppola, in copia – di un progetto di coworking nato a milano 4 anni fa e sviluppatosi poi in 39 città, con 58 spazi.

ho avuto notizia da dario banfi – autore del libro “vita da freelance”, anch’egli in copia – del suo interesse per il coworking, e ho pensato che forse è giunto il momento di presentarmi :-)

questa mail non è una richiesta di fondi né di assistenza di alcun genere, ciò che chiede è qualcosa di infinitamente più prezioso. 

ma prima due righe di presentazione della nostra realtà, che si chiama cowo.

cowo nasce sull’esempio degli spazi di lavoro condiviso nati in california nel 2005, da cui abbiamo tratto ispirazione online.
il 1° aprile 2008 abbiamo lanciato, attraverso un semplice blog, l’idea di condividere il nostro ufficio di via ventura (quartiere lambrate), a condizioni sostenibili (200 euro/mese una postazione di lavoro tutto compreso, con wi-fi bello pimpante e caffè gratis).

le postazioni erano (e sono) 7, la sede di lavoro è anche quella della mia società, che si occupa di comunicazione.

la risposta è stata immediata, ed è piano piano cresciuta nel tempo.

da parte nostra, non abbiamo inseguito il dio del profitto, ma – pur facendo attenzione al lato economico della faccenda – abbiamo sempre privilegiato le relazioni, in quanto pensiamo che nella società di oggi la rete di rapporti sia la cosa più importante, e noi la mettiamo prima del profitto, in ogni cosa che facciamo.

l’anno successivo, stimolati dalle molte telefonate ricevute, abbiamo messo online un altro blog: questa volta offrendo il nostro know-how a tutti coloro che volevano aprire uno spazio di coworking nel loro ufficio, nella loro città. 

compresi nel kit: knowledge-base legale/fiscale/amministrativa, spazio sulla piattaforma web, moduli di contratto a norma di legge, attività di comunicazione. 

fee richiesto: euro 250/anno, senza altre revenue o percentuali.

da allora abbiamo portato 58 realtà in tutta italia ad aprire il proprio spazio professionale (studio, società, azienda) al coworking. 

in altre parole, si sono formati 58 luoghi dove un giovane o una start-up a inizio attività possano avere un luogo di lavoro a prezzo sostenibile e – soprattutto – in un ambiente collaborativo.

sono orgoglioso di dire – e lo dico tutte le volte che posso, quando mi trovo in giro per convegni – che la città di milano è la capofila di questo bel progetto, con 14 spazi attivi.

tra le cose che non posso non raccontarle, c’è il coworking camp nazionale, svoltosi nel 2010 e 2011, sempre qui a milano, l’iniziativa “free coworking week” durante la settimana del fuorisalone, la piattaforma di navigazione “cowo wi-fi“, che permette una navigazione stabile, sicura, legale a tutti coloro che si trovano al cowo ed anche fuori, funzionando, di fatto, da hot spot pubblico.

tutto questo è stato fatto di nostra iniziativa, con le nostre risorse, investendo una montagna di giornate (e nottate) di lavoro, e cercando di non cambiare mai la linea di sostenibilità e collaboratività che abbiamo scelto fin dall’inizio. 

le entrate economiche del progetto sono basse e non compensano il lavoro, ma la rete di relazioni creatasi è ormai globale, con centinaia di contatti che si incrociano senza sosta tra i nostri spazi fisici e le varie communities online che si sono via via create (noi stessi gestiamo una presenza costante su 9 social network).

ma vengo alla mia richesta :-)

vorrei che lei venisse a lavorare una giornata al coworking.

mi sento di chiederglielo perché mi pare di aver capito, con sollievo, che questa amministrazione si distinguerà per la partecipazione e l’ascolto.

penso che il coworking sia una cosa da ascoltare, e non si può ascoltarla da lontano, o rimanendo chiusi nelle sedi istituzionali.

sarà un piacere presentarle i professionisti che popolano il nostro spazio (tra essi architetti, un ingegnere, professionisti del web, consulenti, progettisti)… e penso che potrebbe anche piacerle l’aria positiva, di sana voglia di costruire che si respira qui dentro.

rimango a sua disposizione ai n. 02/21.51.581 e 334/89.36.110, oltre che a questa mail.

un cordiale saluto e grazie per la sua preziosa attenzione.

massimo carraro

ps- qualche link utile:

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Massimo Carraro + Carsten Foertsch. An interview @ Coworking Europe 2011.

Courtesy of Awt.tv – Agence Wallonne des Télécommunications, we’re happy to share the interview to Cowo founder Massimo Carraro regarding the network and the coworking perspectives in Europe, and to journalist Carsten Foertsch of Deskmag, about the evolution of coworking ant the recent coworking survey.

The interview was given on nov. 4, at the Coworking Conference in Berlin. Enjoy!

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Coworking Europe 2011. Il racconto per immagini della conferenza berlinese.

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The Cowo Network @ Coworking Europe 2011: “Why a network?”

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Cowo’s 5 questions to Coworking Europe. Antoine van den Broek’s 5 answers.

mutinerie coworking: antoine van den broekAntoine van den Broek is involved – with his brother Eric among the others – in the Mutinerie coworking initiative, in Paris, France. 

Mutinerie only had a space for a short time, they are actually a nomadic community, travelling at each others’ places. The space opening is planned for early 2012.

We are twice as glad to host his views because we had the chance to meet Antoine one year ago: he managed to stop visit Cowo’s founder for a good chat, while travelling in Italy.

It will be a pleasure to meet him again at the Berlin Coworking Conference 2011, the event planned to start in about 36 hours… on november 3rd.

Thank you Antoine for sharing your thoughts on Cowo’s 5 questions, and best of luck to the Mutinerie team!

COWO:

Has your own life changed since you practice coworking?

ANTOINE VAN DEN BROEK:

Ever since we were kids we’ve always been surrounded by lots of people and lived in a collaborative and sharing environment.

When we entered the corporate world, we missed that energy and those real relationships. We decided to launch a coworking space so we could chose who we want to work with in an attempt to unify our lives and to promote this way of being and working together.
Since then we’ve been talking with many inspiring people from all over the world. In fact we rarely travel anywhere without visiting the local coworking space, and we’ve learned a lot about community dynamics and collaborative organizations.

So yes our lives have changed since we started coworking.
And the ‘funny’ thing is that we only had a space for a short period; most of the time we’ve been working at each other’s places, in bars, parks, or in others’ coworking spaces.

We will likely open our new space in early 2012 and I am sure it’s going to be another interesting change for us.

COWO:

Is coworking a commodity (i.e. the chance to share an office with little money) or a strategic option (i.e. a platform for all kind of sinergies)?

A.V.D.B:

It is, above all, a strategic option.

It is a bet on the power of free and authentic relationships and it is a stance of openness to new encounters—even if not everyone sees it this way before experiencing it.
So, some people come for the commodity aspect, as there may be no real alternative to such cheap and flexible workplaces.

However, our duty as coworking managers is not only to fulfill our members’ needs by providing all the amenities of an efficient work environment, but also to go beyond this pragmatic level.
In an extreme sense, coworking can be seen as the inverse of a typical firm: Whereas a firm hires people to perform a precise and preordained task, a coworking space starts by bringing people together around common values, and from that, new projects begin to take shape.

In coworking, people are at the center of creativity and productivity.

COWO:

After all these years of discussing, I think we should know by now if business rhymes with coworking. Does it?
A.V.D.B:

Yes there is room for coworking as a business, whether it be spaces management, associated services, or some kind of expertise you can bring to others’ organizations.

Some initiatives will remain close to the initial values of the coworking movement, others less; people will be able to choose.

What’s most interesting is the unknown part of the business model: the unexpected is to be expected.

Coworking creates trust and there is no business without trust. It is a crucial asset. People are losing trust in many institutions these days.

If you are able to generate enough trust between people, if people really trust you, you may well be in a good position to do good business.
This implies being consistent with the values you claim and being able to understand profit not only in financial terms.

COWO:

Considering the media craze, the flourishing of spaces, the many online tools coworking-related and… why not,this conference itself, do you envision the risk of tranforming coworking in a sort of bubble, where a minority just trying to make money spoils the beauty of the idea, ultimately depriving the word coworking of its true meaning?

A.V.D.B:

A new term is coined when we need to express a new reality.

Then its meaning gets diluted as more and more people start adopting it to suit their own needs and understandings.
Eventually people may spend time trying to reclaim the ‘original’ sense of the term, but this can easily turn into a blind debate; semantic evolution is part of the term’s life.

Today we use “coworking” because we need a common flag to unify hundreds of local initiatives. Essentially it’s an accessible concept that’s big enough to unite likeminded people who might have the same intuition, and clear enough to attract newcomers.
In the future, the word “coworking” might be overused or misused in an opportunistic attempt to divert some of the juice that this word can bring, and some of its caché might fade away for that reason. But this is not such a big issue.

When the word “coworking” dies, it will most likely because this type of organization has become the norm.

In that case we would no longer talk about coworking spaces in general but more often about particular coworking spaces and their specific communities and achievements.
Each of us will then be able to choose the space that best fits our needs and expectations, without having to wonder whether it is or isn’t a true coworking space. And pioneers will need to move to a new frontier.

COWO:

What are your feelings about coworking as a public service, just like schooling or health services?

A.V.D.B:

Regarding the numerous benefits of coworking for a local community, and the growing numbers of nomadic workers, it makes sense to expect public institutions to be involved at some level in the sponsoring of coworking. In our current tough economic climate, it is crucial to unify and thus empower the energy of creative people willing to take risks.

In any case we have no choice: the way we work has changed, and the state would do well to take this under consideration.
We could then expect the crucial task of creating coworking spaces to be supported by government. But the establishment of hundreds of state-run spaces would contradict the essential idea, which is let each community decide how and where it wants to work.

One of the great things about a coworking space is that it’s a genuinely bottom-up organization and a unique, community-driven entity.

Thus, government would ideally provide subsidies to bootstrap various coworking projects and to sponsor some social initiatives associated with coworking spaces.
We recently had a chance to meet some officials in our region and we were glad to hear that this is exactly how they see their role.


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Cowo’s 5 questions to Coworking Europe. Alberto Bassi’s 5 answers.

LAB121 bassiSometimes you start building a commmunity even before the coworking space actually opens its doors.

It’s what happens in Alessandria, Italy, where the lab121 group is warming up its future coworking community with events, seminars and meetups.

Alberto Bassi, co-founder of lab121 team, will take part in the first morning panel of the Coworking Conference 2011, in a few days in Berlin.

Awaiting to meet him in person, Cowo thanks him for answering the 5 questions.

COWO:

Has your own life changed since you practice coworking?

ALBERTO BASSI:

My life is not really changed, but I believe that has improved my way of working. In the coworking network I’m making useful contacts and I’ve done decisive steps in carrying out  those projects which which I had thought about for long. I go straighter into my business now.

COWO:

Is coworking a commodity (i.e. the chance to share an office with little money) or a strategic option (i.e. a platform for all kind of sinergies)?

A.B.:

The economic advantage of renting a temporary office is undeniable, and the strategic opportunity to work side by side with people with skills and expertise different from mine is the most significant advantage. Having a project you can find someone who helps you to develop it, and with a little luck also the buyers.

COWO:

After all these years of discussing, I think we should know by now if business rhymes with coworking. Does it?
A.B.:

Yes, the rhyme coworking-business works!! But How? Not intended as an immediate economic returns or immediate growth in turnover, but as professional collaboration between coworkers and customers from inside and outside the coworking centres.

COWO:

Considering the media craze, the flourishing of spaces, the many online tools coworking-related and… why not,this conference itself, do you envision the risk of tranforming coworking in a sort of bubble, where a minority just trying to make money spoils the beauty of the idea, ultimately depriving the word coworking of its true meaning?

A.B.:

I do not fear that coworking can become simply a way to make money by renting a desk. Why? becouse it cannot happen! it’s natural for people to socialize and interact, so even those who rent trivially a desk, will turn to professional collaborations. Lab121 is a nonprofit association that allows members to grow through co-working, so even without the desk the Alessandria coworkers find a way to connect and work!

COWO:

What are your feelings about coworking as a public service, just like schooling or health services?

A.B.:

I believe that the co-working is partly an evolution of the concept of cooperative learning, already applied in schools: this means that coworking should be a basic service!



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Cowo’s 5 questions to Coworking Europe. Jean-Yves Huwart’s 5 answers.

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Jean-Yves Huwart is the organizer of the Coworking Europe Conference, both 2010 and 2011 editions.

As he himself states (see answer no. 1) the discovery of the “coworking spirit” at The Hub Brussels was a revelation for him.

From that point on, coworking has been his everyday professional state of mind.

As the organizer of two important events such as the conferences, he has accumulated a notably extensive view on coworking, in all aspects.

Awaiting to see him in Berlin in a few days, we thank Jean-Yves for sharing his points of views on the 5 questions asked by Cowo.

COWO:

Has your own life changed since you practice coworking?

JEAN-YVES HUWART:

Definitely. And in an unexpected way.

Like many, I used to be an employee. I was lacking challenges. Three years ago, then, I left my job to start a business of my own. The goal was to speak about the new way companies could organise themselves in a flatter way, using digital social platforms, creating a better collaborative culture and developing a more motivating working environment for the Gen X and Gen Y.

As a starting entrepreneur myself, I first tried to work from home. It was a nightmare. I was losing social contacts and my productivity dropped.

Then, a new coworking space opened up nearby, the Hub Brussels. It has been a kind of a revelation. I found for myself a new working experience which could fullfill my freshly discovered needs as a starter. Moreover, regarding my activities, Coworking appeared to me as a perfect tool and mindset to address the challenges of the economy of the 21st century, which needs more interconnected innovators and entrepreneurs, while the traditional corporation model will be forced to shift to a new paradigm embracing openess, collaboration, sustainability and human values.

That’s why we decided to organise a first international conference on the topic of coworking.

COWO:

Is coworking a commodity (i.e. the chance to share an office with little money) or a strategic option (i.e. a platform for all kind of sinergies)?

J. H.:

It can be both. 

For sure, it starts with the flexible model. For a pre-determined capacity (15, 20, 50 seats or more), 100, 150 or more members will likely sign up. This is the base for the community. If the tenants are there, first, for the purpose of having an office for cheap, so be it. It’s no big deal.  

Now, a coworking space can dramaticaly increase its outreach with events, facilitations, games open for non members. This generates traffic in and around the place. Eventually, hundreds of people can take part in the community via an online subscription to the newsletter and discussion on social network. 

In a classical office sharing environment, a pre-determined capacity give access to the related number of tenants or less. You meet the same people every day. This can ingrain a community spirit, of course, but never of the size and energy a genuine coworking space can support.

So, once the community is there, you have a platform to sprout almost anything: be a neutral spot for collaboration between third parties, host creative events, network with other communities localy or internationally, work as a gateway for other entrepreneurs, etc. 

COWO:
After all these years of discussing, I think we should know by now if business rhymes with coworking. Does it?
J. H.:

That is one of our goal at the Coworking Europe 2011 conference.

The first Coworking conference, in Brussels, last year, helped to connect the coworking movement and its players on the European and even on the global level. The coworking movement is enterning its teen age. Nowadays, we have all kinds of coworking spaces: self-supported by one or two people, added-on to another organisation, publicly funded… Other a real businesses…

However, we have heard a lot of coworking spaces stories which shut down because they relied too much on one individual who, after two of three years of operations, ended up exhausted.

I think no matter which model you choose. If the cash flows are too low to cover one person salary, at least (on top of the running cost such as the rent or the internet connection), the space won’t be sustainable. So, coworking can be a very good business, as some have already shown in Europe or in the US. The condition for that, though, is more professionalism.

COWO:

Considering the media craze, the flourishing of spaces, the many online tools coworking-related and… why not,this conference itself, do you envision the risk of tranforming coworking in a sort of bubble, where a minority just trying to make money spoils the beauty of the idea, ultimately depriving the word coworking of its true meaning?

J. H.:

We are at the beginning of a deep economical and cultural shift. 

Digital social platform are outdating the former way of coordinate teams. Innovation won’t remain forever in ghettos. Working people, especially the younger generations, demand their professional life to be fullfilling. Moreover, look at the movement of the Indignados in Europe or at the uprisings in the Arab world. Graduated people are struggling to get a first job. 

So, we know that in the future, more and more, we will have to create our own economical activity. For these reasons, my assumption is that we will need more coworking spaces around the world. As starters, freelance or even regular employees will more and more look for a human experience. So, the market will learn steadily to make the difference between real coworking spots and fake ones.

COWO:

What are your feelings about coworking as a public service, just like schooling or health services?

J. H.:

A growing number of public local institutions acknowledge that the traditional tools used to develop entrepreneurship and networking in a city or a region are far from optimal in terms of impact.

The coworking experience seems a much more efficient approach to achieve the same goal. So, to me, they can perfectly support a coworking space financially. Of course, it’s better that the running of the space remain at arm length from the administration. It has to secure the space’s operational autonomy.


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Cowo’s 5 questions to Coworking Europe. Anni Roolf’s 5 answers.

 anni roolf from coworking wuppertalAnni Roolf (MBA / project manager, innovation consultant, designer) organised the first european Jelly Week in January 2011, and the first Coworking Germany Barcamp in July 2011. 

Already in 2005 she experimented with a coworking space prototype in Wuppertal and wrote the coLabor-Manifesto.

Since 2010 she’s pushing the coworking initiative in Wuppertal / Germany, which is coming off with an exciting coworking space at the moment.

Right now she’s organizing the 1. Worldwide Jellyweek, which will take place in January 2012. She’s convinced that the coworking movement is still in its primary stage.

Anni – whom we thank very much for taking the time to answer Cowo’s 5 questions – will be among the speakers at the Berlin Conference, later this week.

COWO:

Has your own life changed since you practice coworking?

ANNI ROOLF:

Since I’ve started to think about coworking in 2005 many things changed in my life.

My existance as a freelancer was from now on embedded in a bigger picture, discourse and identity. As an also artistic person I knew mostly ego-centered behaviour from my professional entourage before. 

Then I wrote my MBA thesis about cooperative and game-based organisations. These deep thoughts on how cooperation as a principle could really work, didn’t leave me in my thinking and acting anymore since that time.

COWO:

Is coworking a commodity (i.e. the chance to share an office with little money) or a strategic option (i.e. a platform for all kind of sinergies)?

A.R.:

My clear answer is, that it’s first of all a strategic option, which is able to create value in terms of a commodity as one possibility.

Coworking can be shaped and lived in many different ways; coworking Spaces are only one in a big variety of (undiscovered) options. Coworking is a style of interaction, which will lead to a range of new products and services and also to new non-profit models of working, acting, living and transforming in the domain of public welfare.

If we don’t restrict the coworking discourse on coworking (spaces) as a commodity, we can really exploit the full potential of coworking.

COWO:
After all these years of discussing, I think we should know by now if business rhymes with coworking. Does it?
A.R.:

Yes, it does.
Coworking is at least a new sector. Appropriate business models for spaces and other products and services are still in development.
It’s normal, that the participants (competitors) of a sector haven’t found the philosopher’s stone in its early stage.
I’m convinced, that coworking will also be big business, but it’s crucial, that coworking products or services never loose their philosophy of openness and collaboration.

Otherwise it won’t be coworking and will loose its USP. On the contrary it must be the aim of coworking entrepreneurs and coworking movement as a whole to influence and transform classical corporate cultures.

On the other hand coworking can be developed much more in the direction of non-profit aims and public welfare. These different circumstances and mindsets will lead to other powerful forms beyond business.

COWO:

Considering the media craze, the flourishing of spaces, the many online tools coworking-related and… why not,this conference itself, do you envision the risk of tranforming coworking in a sort of bubble, where a minority just trying to make money spoils the beauty of the idea, ultimately depriving the word coworking of its true meaning?

A.R.:

Yes, this fear is justified, but it’s also a kind of normal, if an insiders’ tip is coming to success.

I would suggest as a medicine to talk also about competition and how it can be compatible with the values and acting patterns of cooperation. A taboo on competition could be destructive in the core of coworking, the community.

The worst case for the movement would be, if coworkers would feel, that the coworking values are not true and only a marketing slogan. On the other hand it could be fruitful to deal with the concept of coopetition.
Developing and living the coworking values will decide the credibility of the coworking movement in the future, and this under the pressure of success and competition. I’m sure, that we will talk later not for nothing about the “art of coworking”.

COWO:

What are your feelings about coworking as a public service, just like schooling or health services?

A.R.:

I think this part will be huge in the future.

Because it depends on public decision makers, the process in this direction is slow. Coworking could be integrated in coming public infrastructure of all kinds. There are no borders. Everything is possible. And as a mental influence it will lead to organisational change in public administrations in terms of Customer Integration, Open Innovation, Open Government and Civic Particiaption.

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Cowo a Sovico (Monza Brianza): un piccolo bilancio, e una testimonianza.

Sovico, Monza BrianzaC’è chi  pensa che il coworking riguardi solo le metropoli, con i loro “nomad worker” evoluti, sempre tra un aereo e una chiamata in videoconferenza con New York.

Per quanto riguarda Cowo, nulla è più lontano dalla realtà. 

Per noi, il coworking è fatto di relazioni, di persone, di lavoro.

Sia esso a New York o a… Sovico (non ce ne vogliate, amici della Brianza, se prendiamo ad esempio il vostro piccolo comune!).

Proprio dal Cowo Sovico/Monza ci arrivano oggi due testimonianze, da parte del cowomanager Alberto Mariani e da un suo coworker, Giacomo Mosca.

ALBERTO MARIANI, COWOMANAGER:

Dopo alcuni mesi in cui non è successo nulla (nessuna chiamata, nessuna richiesta) improvvisamente, senza una ragione precisa, l’interesse per il nostro coworking è letteralmente esploso.
Certamente ci ha aiutato la partecipazione al CowoCamp2011 di Aprile, dove abbiamo imparato quali azioni attivare per  informare in modo più incisivo, coinvolgendo persone e gruppi, magari attraverso incontri.
Ora il nostro spazio è diventato l’ufficio di Giacomo, consulente aziendale specializzato nella formazione, e lo sarà fra breve per altre due persone che operano nel settore informatico.
Inoltre,  abbiamo da poco ricevuto la visita di  un grafico-tipografo  della provincia di Napoli alla ricerca di un luogo da cui operare per sviluppare il mercato della Brianza .
Il nostro Cowo è anche luogo di incontro, nelle ore serali, per le due associazioni locali Greenman e Sovico in Transizione.
Nello spazio attiguo, infine, si aprirà in gennaio 2012 la “ bottega “ di Dario Brivio, giovane poliedrico che è riduttivo definire soltanto pittore e scultore.

Che altro aggiungere? Forse è meglio lasciare la parola a chi il Cowo lo utilizza! :-)

Mosca GiacomoGIACOMO MOSCA, COWORKER:

Al Cowo Sovico/Monza ho trovato un luogo accogliente, funzionale e stimolante.

Cercavo uno spazio dove poter lavorare preparando i progetti che propongo ai miei clienti (opero nella formazione manageriale e coaching).

Mi trovo molto bene, lo spazio è bello, curato e  - soprattutto – è un punto di riferimento per una pluralità di inziative professionali ed extraprofessionali.

Lo consiglio senz’altro a chi cerca uno spazio per la propria professione e a chi è stanco di lavorare in uffici tristi e isolati.

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It’s Halloween time… watch out, coworkers!

Trick or treat?
Cowo!

It's halloween time @ Coworking Cowo!

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Cowo’s 5 questions to Coworking Europe. Manuel Zea’s 5 answers.

zea barralManuel Zea is a Spanish architect, founder of 2arquitectos in 2006.

In 2007 he founded one of the first coworking spaces in Spain: WorkingSpace.

In 2010 he founded the directory Coworkingspain.es. and now works to link all the spaces and create a Spanish co-community.

We thank Manuel for answering Cowo’s 5 questions, and look forward to meet him in person in Berlin!

COWO:

Has your own life changed since you practice coworking?

MANUEL ZEA:

Since I came to the first Coworking Europe conference as a speaker, I started the directory coworkingspain.es. In the beginning we were less than 30 centers in Spain. 
Last year, in junction with all coworkings in Spain, I work in growing the directory and the connection between all the coworking spaces. 

COWO:

Is coworking a commodity (i.e. the chance to share an office with little money) or a strategic option (i.e. a platform for all kind of sinergies)?

M.Z.:

At the beginning it was an option of having nice office with little money, but the coworking concept grows, and spaces start being a strategic option for knowledge and synergies for freelance, and innovation center for corporation. 

COWO:
After all these years of discussing, I think we should know by now if business rhymes with coworking. Does it?
M.Z.:

The business of coworking spaces still having a difficult future in Spain. Coworking managers still a bit lose in how to increase their centers. But outside Spain, centers are making really good job. 
Coworking centers start to know how to make business with their centers, a lot of centers are recently open as business option and business center are looking to coworking as a product. 

COWO:

Considering the media craze, the flourishing of spaces, the many online tools coworking-related and… why not,this conference itself, do you envision the risk of tranforming coworking in a sort of bubble, where a minority just trying to make money spoils the beauty of the idea, ultimately depriving the word coworking of its true meaning?

M.Z.:

The coworking concept has a big way to walk yet.
The business model is not completely validated. But when we walk all this way it could be a coworking bubble and maybe some centers without the values of the coworking are destinated to close in the future. 

COWO:

What are your feelings about coworking as a public service, just like schooling or health services?

M.Z.:

I think city halls have to give entrepreneurs and freelances the tools to start or improve their business, and everything they make to help freelance improve their business will be beneficial to all.



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Tra otto ore si inaugura il primo coworking Cowo di Como. Pronti?

spazio coworking affiliato cowo a como (via el alamein 17)

Ancora deve aprire le porte.

Ancora non ne abbiamo parlato.

Ancora non è nella directory e tra le schede di presentazione (ci tengono ad avere le foto con l’ufficio bello a posto, e i preparativi sono ancora in corso…).

Ma – a poche ore dall’inaugurazione ufficiale – non possiamo non dire a tutto il mondo che anche la bella città di Como si apre al coworking Cowo, grazie a Immobiliare Emiliana.

Ci si trova quindi in via El Alamein 17 alle 17.30, oppure – per chi non può venire – su questa pagina Facebook.

E appena avremo le foto degli spazi, daremo anche agli amici di Como il nostro benvenuto “ufficiale”, intanto congratulazioni e buon divertimento a tutti per la serata di inaugurazione!

[Scarica il comunicato Stampa Coworking Cowo Como/Sole]

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Il 2 novembre a Milano, Cowo/Bergamo Bono presenta il premio Digital Experience. Tutti invitati.

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Gli amici di Cowo Bergamo/Bono hanno deciso di indire un premio per la “facilità d’uso” (vabbè, in gergo informatico si dovrebbe dire “user experience”, ma è previsto di premiare anche oggetti e servizi, non solo interfacce web).

Si chiamerà Digital Experience Award, e la presentazione è prevista  da The Hub – in Via Paolo Sarpi a Milano – il 2 novembre dalle 18 alle 20, con ingresso libero.

Ah, non dimenticate di portare una lampadina, e anche un biglietto da visita da mettere nella boccia dei pesci… c’è guadagnarsi un codice sconto per l’iscrizione, o forse perfino una partecipazione gratuita! :-)

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Cowo’s 5 questions to Coworking Europe. Liu Yan’s 5 answers.

Liu Yan, from Xin Danwei coworking space (Shanghai, China)

Liu Yan is the CEO and event curator of coworking space Xin Danwei (which means New Work Unit) Coworking, in Shanghai, one of the first spaces operating in China.

Since 2004, Liu Yan has been advocating cross-culture and inter-disciplinary connection and collaboration between Europe and China through events like Picnic and Dutch Electronic Arts Festival.

While we thank Liu for answering Cowo’s 5 questions, we remind everyone that her speech at the Coworking Europe 2011 Conference is due on nov. 3rd, 12.40 am

The subject of her talk is very promising: “Coworking Globalisation: The promises of coworking for China and coworking as a gateway between Chinese and European”.  

COWO:

Has your own life changed since you practice coworking?

LIU YAN:

Absolutely. Yes, I become Ms. Whoever-you-want-to-know in Shanghai. Our coworking center is the central hub where technologists meet artists, academia mingles with designers, hackers collaborate with farmers, a big melting pot for all kind of people and ideas. 

COWO:

Is coworking a commodity (i.e. the chance to share an office with little money) or a strategic option (i.e. a platform for all kind of sinergies)?

L.Y.:

It isn’t just about giving community whatever they need (shared office and facilities), it is also about catalyzing the community in the new ways of working: connected with one another, stay curious and hungry about different disciplines and culture, open up for sharing, collaboration.

However, in the real life, building a sharing community takes a hell lot of time, energy, resources, and professional expertises, on the top of your passion and dedication.

In our case, we have spent a great deal of time to learn how to administrate and manage the commodity well (make sure the printer works smoothly and the chairs are comfortable), which are the basic things for the coworkers to get their work done and enjoy this togetherness.
If there are conflicts in terms of resources, we will have to make sure satisfying the needs of coworkers has the priority, and the strategic options come next.

The biggest lesson I have learned so far is “even with a good will, what you are trying to accomplish doesn’t necessarily turn into some value appreciated by your community.”

COWO:
After all these years of discussing, I think we should know by now if business rhymes with coworking. Does it?
L.Y.:

There is still a long way to go before majority of corporates rhymes with coworking.

Although open innovation has been practiced in the business for some years, we are merely in the starting point of getting corporate involved to create an open, collaborative, sustainable way of working. 

COWO:

Considering the media craze, the flourishing of spaces, the many online tools coworking-related and… why not,this conference itself, do you envision the risk of tranforming coworking in a sort of bubble, where a minority just trying to make money spoils the beauty of the idea, ultimately depriving the word coworking of its true meaning?

L.Y.:

Coworking is a new way of thinking, doing and working.

It is a social movement to unify our resources, experiences and wisdom to make our world a better place.
I believe more and more people will appreciate, accept, get involved in this movement, so it will gradually become the main stream of our society.

Meanwhile, whoever foster and (financially) benefit from this movement should be the hero of our time. People or organizations who try to make quick/dirty money out of it will exhaust their social capital and fail.

It is comparable to the Green Movement years ago, green has now become the new “gold”. I believe coworking will equalize to “working” in the future. 

COWO:

What are your feelings about coworking as a public service, just like schooling or health services?

L.Y.:

I think it is a great concept to turn coworking into a public service, or eventually integrated with the existing public services.

I believe the current coworking spaces are the pioneers to show the “new way of working” movement in each region or city, gradually, it will become the main stream, coworking will no longer stand alone as a separate service, it will become the new services of many public and private institutions.

I have discussed with some librarians and educators to introduce coworking services into their libraries or schools.


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Cowo’s 5 questions to Coworking Europe. Mindaugas Danys’ 5 answers.

Coworking Manager Mindaugas DanysMindaugas Danys is the manager of Hub Vilnius, the first coworking space of Lithuania.

His space has been running for almost a year now, and he speaks about this experience as he answers Cowo’s 5 questions to the Coworking Europe Conference Members.

We are not sure whether Mindaugas will be at the Berlin conference, but he surely is a well-connected professional, so it’s always possible to reach him through FacebookTwitter or LinkedIn.

Thank you for sharing, Mindaugas!

COWO:

Has your own life changed since you practice coworking?

MINDAUGAS DANYS:

For me the biggest motivation behind opening the space was to be a changemaker and bring some social innovations to Lithuania.
However sometimes I feel that perhaps it was too early, or I did something wrong, cause it’s difficult to keep the place growing and members stay.

COWO:

Is coworking a commodity (i.e. the chance to share an office with little money) or a strategic option (i.e. a platform for all kind of sinergies)?

M.D.:

I’d prefer to look into coworking as a platform, however motivation of members is different, some see it as a utility some as a chance for personal growth and social changes.

COWO:
After all these years of discussing, I think we should know by now if business rhymes with coworking. Does it?
M.D.:

With my experience I don’t see how coworking can become a business option, perhaps, and only, if it is used as a bi-tool by some venture capitalists and business angels who utilize serendipity to increase acceleration of their startup investees.
No chances of making it a business all by itself.

COWO:

Considering the media craze, the flourishing of spaces, the many online tools coworking-related and… why not,this conference itself, do you envision the risk of tranforming coworking in a sort of bubble, where a minority just trying to make money spoils the beauty of the idea, ultimately depriving the word coworking of its true meaning?

M.D.:

Since I don’t believe in commercial viability of coworking, I don’t see it as a threat.
On the other hand overexcitment leads to opening of more spaces without getting sustainable, thus ruining the credibility of the concept in the first place.
It’ s a much bigger threat than someone trying to make business out of coworking.

COWO:

What are your feelings about coworking as a public service, just like schooling or health services?

M.D:

I believe that coworking should become a norm both literally and theoretically, it should be everywhere and in different forms.

Flexibility, connectivity, sharing and openness has to take over the public space.


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