COWORKING

Andrew Bushnell cofounder of cospace in Texas describes 5 advantages of coworking in this blog post.

The CEO for Lottay Harry Lin just got interviewed by readwriteweb.com where he talks about the benefits and drawbacks of coworking.

Read the full article at readwriteweb.com.

In the article “Top Trends for 2010: Social Enterprise” Marcia Stepanek describes 6 trends that will make pop up in 2010. Number 5 on the list is “Coworking will go mainstream”.

Coworking will go mainstream. Until recently, coworking spaces — which Wikipedia defines as “the social gathering of a group of people, who are still working independently, but who share values and who are interested in the synergy that can happen from working with talented people in the same space” — were concentrated most heavily in San Francisco and New York. In the past, coworking has mostly been a way for newbie start-up founders to share space and expenses. 2010 will likely see the expansion and formalization of these types of spaces both geographically and intellectually, as more will become incubators for start-up funding and volunteer support. Example: The Unreasonable Institute, a new nonprofit, has announced it will bring 25 global social entrepreneurs to Boulder, Colo., this summer for 10 weeks to co-train, co-work, and explore seed funding collaborations. Look for more such social enterprise institutes and retreats to pop up this year, based on the 20th century model of artist’s colonies and writer’s workshops.

Read the article at justmeans.com.