The Writers' Room in New York and the Grotto in San Francisco both predate the coining of coworking. They're similar to coworking but are exclusively for writers. I had first read about the Grotto in one of Po Bronson's books. The idea resonated with me so strongly that I started talking to people in Sonoma County about forming something like it.
It wasn't until I stumbled across "coworking" in an issue of Wired (expired-working at home, tired-working at Starbucks, wired- coworking), googled the term, and discovered the Wiki that I have been able to get people around here talking about forming a coworking site. It's a wonderful example of the power of an idea and its naming. Thanks to Brad, Chris, and Tara! Anthony On Jan 8, 10:46 am, "Jacob Sayles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Even though the idea is fairly universal, and shared offices have been > around for decades, in my opinion the movement started when the term > "coworking" formed in San Francisco and started to spread. I had been > fantasizing about creating such a space for years, but when I found > "coworking" and the online community behind it, everything accelerated and I > went from dream to open-for-business in 6-8 months. > As for research, M. Scott Peck is a great start. > > Jacob Sayles > Co-founder & Janitorhttp://officenomads.com > > On Jan 8, 2008 9:29 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > The same day the NYT article came out, I pitched a piece to NYT about > > coworking (I write for NYT sometimes). I hadn't seen that article yet, > > and a search of the site for "coworking" and "co-working" yielded no > > results. So then, I saw the article (and the related goofiness about > > the $350,000 home office) and my boss was noting how interesting it > > was that not once did the article use the word "coworking" though that > > was being described. "Communal working" was their preferred term. So I > > guess maybe time will tell what the most preferred word/s to describe > > this are. Meanwhile, I'm always on the lookout for articles and books > > tackling the topic, whether they call it coworking or not. So I'll > > check here but if you have any back files of links/research, I'd > > appreciate you sharing with me. > > Thanks, > > Spike Gillespie > > bloggerwww.launchpadcoworking.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
