Hi all, Austin-based professor, management consultant, and partner at Conjunctured Coworking Andrew M. Jones is coming out with a new book you might find interesting: *The Fifth Age of Work: How Companies Can Redesign Work to Become More Innovative in a Cloud Economy* (Night Owls Press<http://www.nightowlspress.com/e-book-store/the-fifth-age-of-work/> ).** Among other things, it breaks down the work trends in the freelance economy and the lessons learned from the coworking movement and shows business leaders and managers how to redesign their workplace. It's a primer on the possibilities of corporate coworking as a path to innovation ... and a lot more.
With this book, the hope is that we continue to spread the message about coworking and encourage deeper partnerships and collaborations between coworking spaces like yours and existing businesses out there. We are pretty thrilled about it! Tony Bacigalupo of New Work City wrote a wonderful Foreword for the book. And here's what others have had to say: “By weaving together the brightest threads of workplace theory, Andrew Jones has created a rich tapestry on the future of business creativity. Read *The Fifth Age of Work* and prosper.” *– Marty Neumeier, Director of Transformation at Liquid Agency and author of Metaskills: Five Talents for the Robotic Age, The Designful Company, Zag, and The Brand Gap* “*The Fifth Age of Work* explores how information and communication technology are affecting the ‘where,’ ‘how,’ and ‘when’ of the workplace for millennials. How will a dispersed workforce be managed? What leadership will be needed? This is a must-read for understanding the future of the workplace.” *– Cary L. Cooper, CBE, Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University Management School, Chair of the Academy of Social Sciences, and co-author of The High Engagement Work Culture: Balancing Me and We* “*The Fifth Age of Work* could sit alongside Gary Hamel’s *Future of Management* as essential reading for any business leader setting a course for the future. Andrew Jones brings together the various discussions on the seismic changes happening in the workplace in a practical, accessible, and insightful book.”* – Justin Papps, Global Group Head of Communications at QBE Group* **** REVIEW/ADVANCE COPIES are available **** Since you are all passionate advocates of coworking and manage or run spaces, we'd love to hear what you think about this book and its ideas. If you're interested or know of colleagues who might find value in it, we would be happy to send you a free digital/e-book copy. Just e-mail me back to get on our list. And, if you also have an in-house resource library of sorts and would be interested in adding *The Fifth Age of Work* to your collection, let me know. We do have a limited number of paperback copies we can send. * The Fifth Age of Work* will be available at major online retailers in paperback and e-book formats in November 2013. * [image: Inline image 1] The Fifth Age of Work: How Companies Can Redesign Work to Become More Innovative in a Cloud Economy* / By Andrew M. Jones, Ph.D.; Foreword by Tony Bacigalupo *Trade Paperback:* ISBN 978-1-937-64509-0, 6X9 in / 194 pp *E-book*: ISBN 978-1-937-64508-3, DRM-free *Pub Date*: Forthcoming November 2013 http://www.nightowlspress.com/e-book-store/the-fifth-age-of-work/ Thanks, everyone! Genevieve DeGuzman Editor Night Owls Press <http://www.nightowlspress.com> <http://www.facebook.com/nightowlspress> <http://twitter.com/nightowlspress> <http://www.nightowlspress.com/blog/> -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
