Coworking is an emerging trend for a new pattern of working. Typically work-at-home professionals and people who travel frequently, often end up working in relative isolation. Coworking is 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 others in a shared space.
The cafe community approach is described well in this film from an Office Nomads Coworking facility in Washington DC;
For more information see Office Nomads.
The Coworking movement is spreading worldwide. There are a number of UK examples, including Old Broadcasting House in Leeds, the city’s first coworking space and one of the largest coworking communities in Europe. Check out the Coworking Wiki here.
