Coworking FAQ
Coworking is great for non-profits. Here’s how to convince your board to pay for it
Convincing your board that coworking could help your organization succeed doesn’t have to be complicated. Here are four ways to show them it’s worth the investment.
Read MoreI like the idea of coworking, but I LOVE working at home.
We hear this a lot at Groundwork: This place is amazing! You’ve built such a special community here. But, I really love working at home. I get it. Working from…
Read MoreInternational Coworking Day Reminds Us of Our Roots
International Coworking Day is a time to stop and appreciate all we’ve done as a movement, and the pioneers who started it all.
Read MoreA Beginner’s Guide to Coworking: 5 tips to get started
This beginner’s guide to coworking covers 5 tips to help you find the perfect space, and get engaged with your coworking community once you’re there.
Read MoreIs it appropriate to talk on the phone at a coworking space?
When we tour potential members at Groundwork!, we get this question a lot: is it okay to take a call while coworking? In short, yes. But there are many factors to consider.
Read MoreDo I have to participate in the community events at a coworking space?
So you want to join a coworking space, but you are unsure about the pressure to attend events and socialize? The right space will provide social opportunities AND respect your need to get work done.
Read MoreWhy collaboration is really really hard (and you should still do it)
True collaboration requires us to spend time listening– both to ideas we love, and to a bunch of annoying, useless, disagreeable, and otherwise unappealing garbage. And yet the results will make it all worthwhile.
Read MoreWhat makes a community thrive?
What makes a community thrive? Like most of you, I’ve been involved in lots of communities. Some make you feel a sense of belonging and connection and purpose– all the good things. Others can be well-intentioned, full of good people, and just… blah.
Read MoreWho handles HR issues at a coworking space?
As more and more companies employ a remote workforce and outsource their office management to coworking spaces, where does the HR responsibility fall? The lines get blurry pretty fast.
Read MoreHow coworking can make you a better person
In an increasingly polarized world, listening to people we don’t agree with is perhaps the most important thing we can do. Respecting people we don’t agree with is crucial. Actually liking people we disagree with? Revolutionary. We get to practice all this, and more, in our coworking community.
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