Essays
Why Social Interaction Will Save Us: Coworking and Social Force
Let’s be honest, today’s presidential inauguration was one of the biggest moments of social awkwardness in recent history. Some of us are dragging around like it’s the dawn of the apocalypse while others are celebrating a new era of radical change. Trying to navigate between these seemingly alien viewpoints generates inhibition, uncertainty, and mistrust. I watched many folks at Groundwork! tune into the inauguration live stream, earbuds in place, lost in thought. What happens next?
Read MoreHow to kick butt on your New Year’s resolution, Groundwork! style
Most of us are rather adept at abandoning our New Year’s resolutions by February, begging the question as to why we bother to make them at all. Why are these…
Read MoreCoworking field trip: Ideas and Inspiration from Indy Hall
Having recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of Groundwork! Dena and I decided it was time to leave the baby at home and head south to Philadelphia for some urban inspiration, good food, and a visit to the coworking space Indy Hall.
Read MoreTechnology, Design, and the future of New Bedford
TEDxNewBedford 2016 was all about VISION. And two talks in particular spoke to a great vision for the future of New Bedford: think artists, designers, and technologists working together in a force field of creativity.
Read MoreMy Summer at Groundwork!
As my summer internship at Groundwork! is sadly coming to an end, I wanted to share what I learned from spending time at Groundwork! and with its members over the last three months…
Read MoreThe secret to ending hate once and for all
We’re now a couple of years into Groundwork!, and we can clearly see why community matters. Here’s why: our members are not all created equal. We represent different industries, different backgrounds, and different beliefs. We have Sanders supporters and Trump supporters at the same table– passionate socialists and passionate conservatives dueling it out over ping pong.
Read MoreNew Bedford Book Festival: A story of people and books.
Guess what? People still love books. Real, object-in-hand books. Over 400 people filed into Groundwork! for the first New Bedford Book Festival and it was a smashing success.
Read MoreHow Buenos Aires made me fall in love with coworking
Life in Buenos Aires meant a certain intimacy with humanity. I’m talking about bumping into people from all walks of life all the time. This intimacy is what inspired me to co-found Groundwork! with my good friend Dena. And it’s why I’m happy to be here.
Read MoreWhat are the perks of coworking?
Why would you want to come into a big, shared coworking space with no privacy when you could just stay warm at home and jam away on your laptop in your jammies all day? After all, isn’t the freedom to work from home why many of us turn to freelancing and self-employment?
Read MoreNew Year’s resolutions for a better Groundwork!
It has been an amazing year at Groundwork! and the best part is that there’s always room to get better. Dena and I took a moment today to come up with three shared New Year’s resolutions for how we want to manage Groundwork! It’s about setting a positive intent for the coming year. You are hereby invited to hold us accountable!
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