Thanks for the considered replies and reflections. I think the point about the "new-ness" of the phenomenon is apt. I also get that there is a special element of community that can't be replicated at a place where there are *always* new people, although some change among faces is a positive. My job involves a lot of face-to-face interaction and deep (online and offline) relationships, so I get the human connections I need. That said, were there a space that I could drop into, for a reasonable cost, where I could meet like-minded, interesting folks, I would. For me, when I think of coworking, I envision some combination of a start up and my college library system and variety of study spaces around my college campus. There was a place open all night, for instance, for night owls (i.e., cramming). You could pick from a couple locations, meet a friend, bump into people you know. Talk, in some. That's part of my ideal for this concept. I also love the idea, which I have read about here and elsewhere, of making better use of dead building space. With the sudden (it seems to me) popular embrace of an environmental ethic, the time seems to be right for that concept. By the way, I live in the Boston area and work for IBM, but I'm actually cooler than that makes me sound. Really. John
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