> > I'm seeing some unfortunate trends as well, but they were also expected. >> Many people have seen coworking as an evolution of office space versus a >> shift in way people connect and support each other in the new economy. It's >> been happening for a few years now but more people are using 'coworking' as >> monetizing their lounge space in a similar way to Regus. We're seeing a lot >> of this in Denver after the coworking model as been around for 5 years. >> >> Another disturbing shift is the focus on coworking just for startups and >> the tech sector. This creates an illusion that coworking is only for a >> certain segment or type of individual that feeds on itself. The startup and >> tech space with coworking is gaining momentum which causes community >> mangers/ space owners to focus just on this group when they plan their >> business and marketing. This makes others to feel like coworking isn't for >> them which reenforces future space owners and the reporting media to >> continue the limited focus. >> >> I want coworking to be open to all smart and friendly people. Coworking >> can be work clubhouse for freelancers, remote workers, small teams, >> startups, and anything else. We have to simply work harder to make this >> happen. Tony in the Shareable article describes this well in the article >> Alex posted. >> >> Craig >> >
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