Here is the third and final instalment of our COVID-19 response series. Our Communications and Social Impact manager Cleo talks to the The Melting Pot team about adjusting to a world in isolation and the impacts on coworking businesses. In this episode we will hear from one of The Melting Pot’s hosts, Anna Ciborowska. She tells us what the hosting team have done to hold and foster the community in the shift to online ..read more

Welcome to the second instalment of our COVID-19 response series. Our Communications and Social Impact manager Cleo talks to the The Melting Pot team about adjusting to a world in isolation and the impacts on coworking businesses. In this episode we will hear from The Melting Pot’s Operations Manager Sam. She will take an operational management perspective and talk about the key things that have helped her lead the team through this time ..read more

Claire - The first instalment of our COVID-19 response series. Our Communications and Social Impact manager Cleo talks to the The Melting Pot team about adjusting to a world in isolation and the impacts on coworking businesses. Here, The Melting Pot’s Founder and CEO, Claire Carpenter, shares her experiences as a leader and her insights making decisions on a strategic level at such a time of disruption ..read more

In this episode on the theme of scaling your coworking business, we catch Tajinder from the Lonon based charity Bathtub 2 Boardroom. She tells us about a journey which began with “falling into coworking” in 2012 and now involves running three spaces — with further expansion plans. Give it a listen to hear about serendipity that made market research redundant, the unexpected idiosyncrasies of basing your coworking space in a college, and how to build a good reputation to help you as you grow. We also hear about - the way in which scaling aids adaptability - the risks and negatives of scaling ..read more

Claire sat down to chat to Tori from Mainyard Studios about the challenges of taking over the world — or maybe just a small bit of London… Starting in 2012 and now with no fewer than seven work spaces across the city ranging from music studios to coworking offices, Tori looks back on the journey of scaling the business and tells us what got her started, what kept her going and what she and her partner(s) have learned along the way. Listen in to this podcast to hear Tori’s story about windowless warehouses come designer work spaces, what it is like to set up a business with your life partner, a ..read more

We hear from David and Joy Taylor who set up “Canvas Coworking” in a small city in Australia. Their journey began in 2012, when they started by talking to lots of people and hosting coffee-mornings to engage their local community and find out what was needed. After starting with a popup space in a café, they looked for a larger “dual purpose” space which they could set up how they liked, and were able to run workshops and events to test and “prove” the business model. The next step was to find a permanent space they could lease. With volunteer support (including David and Joy volunteering thei ..read more

Rolf Oftedal and Stian Morel, a pair of surfers, had a dream of opening their very own coworking and coliving space. They live in Norway and fell in love with Lofoten. Already a popular destination for many Norwegians, and boasting some truly stunning scenery, as well as some decent – if not entirely tropical – surf spots, they decided that Lofoten would be the perfect location to open their own coworking space, so they went on a journey to find a space and fit it out. They made a lot of connections with other people and some existing coworking spaces along the way, and as they prepare to la ..read more

Paul Green, a Social Anthropologist at Melbourne University, talks to us about the effects that the rise of the Digital Nomad and Location Independent Working are having on communities and coworking spaces, and the opportunities and challenges this presents for coworking businesses, tourism, brain drain, and governmental policy around the world. Paul's research focuses on the life experiences and mobility practices of digital nomads, or location independent professionals, in the context of theoretical concerns about mobility, self and place-making, and the future of travel and work. Links for ..read more

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