The first European Jelly week
Jellies are occasional meetings at which a small group of people come together to collaborate in an informal atmosphere. They offer the opportunity to exchange ideas, with no commitments or costs. And at the same time, they allow a community to build that can eventually lead to an institution like a coworking space. With these two benefits in mind, Anni Roolf, a communication designer, has organized the first European Jelly Week.
First Global Coworking Survey launched
Until now, there have only been a handful of studies into the new collaborative workstyle known as coworking. A new initiative of organizations around the globe aims to change this. In collaboration with Deskmag and a university, the participating groups have launched the first global coworking survey.
An official coworking association? Not yet.
The concept of creating an official association of coworking spaces was raised this weekend at the Coworking Europe conference, with no clear consensus reached on the idea. A discussion led by Anni Lenius of ClubOffice Berlin heard widely differing viewpoints on whether a formal body representing coworking spaces would be beneficial to individual operators and the industry as a whole.