Tell your Jellyweek story
Two hundred and three venues in all corners of the world are gearing up for a range of events as today marks the first day of the first ever Worldwide Jellyweek. As a part of the community nature of the event, both Deskmag and Worldwide Jellyweek organisers Anni Woolf and Willi Schroll are calling out to all those involved to share their stories, serving as inspiration and a chance for collaboration.
Open offices: companies test out shared workspace
The growth of the “shared economy” has been changing the way individuals transact, through a boom in shared cars, holiday apartments, and – yes – workspaces. Now a pilot project in The Netherlands will test the ability of the corporate sector to engage in resource sharing. Fifty big Dutch companies will open their offices to each others’ employees.
The most popular Deskmag stories in 2011
What were the most important issues for the coworking movement in 2011? As the year draws to a close, Deskmag looks back at the most popular articles. 2011 was our first full year online, and we published exactly 120 articles. Many thanks to our guest writers, who contributed diversity to the conversation. Here’s a summary of the most popular stories from the past year.
Coworking Holiday Cheer
December is the time of year when people push their laptop aside (guilt-free) and come together to share in good spirit and, hopefully, good food. Deskmag wanted to know what kind of shenanigans coworking spaces around the world were teeing up for the Holiday season in order to give back and reach out to their community. We chose two responses that we felt captured both the season and the spirit of coworking, and hope that their acts of giving will put a smile on your face at this time of year.