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The Manchester Upset, The Original Meaning of Coworking, and Taking the Armour Off
The Greens just upset Manchester because locals rebelled against top-down control. Bernard DeKoven saw this coming in 1999 when he coined “coworking” as a verb—working together as equals. We forgot th
You had work to do, but you did the washing
The pattern, the irony, and what we do when the systems are failing.
Can you explain your business with a piece of cardboard?
“You can’t fake the work.”
The Glass Box is a lie. Here's what actually works.
See how Kofi, Williamz, Karen and Tom are building Social Capital—and why we're bringing operators, activists, and makers together on Feb 24th.
The Neighbourhood Is the Only Thing Resisting
On acting locally, building wealth fortresses, and why February 24th is the conversation we've been avoiding.
Build It Before They're Buying
Bowie turned down the knighthood. He knew what the invitation costs.
When You're Alone, Your Goals Feel Impossible
What years of micro community taught me about finding your voice — and why our February 24th event isn’t a coworking conference.
How the First Bernie Invented Coworking
Why the original meaning of "coworking" is exactly what you need right now.
All Year, We've Been Talking About What Citizens Do. This Week, We Find Out If We Meant It.
On the difference between posting about community and showing up for it.
Do You Have Coworking Space Imposter Syndrome?
Why the things you feel insecure about are actually your greatest assets—and the research that proves it.
The Antidote to Alienation Is Participation
How the market economy prevents neighbouring - and what community infrastructure looks like instead
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What the F*ck is Coworking
On yuppification, performative inclusion, and why the person calling out your jargon might be right I was once on an online call with eight people. We were discussing the future of work and coworking in a very ethnically diverse London borough. I pointed out that we were six white men
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The Man Who Coined “Coworking” (And What We Lost Along the Way)
Bernard De Koven invented the term in 1999 as “social technology for working together as equals” - then corporate scaling buried his collaborative vision under premium amenities and profit metrics.
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The Companies That Market Community Don't Have It
On involvement, extraction, and getting in the kitchen together
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When Comfort Becomes Complicity Part 2
What a 21-year-old Irish cashier refusing to scan a grapefruit taught me about complicity, attention, and what we do next
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Movements Don't Need Grand Plans. They Need One Step.
What a 20-year-old, a former Green Party leader, and 15 years of coworking taught me about building your story one email at a time.
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The Corporate Story Says You’re Failing. The Data Says You’re Half the Market.
Why 450 independent businesses chose connection over scale—and what that means for anyone building community at a human scale
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Your Boundaries Aren't Giving Up. They're Building Something.
On all-or-nothing thinking, choosing newsletters over land trusts, and why small steps create real community impact
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When Your Big Vision Becomes Your Biggest Problem
The thing that inspired you most is the thing keeping you stuck.
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Why You Think Your Work Is Shit (And Why That's Actually Normal)
The Gap closes when you start telling your story, not when you're ready to tell it
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The Heavy Bags We Pretend We’re Not Carrying
From doomscrolling at midnight to the grief we don’t name, here’s how hidden weight shapes us — and what happens when we stop ignoring it.
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Everyone's a Revolutionary Until Friday
How challenging the status quo became a business model
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There are two kinds of pain. One is a prison, the other is a choice.
And most of us are choosing the prison without even knowing it.