On Day 1 of Global Coworking Unconference Conference (GCUC), a session was held by Chris Garvin Of Terrapin Bright Green. Chris discussed the problems faced by typical offices and how wellness, sustainability and people-centric approach can stop them. Chris explained how the idea of modern day coworking has sprung up from old age coffeehouses and pubs. Today the story of coworking has been a largely phenomenon. It’s been a story about breaking work free from the boxes that we have…
“There is no cookie-cutter approach to building a community,” states Josh Lipscombe from Inspire 9, a coworking space operating in Northern Australia since 2009. He graced everyone with his presence in CUAsia 2017, where he shared a few key ingredients about building a community and ways to live up to one’s role as a community leader. Everyone wants to and loves to celebrate wins, I mean who doesn’t like it when they finally get something right; however, we usually choose…
Steve Monroe, the host of coworking academy, welcomed everyone to the CUAsia (Coworking Unconference Asia) 2017 with an introduction to its origin. He co-owns and operates a coworking space in Bali, called Hubud; they launched the first CUAsia in 2014, and its purpose was to act as a meetup place for other Indonesian coworking spaces. The number of attendees at CUAsia continued to increase exponentially over the following years, and it began to attract members outside of Bali, such as…
Arun Patro from 91Springboard talked about the do’s and don'ts of signing lease agreements for coworking spaces in CUAsia 2017. Real estate is an integral part of coworking, and Arun was kind enough to share some tips on how to set up a coworking hub efficiently. Those who endeavor to develop a coworking space, usually start off with leasing the space. You don’t want to sink in too much money before you get your coworking space up and running. To…
