Welcome to the Coworking Wiki!

     This wiki is a massively collaborative project with thousands of coworkers, space owners, and coworking enthusiasts from around the world voluntarily contributing to make this site what it is. If you have something to contribute, just request access with a sentence or two about why you're interested in coworking and you'll be added as another volunteer who can edit the site. If you're just exploring, have a look around.  The best way to learn is to poke around and explore this wiki.  There is a lot of information here for space owners, catalysts, and coworkers. Enjoy.

Note: (1) This wiki platform is a bit quirky as it wasn't designed for groups this big, so it may take a few days to get you added to the system if you'd like to contribute. (2) There's no one here responsible for helping others add content, so you'll have to learn how to add content yourself. The people who built this wiki software have created useful help files and designed the platform to be intuitive, so dig in.  

What is Coworking?

     Coworking is redefining the way we do work. The idea is simple: that independent professionals and those with workplace flexibility work better together than they do alone. Coworking answers the question that so many face when working from home: “Why isn’t this as fun as I thought it would be?” Beyond just creating better places to work, coworking spaces are built around the idea of community-building and sustainability. Coworking spaces agree to uphold the values set forth by those who developed the concept in the first place: collaboration, community, sustainability, openness, and accessibility. Read all about it on this wiki or via the Coworking Google Group.

Find a Coworking Space

     There are coworking spaces all over the world.  Find one near you in our newly organized Coworking Space Directory.

Coworking Visa: Your Passport around the world

     The programme is to allow members of different coworking locations access to participating locations around the world. A Coworking Visa allows active members of one space, when traveling, to use another coworking space, gratis. Terms vary from space to space, with regard to hours of operation, reservation requirements, etc.  Participation in the Coworking Visa is free and does not require an application or a vetting process . The only requirement is a warm welcome to those members that visit! Find a particpating coworking space or announce your space's participation

What stage of coworking are you at?

• Space Owner - I've got a space already.
• Space Catalyst - I'm eager to start up my own space!
• Coworker - I'm a regular at coworking spaces!
• Just Interested - Curious and seeking more info.
• Former Spaces - I used to own/operate a space, but I've since moved on. 

Getting Involved

• Join the Coworking Google Group
• Watch the #coworking channel at irc.freenode.net
• Edit this wiki (log-in with pbwiki account)
• Blog about it, using the tag "coworking" or tag your tweets using the #coworking hashtag!
• Create (or participate in) Coworking Events
• Read or contribute to the Global Coworking Blog
• Volunteer to help improve the information resources of the coworking community (coworking.com, the coworking wiki, the google group, etc.). 
• More Ways to Get Involved
• Make a VIDEO: watch videos of other coworking spaces, and then add your own.

Projects

• Coworking Database: Project considering new directions
• The Nadine Project:  Open Coworking Software 
• Coworking Manifesto project
• Rural Coworking - Resources for folks who are interested in learning about the rural dimensions and possibilities for coworking

Studies Section

• Deskmag Study
• La Cantine Study 

Coworking Directories

• Space Directory on wiki.coworking.info
• Coworking Finder, a SharedDesks project - A beta version of a simple coworking search engine from the SharedDesks.net Team (merged with SharedDesks in 2011)
• DeskHero - DeskHero is a commission free service connecting empty desks with individuals in need of a professional environment.
• Deskwanted - Connects desk hunters with coworking spaces worldwide

• desk surfing - Find your favourite workspot. And change it whenever the surf feels right. 

• Desktime- Desktime pairs people with places to get work done in Chicago, New York & Austin 
• eWorky - a tool that enables you to find and book your workplace / coworking  
• HallenProjekt Coworking network for digital workers and digital places, connecting coworkers and coworking spaces. 
• LiquidSpace - Mobile & online app to search, compare and book great spaces to meet & work in real-time. 
• Loosecubes - A peer-to-peer workspace sharing service with almost 1,400 locations in over 500 cities worldwide.
• ShareYourOffice A website to offer or find shared office spaces around the world
• SharedDesks, The Coworking Finder - A new way of representing coworking and coworkers, worldwide...an idea growing from June 2009. (online since 2011) 

 Coworking Blogs & Media Coverage

• Deskmag Magazine on Coworking and new workspaces worldwide
• Global Coworking Blog 
• CoWorking News German blogger that offers information on Coworking and compiles the german list of Coworking Spaces 
• Media Coverage & other Blogs  
• eWorky blog (french) 

 Coworking Tools

• Coworking Visa - Review which spaces around the world that offer use to visiting from other participating spaces (normally just daily drop in)
• Cobot - Software to manage your coworking space.
• Cowoop - Hosted Open source service to manage your coworking space. Aims to be cost effective.
• AccessSolutions - electronic solutions for CoWorking Space access (building)
• STAYWITH.IT - Software solution to manage your subscribers' (resident members and virtual office end-users) incoming and outgoing paper mail.

Other Coworking Resources 

• Business / Professional Documents - e.g., business plans, membership agreements, member rules. 
• Pricing Examples - what some spaces charge and what is included in the plan
• Knowledge Base 
• Coworkers in the Twittersphere
• Coworking Issues to Share 
• Coworking Survey Results
• DomainResources
• Green Coworking
• Nonprofit Shared Workspace and Back-Office Services - resources from The NonprofitCenters Network, a community for nonprofit leaders interested in sharing space and services.
• Health Care in the brainstorming stage, please offer feedback!  
• Random Ideas  
• Similar Projects 
• Wi-Fi Cafes Establishments that offer wireless access to the web 
• Wireless Networks
• Coworking Logo Mockups 
• The new coworking space TodoList