Comments on: Where’s Your Office? http://shiftmode.com/2006/05/wheres-your-office.html zeros and ones Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:40:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Chris Messina http://shiftmode.com/2006/05/wheres-your-office.html#comment-27 Chris Messina Mon, 15 May 2006 15:26:17 +0000 http://shiftmode.com/2006/05/wheres-your-office.html#comment-27 I think it's an essential and necessary evolution that we are able to flow more easily and smoothly between what most of us consider "our work" and our social lives. To have them bottled up on different shelves creates alienation from ourselves and segments off what are two parts of the same whole. While it's essential to be able to focus on different aspects of your life, it's also nice to be able to work when inspiration hits you -- and to channel your working focus in a physical space with people who you're productive around is key to doing your best, most productive work. What I like about coworking is that integration between disciplines -- crossworking and collaboration -- that provides a richer pool from which to pull inspiration and insight. In fact, <a href="http://www.thoughtballoons.net/" rel="nofollow">Bernie and Scott</a> from <a href="http://conceptshare.com/" rel="nofollow">ConceptShare</a> are interested in getting a coworking space going in Sudbury. Dunno how far that is from you, but you might give them a shout. I think it’s an essential and necessary evolution that we are able to flow more easily and smoothly between what most of us consider “our work” and our social lives. To have them bottled up on different shelves creates alienation from ourselves and segments off what are two parts of the same whole.

While it’s essential to be able to focus on different aspects of your life, it’s also nice to be able to work when inspiration hits you — and to channel your working focus in a physical space with people who you’re productive around is key to doing your best, most productive work.

What I like about coworking is that integration between disciplines — crossworking and collaboration — that provides a richer pool from which to pull inspiration and insight.

In fact, Bernie and Scott from ConceptShare are interested in getting a coworking space going in Sudbury. Dunno how far that is from you, but you might give them a shout.

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