Welcome to the Coworking Wiki!

If you are a coworker, space owner, or coworking enthusiast, this site belongs to you. You can request editing privileges with a sentence or two about why you're interested in coworking. If you're just visiting or here to learn more, there is a lot of information available for space owners, catalysts, and coworkers.

Please note: it may take us a few days to grant editing privileges after receiving your request. There are help pages available if you are having trouble making a change or uploading content.  

What We're Talking About

Bryan Boyer, principal at Dash Marshall, partner at Makeshift Society; and member of the Board of Directors at Public Policy Lab, has written "Bye Bye, Busytown", a serialized, thoughtful, and insightful essay on the impact and implications of independent work.  

Quit reading sound bites and enjoy, and join the discussion here!

What is Coworking?

The idea is simple: independent professionals and those with workplace flexibility work better together than they do alone. Coworking spaces are about community-building and sustainability. Participants agree to uphold the values set forth by the movement’s founders, as well as interact and share with one another. We are about creating better places to work and as a result, a better way to work. 

Our Values:

The members of this Community are engaged with and working on a model and approach that we call Open Coworking.  We are spaces all over the world, we work in many different languages and our businesses all look very different.  So how can we all be part of one big community?  

Here's how.  We have all committed to the same core values.  Our values are:

• Collaboration
• Openness
• Community
• Accessibility
• Sustainability 

To learn more, head to "The Values of Open Coworking" 

History of Coworking

Important dates can be added to the History of Coworking timeline.

What is the Coworking Wiki?

The Coworking Wiki is a free, community-owned and operated resource for everyone involved or interested in the world of coworking. For many, it is the first stop in their efforts to learn more about the movement. It offers resources for present and potential coworkers, space owners and operators, and those seeking to form their own coworking space.

To learn more about the wiki as well as our efforts to upgrade the site, head to the 'Coworking Wiki Project' page. 

Find Coworking Spaces Around the Globe

Locate your local coworking space using our Coworking Space Directory. Travel between spaces internationally using the Coworking Visa: a program allowing active members to use another participating space in a different city, absolutely free. To find a participating space or announce your space's participation, head to the Coworking Visa page.  

Getting Involved

• Join the Coworking Google Group
• Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter!  
• 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 

• 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
• Cowodoodles - A gallery of Google-like doodles about coworking. Feel free to add your drawing to the list. 
• International Coworking Week was August 2 - 9 2014, and we celebrated all over the world.  Come check out our stories, and add your own!! 

Studies Section

• Deskmag Study
• La Cantine Study 
• Estado del Coworking en España. Overview of Coworking in Spain 
• Coworking Magazine México Revista Digital sobre el mundo del Coworking y Freelancers. 

Academic Research

• Humantics: The science and design of sustainable collaboration - Fraser A. Marshall and Justin M. Witman, May 2010
• Leadership Practices of Indy Hall's Co-Working Initiative - Jonathan P. Wetstein, Spring 2010  

Coworking Directories

• 42Floors - Find the best coworking spaces in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Washington D.C., New York City, Seattle, and Chicago.
• Alcubic - A site where you can find or advertise shared workspaces or coworking centers.
• Comingle - The free, proximity based network designed to make coworking more collaborative. 
• Coworking France - Find Coworking place in France but also news, events and resources for coworkers 
• Space Directory on wiki.coworking.info  
• CoworkingCanada - the definitive list of genuine coworking spaces in Canada 
• CoworkingDesign - a collection of Coworking Spaces from all around the world focussing on design. 
• Cowork.ph - a user dynamic map of coworking options in the Philippines, including genuine coworking spaces such as A Space Manila plus alternatives like cafés.
• Coworking Spain. A directory of Coworking Spaces in Spain. 
• Cowork Unite - The Coworking Network.  Add your space, members, events and jobs.  
• DeskHero - DeskHero is a commission free service connecting empty desks with individuals in need of a professional environment.
• desk surfing - Find your favourite workspot. And change it whenever the surf feels right. 
• Desktime - Is a coworking directory that helps pair people with workspaces, and space owners with renters.
• DeskZone - makes it easy to share your unused office space. We also automate the process of finding sublease and shared office space in NYC.  
• eWorky - a tool that enables you to find and book your workplace / coworking. 
• GoodCoworking - the social coworking directory with more than 300 cities worldwide.
• LiquidSpace - Mobile & online app to search, compare and book great spaces to meet & work in real-time. 
• Neo-Nomade - Coworking Spaces and other places to work in France.
• PivotDesk -  We're helping startups that need space, find host companies that have space.
• 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 Brasil -  A website to find a coworking spaces in Brazil.
• Work World Space (aka WWS) - A free coworking directory where you can list your space with some images and accept bookings.
• CoworkingHongKong - A directory for finding coworking space in Hong Kong! 
• Worksnug - A global directory of places to work.
• Localescoworking - A directory of Coworking Spaces.

Coworking Blogs & Media Coverage

• Dangerously Awesome A blog by one of coworking's first founders. Great lessons and best practices. Weekly updates.
• Deskmag Magazine on Coworking and new workspaces worldwide
• Wherever Worker - Tips and information on coworking for coworkers. 
• 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)
• Shareable Magazine, covers coworking in the context of the sharing economy and sharing as a life and workstyle 
• Zona CoWorking, spanish magazine focused in the global coworking movement, entrepreneurship and innovating workspaces.
• Coworking Spain Magazine, the coworking magazine of Coworking Spain web site. 
• UberOffices Blog, covers coworking news, the life of coworking space managers, and entrepreneurship. 
•  Share Local Radio: a new weekly podcast covering share projects & the share economy. Listen, submit coworking questions or request to join us for an episode!  

Associations, Collectives, Groups

• Asociación de Espacios de Coworking (Spain) 
• Coshare 
• CoworkingCanada
• Coworking Croatia 
• CoworkingOntario
• CoworkingToronto 
• Denver Coworks 
• League of Extraordinary Coworking Spaces
• Seattle Collaborative Space Alliance
• Salt Lake Coworking Coalition
• Texas Code Collective

Coworking Tools

• 1work - Book meeting rooms online (free to use) 
• Spheremail.co - Web app manages incoming/outgoing paper mail, and generates dedicated phone numbers to resident and external members.
• Coworking Visa - Review which spaces around the world that offer use to visiting from other participating spaces (normally just daily drop in)
• Coworking Visa Map - a visual map to show all coworking visa spaces around the world (embedable code for your own website)
• Coworkify - Coworking management software.
• Cobot - Software to manage your coworking space.
• Comingle - The free, proximity based network designed to make coworking more collaborative 
• Cowoop - Hosted Open source service to manage your coworking space. Aims to be cost effective.
• Coworking Management System - Managing hotdesking, meeting room rentals. (free to use)
• Cowork Unite - Manage your space, members, events and jobs on one easy to use platform.
• CoLearn- We help coworking space owners make extra revenue with our classes, and social experiences 
• Nexudus Spaces - Software to manage your coworking space.
• Nadine - Open Coworking Software. 
• Dovetail - Member management and community engagement application for coworking spaces. Less time with data. More time with people.
• ezeep Cloud Print Management - Cloud-based print management software for coworking spaces to manage printing, users and printers, reporting, print drivers, payment and more

Coworking Conferences

• Coworking Europe - November. Different cities around Europe
• Global Coworking Unconference Conference - May 1–3 2014, Kansas City, MO
• Coworking Spain Conference - May. Different cities around Spain

Other Coworking Resources

• Business Plans
• Coworking Slogans 
• Pricing Examples - what some spaces charge and what is included in the plan 
• Coworkers in the Twittersphere
• Coworking Issues to Share 
• Coworking Survey Results      
• 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   
• Colleagues on Tap co-working days - one day co-working events in North East England, UK