GCUC History<\/a><\/p>\nGCUC 2014 is about the continued momentum of the Coworking movement. \u00a0We have often used a wave analogy to describe the how Coworking is moving through the growth stages. \u00a0The way is fueled by a rising tide of workers that no longer just accept a dull, depressing environment for their day to day workplace and a fundamental shift in the way people choose to work. \u00a0Coworking has even begun to crest.<\/p>\n
We listened to our people and heard that they were ready to move out of Austin. \u00a0SXSW was no longer a draw, GCUC was the draw (clap, clap, clap). \u00a0Our peeps wanted to see a new city and explore new spaces. \u00a0We put out an RFP and Kansas City, MO was the clear winner. \u00a0They wanted GCUC, were prepared to help and were relentless in their follow up. \u00a0GCUC drags a good $500,000 in revenue to the city and highlights KC to a global community.<\/p>\n
At the European Coworking Conference in Barcelona, I lead a session on how to make the Coworking conferences better and I heard loud and clear: Make it more like Coworking and less like a conference. \u00a0This was in line with our survey where our clients told us they wanted more time together. \u00a0We have added a fun icebreaker, a non-profit problem solving component and more time to talk to each other. \u00a0\u00a0We want everyone to have a profile up on the website not just the speakers and organizers. \u00a0We also doing a physical giant member board at GCUC.<\/p>\n
At GCUC 2014 we\u2019ll be exploring new models of Coworking, delving deep into the numbers and we\u2019ll talk in depth about the future of work and how it influences design. \u00a0We\u2019ll devote a great chunk of time to the Unconference where the real conversation and work gets done. \u00a0We\u2019ve added a third day with optional focused workshops and tours of Coworking spaces.<\/p>\n
GCUC is where we have seen investors find their new partners, business\u2019 formed, problems solved and questions answered. \u00a0If you\u2019re thinking about opening a Coworking space this is the go to event of the year. \u00a0If you need to boost your cities economic development, you should attend and learn how Coworking produces jobs and fuels growth. \u00a0If you are a real estate developer you should come learn about the new way people are choosing to work.<\/p>\n
We expect 400+ attendees at \u00a0GCUC this year. \u00a0\u00a0We are truly a global conference with attendees coming from every continent! \u00a0\u00a0They are \u00a0influencing everyone in their circles. \u00a0Those circles are huge and filled with brand influencers, early adopters and the leaders of the recommendation culture. \u00a0GCUC is growing right along with the movement – Coworking is future and the future is bright.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I never imagined when I started my journey into the Coworking world that three short years after opening my own space in Austin, TX, I would also put on the largest Coworking conference in the world for the 3rd year. \u00a0It\u2019s called the Global Coworking Unconference Conference in an ode to Stephen Colbert that at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[15,81,114],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gcuclegacysite.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1347"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gcuclegacysite.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gcuclegacysite.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gcuclegacysite.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gcuclegacysite.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/gcuclegacysite.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1347\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gcuclegacysite.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gcuclegacysite.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gcuclegacysite.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}