Community What’s the difference between running an office rental facility and growing a truly impactful collaborative community everyone wants to be a part of? It all comes back to your higher purpose. These days, there’s no shortage of folks looking to make a few bucks renting desks in pretty-looking environments. In this session, I’m going to show you how to stand out from the crowd by going after something fundamentally different, more fulfilling, more compelling, than renting the prettiest workspace… Read More »
In 2011, there were 1,130 coworking spaces with 43,000 members. Now there are an estimated 3,800 spaces around the world, with more than a million people coworking. In that time, coworking has gone from a small movement to a global industry. We spoke with Liz Elam, executive producer of the Global Coworking Unconference Conference (GCUC) and founder of Link Coworking in Austin, Texas, about the current state of coworking, where the industry is headed, and the changing nature of work.… Read More »
Chelsea Market/High Line Experience (75 9th Avenue): The High Line is one of the coolest places in the city–hands down. In case you haven’t heard, the High Line is an abandoned elevated freight train line which has been converted into an elevated park. It runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District up to 34th Street between 10th and 11th Avenue. The first phase of the High Line opened in the summer of 2009 and has become an instant hit… Read More »
The Global Coworking Unconference Conference (GCUC – pronounced juicy) is known for being little, well...off-beat, unique and different. We don’t follow the rules and we don’t pay attention to what everyone else is doing. We march to the beat of our own drummer. We do our own thing and it seems to resonate and attract a very diverse and passionate following. We have been talking about creating an industry awards program for years and this year is the year… Read More »
Want to know more about GCUC? Check out this article from our friends at The Farm... The Global Coworking Unconference Conference (GCUC - pronounced “juicy”) is the world’s largest coworking conference - and it’s about to host its first event here in New York on 5-7 May 2017. Here at The Farm, we’re pretty excited to see what such a conference will bring to our city - and to our coworking space. So, we caught up with its director of operations,… Read More »
Holding an event in the most populous city in America is expensive. When we say expensive we mean really, really, really expensive. Our cost went up almost 40% year over year just for the venue. We also wanted to be in the heart of the city and that also drives up cost. We did look hard at Industry in Brooklyn and BellWorks in New Jersey but we really didn’t feel like the neighborhoods could support our unique needs. After battling… Read More »
The world’s largest coworking conference series, The Global Coworking Unconference Conference (GCUC – it’s juicy), is headed to New York in May, 2017. For 6 years now, GCUC has been the largest and most relevant coworking and workspace-as-a-service industry conference that operates on a global scale. GCUC has brought together industry leaders and movers and shakers from all corners of the world – South America, Canada, Asia, Australia and of course the States. GCUC also has a knack for bringing… Read More »
You hear Coworking and Unconference and you are immediately intrigued. Is it for you? Here are some groups that should be attending GCUC in NYC this May. You are a developer investigating the Coworking Industry. We know you saw Wework’s valuation and you want in! It looks pretty simple, right? Just make a really pretty space and wait for the hipsters to show up. It’s not that easy. You have to pick the right space, the right design and then… Read More »
We are super excited to announce that Global Coworking Unconference Conference (GCUC) has partnered up with Convene to bring GCUC (it’s pronounced juicy) to the big apple! The event will take place on May 5th, 6th and 7th. Friday will be a jam packed day of presentations but in GCUC fashion we’re going to mix in some fun and end the evening with Happy Hour and the new Coworky Awards! Saturday we’re bringing back a focus to one of our… Read More »
2016 was a great year for GCUC and coworking in general. We made a lot of new friends, took GCUC to new places and grew as community along the way. We could not be more excited to see what the new year has in store. A little reflection on 2016.... GCUC took place in Los Angeles for the very first time. We also held an epic rock paper scissors tournament with over 100 people! We put South America on the… Read More »
