Coworking Well: Learning from and with Coliving and Coworking Spaces
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Qualitative research project conducted for Howard Gardner's "Good Work" course at Harvard University. Presented findings in-process on November 19, 2012. Full report available at: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12828081/Research%20for%20Mozzadrella.me/GennarelliGoodWorkFinal.pdf
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Coworking Well: Learning from and with Coliving and Coworking Spaces
- 1. Coworking Well Learning from and with Coworking & Coliving Spaces Vanessa Gennarelli H175 Gardner Good Work @mozzadrella
- 2. What’s Coworking? “Coworking” was coined by engineer Brad Neuberg in 2005 to describe the first shared space for remote workers Image credit: Andreas Dantz
- 3. 7 years later, 1,800 coworking spaces exist Image credit: Deskmag.com What’s Coworking?
- 4. Who are “coworkers”? Usually share values *and* physical spaces Demographics trend towards remote workers, knowledge workers, and small startups Some spaces have a targeted audience (i.e. tech), others welcome workers of all sorts Image credit: Ben Leuner
- 5. Full Disclosure... I’m an ardent coworker Evidence: Indyhall (Philadelphia): 2010-2011 Workbar (Boston): 2011 New Work City (New York): 2012-present I care about creating spaces for people to share and grow
- 6. Research Question No two coworking spaces are the same, but some nurture engaging, excellent and ethical work Can we demonstrate if and how coworking spaces expand human potential via Good Work? Lessons learned will be applied to a future coliving community
- 7. Methods & Current Status 7 interviews of coworking and coliving space founders and employees Site visits of 5 different coworking spaces Emic coding system 6/7 interviews transcribed and coded
- 8. Findings Horizontal Interactions: Designing for Human Growth Recruitment and Onboarding “Opt-in” vs. “Screening” (and impact on diversity) Socialization of new members Space arrangement
- 9. Findings Trust: Discipline and Governance “Top-down” versus “emergent” governance What actions are violations against the community Frequency of violations against community norms
- 10. Discussion Origin: People vs. Space Push vs. Pull Culture Diversity and personal growth
- 11. Next steps Code one interview, another this week Discussion--what does this mean for the design of a new space? Collate stories of people’s personal and professional growth Question to class--what is most interesting?