Coworking is a global movement that values Collaboration, Openness, Community,
Accessibility and Sustainability.
Coworking is an action, a model, and a movement. A genuine coworking community is built intentionally, to encourage engagement, and to accelerate serendipity. We are not simply renting desks, providing coffee & WiFi. It’s not just about the space itself. It’s about what happens when we work together
Coworking pioneer, Ashley Proctor
More from “Coworking Core Values” at coworking.com/core-values:
While coworking was developed to be something anyone could take and run with, the people who are responsible for shaping it into a global movement recognized the need to articulate some of the key elements that make coworking the special thing that it is.
To that end, these leaders, along with the participation of the global coworking community, adopted a set of five core values that collectively epitomize what coworking is about.
These values are important, because they’re what stand between coworking as a unifying movement and simply a different kind of way to rent office space. To really get at the core of what makes coworking so transformative and important, one must look to the ingredients behind the word. These are the ingredients.
And no. Coworking is not hyphenated! For years, coworking space owners and coworking movement operators begged news outlets to drop the hyphen. Coworking is a movement, a community, a conscious decision. In 2018, the AP style guide finally agreed!