Archive for June, 2008

On Site Update: Our Visit to Chicago

By Kelly | Filed in Blog

My wife & I love Chicago.

Something about the city life & the people that live there. It’s just a great place to visit and as it’s only 6 hours away, my wife & I visit often.

I had done a bit of research before our last trip and discovered Ravenswood Coworking in the Ravenswood (no duh) neighborhood of Chicago. I sent an email to the founder, Jeff Park and asked if I could take a tour.

Jeff was extremely gracious and gave us about 45 minutes of his time to show us around, share their experiences, and generally rave about the concept of coworking. He had some great stories to tell about some of the characters they’ve met since opening. Read the remainder of this entry »

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The NY Times Loves Coworking

By Kelly | Filed in Uncategorized

I love it when the the mainstream press picks up on the idea of coworking. It’s always encouraging.

Lisa Belkin’s NY Times article Working Alone in a Group (sub-titled A Shared Office is a Great Escape from Working at Home) is an interesting read and calls out many of the reasons we long for friends & colleagues to work with.

Working from home, Starbucks or even the local library is throwing the baby out with the bathwater, users say. You get rid of the hassle of the commute, the over-the-shoulder-boss and the mind-numbing cubicle. But if you stay home, you lose the routine, the companionship and the accountability (napping is tempting). And you spend a lot of time looking for plugs and too much money buying coffee if you go to a public space. (An ongoing dilemma is how much coffee to actually drink, because you don’t want to have to leave your laptop unattended to use the bathroom.)

It’s a fun read — and really resonates with my reasons for launching Office Space.

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