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International Coworking Day

GCUC

We teamed up with Emergent Research to do a little research on our industry, Here’s what we found: 89% of people using coworking spaces reported being happier as a product of working from a shared space. 73% of the people polled maintain their sanity through coworking. million coworking members in said spaces.

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Impact Hub Bergen: Where History Meets Innovation

Impact Hub

Silje had a vision for a space that would invite interactions between unlikely allies in the name of creativity and innovation. The coworking space opened its doors in September 2011, as the first of its kind in Norway. It was founded by Silje Grastveit, an alumni of the renowned Kaospilot programme in Denmark.

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Why Coworking Will Thrive Post-WeWork

GCUC

I consider it part of my job at GCUC to identify and highlight up-and-coming coworking brands and leaders. In 2011, I called Adam Neumann of WeWork and invited him to come to Austin for the very first GCUC conference. He agreed and came to Link Coworking (my brand, which I have since sold) in Austin. Coworking will thrive.