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Amidst the countless online articles about the growing demand for Coworking spaces, the pros, cons and common misconceptions, one truth remains; that is, the future of Coworking is dependent upon the motivations of its inspired participants.
Who was the first person to venture beyond the 9-5 corporate norm? Brad Neuberg. Unhappy at his job, and having worked for both himself and someone else, Brad wanted both the community and collaboration as well as the freedom to work for himself all in one. That is when he decided to open the first Coworking space at Spiral Muse in San Francisco. Spiral Muse was a feminist collective that soon became the host location for the San Francisco Coworking Space. That was 2005, and after its first year Spiral Muse closed down, giving way to a much larger second coworking space called The Hat Factory. Brad described the impending growth of coworking by saying: "...A lot of people came to the space just to look at it... but were not actually able to join the space. I would tell them 'take this idea, steal it, and make it your own'. Basically, I was giving people permission to take coworking and remix it."
By definition, coworking is: "the use of an office or other working environment by people who are self-employed or working for different employers, typically so as to share equipment, ideas, and knowledge." That was, is, and will always be the goal. To create an environment where ideas can be exchanged, knowledge can be shared, and working a 9-5 no longer holds that corporate air. The aim to facilitate community and productivity for a vast spectrum of industries is achieved only by first having the inspiration to do so. Brad Neuberg kickstarted this union with Spiral Muse, creating a ripple effect that forever changed the "adulting" work game. With more and more entrepreneurs, solo-preneurs, tech giants, and others breaking away from the average, being inspired; who knows what the next 10 years of coworking has in store.
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