Comments on: Coworking Stories: Digital Coach, James Ward

By: Coworking Wrap-Up

Coworking Wrap-Up — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:02:05 +0000

[...] Coworking Stories: Digital Coach, James Ward [...]

By: Coworking Stories: Old Broadcasting House Founder, Linda Broughton

Coworking Stories: Old Broadcasting House Founder, Linda Broughton — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:01:56 +0000

[...] Within a few months, Linda had launched the “met:space” coworking community at Old Broadcasting House, which has now become the hub for most of the city’s web and new media community (also see my previous interview with OBH resident, James Ward). [...]

By: Jon Moss

Jon Moss — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:19:42 +0000

Great to hear how well you have adapted to coworking James, and the input you have given.

I remember you telling me about the Going Solo event, but had not realised it was the catalyst for everything!

I love the idea of co-working, but would need some VERY effective noise-canceling headphones!

By: jeff zbar

jeff zbar — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:06:08 +0000

Surprisingly, the U.S. Gov’t has supported a form of coworker community in the its telework centers – shared space facilities set up in suburban areas and designed to shorten workers’ commutes from outlying regions into the congested greater metro DC area. But in the private sector, anything similar is almost non-existent. Alas, we rely on coffee shops, the public library or some other public venue. Still, the benefits remain: Removing the home officer from the confines of the home office inspires, motivates, and feeds the social needs we all have (unless, of course, my three children count as feeding my needs for social interaction)…

By: céline

céline — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:00:15 +0000

Great post, James. For me, the best thing about coworking has been learning from some fantastically talented and generous people working in fields that I know very little about, which has had a hugely positive impact on my professional and personal life.

By: Richard Hamer

Richard Hamer — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:13:54 +0000

It’s a real shame that cheap office space is so hard to come by. Hats off to Leeds Met for taking the initiative when really it should be the city council (the public sector) leading the way.

When I started my business three years ago the only option was a grant from the council to help pay for an office miles away in Chapeltown, and even then it would have been £200+ per month.