{"id":332,"date":"2016-10-22T17:37:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T17:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opencoworking.org\/news\/?p=332"},"modified":"2017-02-23T17:39:53","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T17:39:53","slug":"coworking-org-2017-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opencoworking.org\/news\/2016\/10\/22\/coworking-org-2017-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Coworking.org, 2017 and beyond!"},"content":{"rendered":"

A note\u00a0from Tony, after the GCUC Canada conference:<\/em><\/p>\n

Amy and I just got back from a coworking conference in Montreal, where I had the privilege of meeting some amazing leaders from around the region and the world. (See video of my talk here!<\/a>)<\/p>\n

As I settle back in here in Boulder, I find myself reminded why I got into this coworking thing in the first place: to help people see what’s possible in this new way of work.<\/p>\n

We’re in a huge state of transition as a society, so it’s important to create every opportunity possible for people to connect with peers who can help them make the transition. So now let’s talk about where we’re going to go from here!<\/p>\n

Super short version: I’m making a fresh push to continue improving the free resources tthat power the coworking movement. If you’d like to help, give me feedback \/ support \/ spread the word on our new fundraiser<\/a> and let me know if you’re interested in creating new content for your city or language on coworking.org!<\/p>\n

Quick update<\/h2>\n

It’s now just over a year since I stepped in to help out here at OC, and just a few days before GCUC Canada convenes once again. I’m using the event as an opportunity to take stock of what we did and where I’d like us to go.<\/p>\n

Last year, I was just a few months out from closing up New Work City and searching hard for my next paying gig. I wanted Open Coworking to become something that could employ me full time, but I failed to raise the funds we’d need to support that. As a result, I spent most of 2016 doing whatever I could to find the security I needed to be able to act from a place of strength and not desperation.<\/p>\n

I’m happy to report that I’ve now achieved that security, which means I can approach all of this free of the personal pressure that I brought last time around.<\/p>\n

While I’d still love for Open Coworking to be something I can work on full-time, I’ve realized that it’ll only happen if I focus on stacking one brick at a time to make it into something that is mature enough to employ people.<\/p>\n

This year and going forward, I’d like to focus less on big goals and more on continuous small steps forward.<\/p>\n

What we’ve done so far<\/h2>\n

All of that can be found in detail in the 2016 Open Coworking Impact Report.<\/a><\/p>\n

In short, we made a lot of progress, and have much work still left to do.<\/p>\n

2016-17 Agenda<\/h2>\n

I want to build on all the good work we did in the past year. In particular:<\/p>\n

Implement multi-language support on coworking.org, so people interested in the movement can find resources in any language we can find a volunteer to help us with.<\/p>\n