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It’s International Coworking Day — Learn About Its History, Plus Ways To Celebrate

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To find out, we dug a little deeper into the coworking history books. Software engineer Brad Neuberg is credited as the person who kicked off not just Coworking Day, but the whole coworking movement itself, when he blogged about the idea on August 9, 2005 : . Here’s what we found out. . It all started with a coding blog .

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John Furniss Can’t See, But That Doesn’t Stop His Passionate Pursuit of Art and Purpose as The Blind Woodsman

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It wasn’t until 2005, when he was doing a vocational rehab program for the blind in Salt Lake City, that John discovered fine woodworking could be an option. And while he advocates for honesty about mental health, the process of writing the book—which he dictated to and co-wrote with Anni—was more challenging than he imagined going in. “I

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How Thomas Jefferson came to invent the swivel chair

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Christopher Hitchens described him in 2005 as ‘a revolutionary who above all believed in order’ Hitchens also describes Jefferson as an early pioneer of what we now call wellness, reflecting that Jefferson believed – unlike Hitchens himself – that ‘a true philosopher ought to spend as much time in exercise and labour as (..)

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Happy International Coworking Day 2023! See How Communities Around The World Are Celebrating

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Marked on August 9 each year, International Coworking Day celebrates the day in 2005 when the self-proclaimed pioneer of coworking, Brad Neuberg, mentioned it for the first time. She’s also the co-founder of Coliving Compass — a booking platform for global coliving spaces for nomads.

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Pauline Roussel CEO at Coworkies and Co-author of “Around The World in 250 Coworking Spaces” | Driving Collaboration: How Coworking Spaces Foster Connections in Work Communities

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Guest Episode Video Transcript Pauline Roussel CEO at Coworkies and Co-author of “Around The World in 250 Coworking Spaces” Pauline Roussel is a co-author of the book “Around the World in 250 Coworking Spaces ” and an expert in the field of coworking spaces. The model can exist in many forms and in many places.

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Honored “Best Book” In Best of The Best Office Products and Services

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Best Favorite Business Related Book. Launched in the UK in 2000, DeskDemon acquired AdminProf.com (the largest web site for office professionals in the USA) in Feb 2005, making it the largest global web site for this group of the work force. Honorable mention to Virgin Atlantic, who were within 10 votes of Lufthansa.

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The Difference Between an Employee vs. Entrepreneur Is Mindset

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Copyright © 2005 Robert T. Published by Warner Books. This article was originally published in August 2009 and is based on Robert Kiyosaki’s Before You Quit Your Job: 10 Real-Life Lessons Every Entrepreneur Should Know About Building a Multimillion-Dollar Business. Kiyosaki with Sharon L.

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