# Fascinating Academic Paper on Coworking **URL:** \ **Category:** Academic Research\ **Created:** [April 27, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/fascinating-academic-paper-on-coworking/5813 "2016-04-27T17:16:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Steve\_King](https://forum.coworking.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Steve\_King](https://forum.coworking.org/u/Steve_King)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/fascinating-academic-paper-on-coworking/5813/1 "2016-04-27T17:16:59Z")
[The Social Economy of Coworking Spaces: A Focal Point Model of Coordination](http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2770874) suggest that coworking facilities provide “a focal (Schelling) point for finding people, ideas and other resources when you lack the information necessary for coordination.” While an academic paper, it’s mostly pretty easy to read and follow. It does a nice job of providing a solid set of theories on the value of coworking as “micro social economies”. ---
**Author:** ![tonybgoode](https://forum.coworking.org/user_avatar/forum.coworking.org/tonybgoode/32/341_2.png) [@tonybgoode](https://forum.coworking.org/u/tonybgoode)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/fascinating-academic-paper-on-coworking/5813/2 "2016-04-27T18:58:57Z")
Awesome share, Steve. Thanks! The fundamental issues with our current systems of finance, education, governance and labor have made themselves largely apparent, but it is only through circumventing those systems in local communities that we may discover and build better systems that may one day take hold. I believe coworking communities can be places where people can test out new forms of commerce and value exchange between one another. Over time, our communities can help so ensure the adoption of the better systems we need to progress as a race. In other words… if you’re just trying to run a workspace, you’re missing out on a huge opportunity to help enact lasting social change that might be brewing right under your nose. Tony ![](https://forum.coworking.org/uploads/default/original/1X/4354a8e675428484bcd444ec1f985e3c3bd174b6.png) ![](https://forum.coworking.org/uploads/default/original/1X/c0727e6dd46c7fbcb7e31b901c589dc04e099cec.png) ![](https://forum.coworking.org/uploads/default/original/1X/07d1fe6605fda3c62c93afd4fffcbd4a88a2460d.png) ![](https://forum.coworking.org/uploads/default/original/1X/2b81c780ad0afc2158f5310fc04eb9b016328b40.png) > **···** > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 11:16 AM, Steve King [sk...@emergentresearch.com](mailto:sk...@emergentresearch.com) wrote: > > > [The Social Economy of Coworking Spaces: A Focal Point Model of Coordination](http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2770874) suggest that coworking facilities provide “a focal (Schelling) point for finding people, ideas and > > other resources when you lack the information necessary for coordination.” > > > > > > While an academic paper, it’s mostly pretty easy to read and follow. It does a nice job of providing a solid set of theories on the value of coworking as “micro social economies”. > > > – > > > > Visit this forum on the web at [http://discuss.coworking.com](http://discuss.coworking.com) > > > > * * * > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Coworking” group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [coworking+...@googlegroups.com](mailto:coworking+...@googlegroups.com). > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Tillitt](https://forum.coworking.org/user_avatar/forum.coworking.org/scott_tillitt/32/432_2.png) [@Scott\_Tillitt](https://forum.coworking.org/u/Scott_Tillitt)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/fascinating-academic-paper-on-coworking/5813/3 "2016-04-28T12:35:30Z")
That. All of it. That is exactly why I started BEAHIVE 7 years ago (next week!). I address a bit of that when I applied to the Mentor Capital Network (fka William James Foundation) Sustainable Business Plan Competition, which “supports entrepreneurs who are designing companies for the long-term: building in social and environmental values to create truly sustainable business models.” > **[Making the World a Significantly Better Place to Live? - BEAHIVE](https://beahivebzzz.com/blog/2013/11/making-world-significantly-better-place-to-live/)** > > There are many ways to make the world a "significantly better" place to live. Here's one. Thanks for all you do, Tony, to push that message forward. scott. * * * **SCOTT TILLITT** PR yogi + social entrepreneur + community catalyst + meditator // [sc...@beahivebzzz.com](mailto:sc...@beahivebzzz.com) / 917.449.6356 // [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/scott.tillitt) / [Twitter](http://www.twitter.com/bluehwyflaneur) / [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/in/tillitt/) [BEAHIVE](http://www.beahivebzzz.com/) // collaborative spaces for work + community [SOCIAL VENTURE INSTITUTE / HUDSON VALLEY](http://www.svihudsonvalley.com/) // retreat for world-changing social entrepreneurs [RE\>THINK LOCAL](http://rethinklocal.org/) // co-creating a better Hudson Valley [**ANTIDOTE COLLECTIVE**](http://antidotecollective.org/) // socially conscious communications + projects for a better world - – - t h i n k / f e e l - – - “…an idea or product that deserves the label ‘creative’ arises from the synergy of many sources and not only from the mind of a single person.” — Mihaly Csikszentmihaly > **···** > > > Awesome share, Steve. Thanks! > > > The fundamental issues with our current systems of finance, education, governance and labor have made themselves largely apparent, but it is only through circumventing those systems in local communities that we may discover and build better systems that may one day take hold. > > > > > > I believe coworking communities can be places where people can test out new forms of commerce and value exchange between one another. Over time, our communities can help so ensure the adoption of the better systems we need to progress as a race. > > > > > > In other words… if you’re just trying to run a workspace, you’re missing out on a huge opportunity to help enact lasting social change that might be brewing right under your nose. > > > > > > Tony > > _—_ > > > _[**New Work Cities**](http://nwc.co/consulting) - Helping people build better coworking cultures._ > > > _[**Open Coworking**](http://opencoworking.org/) - Championing the global coworking movement._ > > > > > > [![Inline image 8](https://forum.coworking.org/uploads/default/original/2X/2/2b2b686df240fba2759969592f1afb784cfba3f3.png)](http://tonybacigalupo.com/)[![http://twitter.com/tonybgoode](https://forum.coworking.org/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e226b81b7d70e5c65f6f729f63159806a50c65cb.png)](http://twitter.com/tonybgoode)[![http://facebook.com/tonybacigalupo](https://forum.coworking.org/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f9cefc1ecb350705f6a4824f51ee37a02bddccac.png)](http://facebook.com/tonybacigalupo)[![http://linkedin.com/in/tonybacigalupo](https://forum.coworking.org/uploads/default/original/2X/b/be471c3334a9c8c8c531b240fa30c8e238596c78.png)](http://linkedin.com/in/tonybacigalupo) > > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 11:16 AM, Steve King [sk...@emergentresearch.com](mailto:sk...@emergentresearch.com) wrote: > > > > > [The Social Economy of Coworking Spaces: A Focal Point Model of Coordination](http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2770874) suggest that coworking facilities provide “a focal (Schelling) point for finding people, ideas and > > > other resources when you lack the information necessary for coordination.” > > > > > > > > While an academic paper, it’s mostly pretty easy to read and follow. It does a nice job of providing a solid set of theories on the value of coworking as “micro social economies”. > > > > – > > > > > > Visit this forum on the web at [http://discuss.coworking.com](http://discuss.coworking.com) > > > > > > * * * > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Coworking” group. > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [coworking+...@googlegroups.com](mailto:coworking+...@googlegroups.com). > > > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > ---
**Author:** ![tonybgoode](https://forum.coworking.org/user_avatar/forum.coworking.org/tonybgoode/32/341_2.png) [@tonybgoode](https://forum.coworking.org/u/tonybgoode)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/fascinating-academic-paper-on-coworking/5813/4 "2016-04-29T13:57:24Z")
Thanks, Scott! Great to see how you’re pushing things forward with Beahive. Perhaps we could coordinate efforts; I’m putting together a program to make it easier for coworking spaces to track and optimize for impact: [http://nwc.co/3/impact-coworking-program/](http://nwc.co/3/impact-coworking-program/) Let me know if you want to discuss! Tony ![](https://forum.coworking.org/uploads/default/original/1X/07d1fe6605fda3c62c93afd4fffcbd4a88a2460d.png) ![](https://forum.coworking.org/uploads/default/original/1X/c0727e6dd46c7fbcb7e31b901c589dc04e099cec.png) ![](https://forum.coworking.org/uploads/default/original/1X/4354a8e675428484bcd444ec1f985e3c3bd174b6.png) ![](https://forum.coworking.org/uploads/default/original/1X/2b81c780ad0afc2158f5310fc04eb9b016328b40.png) > **···** > > On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 6:35 AM, Scott Tillitt / BEAHIVE [sc...@beahivebzzz.com](mailto:sc...@beahivebzzz.com) wrote: > > > That. All of it. That is exactly why I started BEAHIVE 7 years ago (next week!). > > > I address a bit of that when I applied to the Mentor Capital Network (fka William James Foundation) Sustainable Business Plan Competition, which “supports entrepreneurs who are designing companies for the long-term: building in social and environmental values to create truly sustainable business models.” > > > > > > [http://beahivebzzz.com/blog/2013/11/making-world-significantly-better-place-to-live/](http://beahivebzzz.com/blog/2013/11/making-world-significantly-better-place-to-live/) > > > > > > Thanks for all you do, Tony, to push that message forward. > > > > > > scott. > > > > > > * * * > > > **SCOTT TILLITT** > > > PR yogi + social entrepreneur + community catalyst + meditator > > > // [sc...@beahivebzzz.com](mailto:sc...@beahivebzzz.com) / 917.449.6356 > > > // [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/scott.tillitt) / [Twitter](http://www.twitter.com/bluehwyflaneur) / [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/in/tillitt/) > > > > > > [BEAHIVE](http://www.beahivebzzz.com/) // collaborative spaces for work + community > > > > > > > > > [SOCIAL VENTURE INSTITUTE / HUDSON VALLEY](http://www.svihudsonvalley.com/) // retreat for world-changing social entrepreneurs > > > > > > [RE\>THINK LOCAL](http://rethinklocal.org/) // co-creating a better Hudson Valley > > > [**ANTIDOTE COLLECTIVE**](http://antidotecollective.org/) // socially conscious communications + projects for a better world > > > > > > - – - t h i n k / f e e l - – - > > > “…an idea or product that deserves the label ‘creative’ arises from the synergy of many sources and not only from the mind of a single person.” — Mihaly Csikszentmihaly > > > On Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 2:59:43 PM UTC-4, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: > > > > > Awesome share, Steve. Thanks! > > > > The fundamental issues with our current systems of finance, education, governance and labor have made themselves largely apparent, but it is only through circumventing those systems in local communities that we may discover and build better systems that may one day take hold. > > > > > > > > I believe coworking communities can be places where people can test out new forms of commerce and value exchange between one another. Over time, our communities can help so ensure the adoption of the better systems we need to progress as a race. > > > > > > > > In other words… if you’re just trying to run a workspace, you’re missing out on a huge opportunity to help enact lasting social change that might be brewing right under your nose. > > > > > > > > Tony > > > _—_ > > > > _[**New Work Cities**](http://nwc.co/consulting) - Helping people build better coworking cultures._ > > > > _[**Open Coworking**](http://opencoworking.org/) - Championing the global coworking movement._ > > > > > > > > [![Inline image 8](https://forum.coworking.org/uploads/default/original/2X/2/2b2b686df240fba2759969592f1afb784cfba3f3.png)](http://tonybacigalupo.com/)[![http://twitter.com/tonybgoode](https://forum.coworking.org/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e226b81b7d70e5c65f6f729f63159806a50c65cb.png)](http://twitter.com/tonybgoode)[![http://facebook.com/tonybacigalupo](https://forum.coworking.org/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f9cefc1ecb350705f6a4824f51ee37a02bddccac.png)](http://facebook.com/tonybacigalupo)[![http://linkedin.com/in/tonybacigalupo](https://forum.coworking.org/uploads/default/original/2X/b/be471c3334a9c8c8c531b240fa30c8e238596c78.png)](http://linkedin.com/in/tonybacigalupo) > > > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 11:16 AM, Steve King [sk...@emergentresearch.com](mailto:sk...@emergentresearch.com) wrote: > > > > > > > [The Social Economy of Coworking Spaces: A Focal Point Model of Coordination](http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2770874) suggest that coworking facilities provide “a focal (Schelling) point for finding people, ideas and > > > > other resources when you lack the information necessary for coordination.” > > > > > > > > > > While an academic paper, it’s mostly pretty easy to read and follow. It does a nice job of providing a solid set of theories on the value of coworking as “micro social economies”. > > > > > – > > > > > > > > Visit this forum on the web at [http://discuss.coworking.com](http://discuss.coworking.com) > > > > > > > > * * * > > > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Coworking” group. > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [cowork...@googlegroups.com](mailto:cowork...@googlegroups.com). > > > > > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > > > > – > > > > Visit this forum on the web at [http://discuss.coworking.com](http://discuss.coworking.com) > > > > * * * > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Coworking” group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [coworking+...@googlegroups.com](mailto:coworking+...@googlegroups.com). > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout).