coworking
Communal workspace arrangement
Coworking is the practice of sharing office space with others who aren't your colleagues—freelancers, remote workers, and small startups working independently but alongside one another.
A coworking space provides desks, wifi, and often coffee and community: I've been coworking downtown since I left my corporate job.
The arrangement offers structure without the isolation of working from home.
Thing of mixed parentage
- telecommutingEmployment from afar
- asyncNot happening together
- distributedDivided and given out
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
contract · project-based · part-time · autonomy · commute-free · hoteling
Share unassigned workstations
- open-planLacking interior walls
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- hubCentral connection point
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
accelerator · WeWork · membership · drop-in · amenities · lounge · communal · landlord
Building professional relationships
- eventsThings that take place
- meetupsArranged social gatherings
- lunch-and-learnWorkplace seminar at noon
- panelDistinct flat section
icebreaker · serendipity · cross-pollination · accountability · mastermind · cohort · tribe · regulars
Tracks or displays
- printerMachine producing paper copies
- scannerDevice that reads data
- mailboxContainer for delivered mail
- lockersSecure storage compartments
kitchen · whiteboard · projector · video-conferencing · soundproofing · HVAC · receptionist
hybrid
Thing of mixed parentage
- telecommutingEmployment from afar
- asyncNot happening together
- distributedDivided and given out
freelance · contract · project-based · part-time · autonomy · commute-free · hoteling
hot-desk
Share unassigned workstations
incubator · accelerator · WeWork · membership · drop-in · amenities · lounge · communal · landlord · lease
networking
Building professional relationships
- eventsThings that take place
- meetupsArranged social gatherings
- lunch-and-learnWorkplace seminar at noon
panel · icebreaker · serendipity · cross-pollination · accountability · mastermind · cohort · tribe · regulars · founders
monitors
Tracks or displays
- printerMachine producing paper copies
- scannerDevice that reads data
- mailboxContainer for delivered mail
lockers · kitchen · whiteboard · projector · video-conferencing · soundproofing · HVAC · receptionist
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- work termsboss, job, manager, career, company
- cooperationteamwork, joint effort, mutual aid, mutual support, mutual benefit
- modern lifesmartphone, apps, social media, streaming, online shopping
- Neologismsselfie, blog, vlog, podcast, hashtag
- remote worktelework, remote job, telecommuting, distributed team, virtual office
coworkingprivate office
Individual enclosed workspace
executive suite · corner office · corporate headquarters · corporate office · home office
coworkingremote work
Employment from afar
working from home · telecommuting · home-based work · home office · work-from-home
- coworking spacesShared office facilities for independents
work, worker, working, works, workers, worked, workshop, rework, workable