By Anthony Marinos | August 1, 2011 at 10:00 am | No comments
The idea for Loosecubes -- a community marketplace of coworking spaces -- was hatched out of a cabin in the woods of Maine during the summer of 2009. Our founder, Campbell McKellar, was working remotely for a Manhattan-based real estate company, and she started to get fed up...
Posted in: aug 2011, Projects
By Marie Williams | August 1, 2011 at 9:00 am | No comments
To begin, I have to say, our tour of Affinity Lab was incredible. The front entrance is metro accessible in Washington, DC's, vibrant U-Street area. Immediately upon entering the space, you're greeted by four or five desks (for the "virtual members," which are part-time...
Posted in: aug 2011, Ideas
By Bob Fox | August 1, 2011 at 8:00 am | No comments
John Malnor leads Steelcase's Growth Initiatives.
I have endless energy for solving problems -- especially those that center around the intersection of people, technology, and space. Searching for new concepts that are disruptive and positive has led me to spend a lot of...
Posted in: aug 2011, People
By Meredith Olsen | August 1, 2011 at 6:00 am | No comments
Let's say you're working from home regularly, isolated from all human contact, slowly turning into Jack Nicholson’s character in “The Shining.” So you decide to gain some social interaction and head to a coffee shop, where the table to your right is a group of new moms...
Posted in: aug 2011, Products
By Tara Horner | August 1, 2011 at 5:00 am | No comments
When temperatures are sweltering and humidity is sky-high, businesses struggle to keep the work environment cool without raising the energy bill to unmanageable heights. Even coworkers or solo entrepreneurs feel the heat. Then there are those who work outside in the glaring sun...
Posted in: aug 2011, Technology