http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coworking
Coworking is an emerging trend for a new pattern for working. Typically work-at-home professionals or independent contractors or people who travel frequently end up working in an isolated way[1]. Coworking is the social gathering of a group of people, who are still working independently, but who share values[2] and who are are interested in the synergy that can happen from working with talented people in the same space[3] [4].
Some coworking spaces were developed by nomadic internet entrepreneurs seeking an alternative to working in coffeeshops and cafes, or to isolation in independent or home offices [5][6][7].
Business accelerators, business incubators and executive suites do not seem to fit into the coworking model, because they often miss the social, collaborative, and informal[8] aspects of the process, with management practices closer to that of a Cooperative, including a focus on community[9] rather than profit[10]. Many of the coworking participants are also participants in BarCamp[11] and other related open source technology activities[12], [13].
