Nexudus Stories
Keep up to date about the coworking movement
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Coworking, maps and learning
Throughout history, man has been interested in mapping everything that surrounds him, whether the lands are well known, recently discovered or imaginary. As a tool, maps have always been essential to help us locate ourselves in the world, but they also influence how we perceive it. For example, to represent earth, which is a geoid, cartographers use a projection system to move the geometry of a sphere to a [two-dimensional plane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_map_projections ""). But, as well as representing the contours, surfaces and angles, they have to decide what other information is relevant and should appear on the map. In one way or another, this conditions the way that we perceive things and learn.
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Carles López: "Every coworking space is different in its community, atmosphere and managers"
[Carles López](https://twitter.com/CLParals "") is the director of [CREC](http://crec.cc/en/ "") _(Barcelona, Spain)_, where it's his job to provide his team and coworkers with a suitable environment to offer the best service possible. People and the relationships they forge is his vocation.
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Coworking and the future of cities
The second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st have seen the most important technological revolution of all time. The Internet exploded and has helped make society more connected, has made large amounts of information available in real time and the cloud a work tool or for developing services and products. The coming decades show promise to be exciting when it comes to technological advances: self-driving cars, drones, machine learning, big data, etc. Nowadays, it's not easy to filter tonnes of technological data that we're subject to every day. In an interview with the BBC, Nicholas Carr, offers an interesting reflection on the role that technology will have in the society's future.
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#Coworking nom noms!
Food brings people together. When there's delicious grub on the table, it doesn't really matter if the diners didn't know each other before, if they come from different cultures or speak different languages. The food always ends up doing the talking. Eating doesn't only satisfy a physiological need, it's also a social and cultural phenomenon. In coworking spaces, "collisions" between coworkers happen on a daily basis and food can often be a means or an excuse for such. Examples are biscuits baked by a coworker, a birthday cake, sweets brought back from a trip. They're all excuses for bringing people to share something together, strengthening community links and generating interaction.
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Squeezing every last drop out of #Coworking at this year’s Juicy ;) #GCUCUSA
It might be because it's my first time at GCUCUSA or that I stepped foot in the States, but the past two days at the conference have sped by. This time the conference took place in Berkeley at [Nextspace](http://nextspace.us/ "Nextspace Berkeley"). Although the format is slightly different to other conferences such as _CW Europe, CUASIA or CWsC_, many of the open debates and subjects discussed are similar and based on business models, difficulties, collaboration or the coworking movement's future. The **"Unconference"** format takes the spotlight at Juicy, during which the participants put forward what they want to talk about.
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Will #coworking exist in 10 000 years? Slow the pace, it’s not a race
Technology has accelerated the speed at which we are living and communicating with each other. Just like a Twitter feed, what happened yesterday is already old news. Sometimes we need to stop and mull things over to have a wider perspective. Recently, while reading the book [The Clock of the Long](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Clock-Long-Now-Responsibility-Computer/dp/0465007805 "") Now by [Stewart Brand](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Brand ""), I came across one of its best known diagrams, which I believe could help us analyse or look back on the last 10 years of the coworking movement. Stewart Brand separates civilisation into six different layers, each of which changes at its own speed. For example, there is a significant gap between the almost ethereal tempo at which fashion moves and the rhythm of nature.
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What can you expect from a #coworking event?
The fourth edition of the Coworking Spain Conference (CWsC) is held in Valencia this week, entitled _"The shared city"_. As it is already in its fourth edition, the Spanish coworking conference has proven to be a great way to get up-to-date with what's happening in the coworking world. On the other side of the pond, the GCUC2015 will take place in two weeks' time in Berkeley (San Francisco, United States). This event is internationally acclaimed and editions will also be held in Canada and Australia this year.
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Integrations 101 in Nexudus Spaces
What do you keep in your bag or pockets? You're bound to have a _smartphone, your wallet, some loose change, a piece of paper with notes scribbled on it_ and a big bunch of keys. We've all got keys of all shapes and sizes: _one or several for home, the coworking space, the gym or office locker, a car or motorbike, a bike lock, etc._ Sometimes a big bunch of keys can turn into a clump of iron that's difficult to carry around. How long do we have to wait for the universal lock?
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Coworking Space Managers: The spark that sets the community on fire!
Anyone who has been involved in the coworking movement will be aware that the most important value for success is the community that is created, grows and collaborates within the space. On other occasions I have talked about my personal experience as a [coworker](http://coworking.nexudus.com/en/blog/read/22483461/sowas-this-coworking-my-experience-at-lanau "") or the different ways you can [interact or collaborate](http://coworking.nexudus.com/en/blog/read/19087077/coworking-spaces-three-samples-on-how-to-get-fun-and-three-samples-about-collaboration ""). A united and active community ends up generating its own relationships, activities, etc., which are usually promoted by space managers, especially at the beginning.
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Knock, knock, knockin' on your coworking door
**How do you manage visitors at your coworking space?** There's always a lot going on in a coworking space and it's normal that your coworkers receive visitors from time to time, whether pre-arranged or just because they're passing through. Managing visitors can sometimes be tricky, depending on several factors, such as the space's size, how busy it is or its layout.
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It's coworking time! New Google Calendar synchronisation
The last few weeks have been a bit busy for us. As you know, we announced the ticketing release last week and we've also made a new [two-way synchronisation](http://help.spaces.nexudus.com/en/managers/calendar-google-two.html "Google Calendar synchronisation") with Google Calendar available in your Spaces accounts. We’ve been working with hundreds of coworking spaces for a few years now so we are aware of all the different tools you use on a daily basis.
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Tick, tock, ticketing in your coworking space
Not so long ago, we talked about [organising events](http://coworking.nexudus.com/en/blog/read/31979955/how-does-your-space-celebrate-special-occasions "") in coworking spaces, and ticketing is a very important aspect to make sure they go smoothly . At Nexudus Spaces, we've made it our mission to implement tools that make the day-to-day running of your spaces easier, either by adding useful features or integrating external services. And all from one single Control Panel.