As I stated yesterday, I was able to work at Cohabitat today. Like most of my decisions, it turned out to be more interesting than I intended. There were fewer people there than I expected, but everyone was incredibly friendly. Shout out to Dave Cox, Ross Bates, Christopher St. John, and Scott Harper for making my day a lot easier, and giving me a very warm welcome.

When I got to the office, they were experiencing an issue with the power. Though it was originally assumed something within the house was awry, the electrician made known that the issue was actually on the line coming into the house. While there was power downstairs and to the router (thankfully), the upstairs was dead and the A/C didn’t work. Texas in the middle of summer with no A/C made for a slightly less pleasant work environment, but everyone seemed to make due without issue.

I really enjoyed the conversations that I had today as well. I can see why people benefit so greatly from the coworking experience. I got to rattle out some of the thoughts that I had bouncing around my head, as well as hearing ideas I hadn’t even thought of (go go, http://www.charityfusion.com/). I really enjoyed the experience, and I can understand how the presence of even more people would have an exponentially greater effect. I’m even more convinced after today that coworking is an important part of innovation in the future. These personal social communities are spurring conversation all over the country, and I recommend that you be involved whenever you have the opportunity. I’ll certainly be returning for some of the developer garages. Now, enjoy some pics.

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July 24th, 2009 | Co-Working