Stories of Office Nomads

I've been terribly remiss in posting this and for that, I'm sorry, but it's worth the wait, I promise.

Awhile back, the Not An MBA blog started working on a book about

coworking pioneers (and coworkers). The first installment on the site was Susan's story about the start of Office Nomads. It's a really nice read because Susan's writing sounds just like she is: authentic, excited and ready for the next thing that comes at her.

The second installment was Jacob's story about the start of Office Nomads. Like Susan, his telling of the tale gives you a taste of what it's like to know Jacob. He is excited, willing to try new things and also ready for the next thing to come at him.

Since I am posting about Not An MBA (a great site, by the way), they have a newer post up there right now about the impact of coworking spaces on the design of in-house offices. According to the original article on Business Week:

As part of the project, between 25% and 50% of Intel's 1,150 lawyers, marketers, and engineers working in these buildings will give up their assigned cubes. Instead, they will store their personal belongings in lockers and grab desks, whiteboards, and overstuffed armchairs in more colorful, Starbucks-like common areas on a first-come-first-gets-the-space basis.

It's really interesting to think that these disparate, independent coworking spaces are infiltrating the minds designing spaces for corporate behemoths. Who wants to bet it's because those designers are probably contractors who work in coworking spaces?