Co-Working with Friends Starter Kit

Backstory

• I enjoy being "around" people when I work.
• But I also feel kinda bad when I'm the only one doing it so I want it to be like...where everyone is doing their own thing.
• Since many of us are now working from home, what if we make "co-working with friends IRL" a thing?
• The other issue I have is making enough time for social visits esp for friends who are a bit further away but still within driving distance...so this solves that too!
• So it's like we work the working hours but take the time to have lunch and dinner together So everyone can 'hang out' and still get their work done and also see a snippet of each other's daily life.
• This might be a good way for friends to understand what we all actually work on. Kind of like “take your parents to work” but, it’s your friends?
• I hypothesize that remote working is reducing the necessary “chilling out with co-workers” time that would be there if one were working in person, where actual creative thinking usually happens. This can be a potential substitute.

Recipe For You To Start Your Own

• A location (friend’s place, coworking space, etc.)
• Propose to friends close to the location to co-work
• Decide on a date (Fridays might be best for most? Pick one with the fewest number of meetings, though as long as there’s another quiet space people can likely take 1-2 meetings)
• Send calendar invite to all
• Show up and see how it goes!

Coworking Sessions and After-Thoughts for Future Improvements

• These are for me to keep track of, please plan your own in your friend group/city and let me know how it goes!

• 1/27 - E & M’s (Oakland)

• BB (Berkeley) - Interested: L, N

Possible Locations