How to Host an ACTionism Screening for European Coworking Day (May 6th)
You know you should do more community stuff. Everyone knows. The problem is the gap between knowing and doing. Between the idea of getting members together and actually creating a moment when something happens. The people who came to Blue Garage in February for Unreasonable Connection told us two things kept coming up: making the numbers work without selling out, and convincing anyone outside the room that what we do actually matters. We get it. We run events. We know it isn't easy. What we
Service is black and white. Hospitality is colour.
You know that moment when the room shifts? The noise lifts. The energy changes. Everyone is moving, talking, laughing, working—all at once. It's not luck. It's architecture. It's what happens when people feel welcome. When they're given agency. When the space is designed not just to serve them but to see them. I spent years working in bars, clubs, restaurants, and hotels. That Saturday night buzz in a packed restaurant? I've always seen it in coworking spaces when everyone's in action. Last
How to Host an ACTionism Screening for European Coworking Day (May 6th)
You know you should do more community stuff. Everyone knows. The problem is the gap between knowing and doing. Between the idea of getting members together and actually creating a moment when something happens. The people who came to Blue Garage in February for Unreasonable Connection told us two things kept coming up: making the numbers work without selling out, and convincing anyone outside the room that what we do actually matters. We get it. We run events. We know it isn't easy. What we
Service is black and white. Hospitality is colour.
You know that moment when the room shifts? The noise lifts. The energy changes. Everyone is moving, talking, laughing, working—all at once. It's not luck. It's architecture. It's what happens when people feel welcome. When they're given agency. When the space is designed not just to serve them but to see them. I spent years working in bars, clubs, restaurants, and hotels. That Saturday night buzz in a packed restaurant? I've always seen it in coworking spaces when everyone's in action. Last
You Don't Need Global. You Need Neighbourhood.
Five ways to build civic infrastructure in your neighbourhood—from a conversation to a continent-wide movement. Your neighbours don't know you exist. They walk past your building every day. They buy coffee three doors down. They complain about loneliness on the group chat. But they have no idea there's a space where people actually gather, work together, and build something that matters. You can't compete with the Death Star venture-backed workspace companies on reach. You'll never have thei
Being Together Is the Point
Stop building programmes. Start building the community before you need it. You're building another programme. Workshop series. Speaker event. Networking night. Something structured to bring people together. And you're exhausted before it even starts. You know how this goes: * Weeks of planning * Marketing anxiety * Worrying about attendance * Then on the day, a handful show up * The c
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