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“Just having another person there, and not even talking—though you can
occasionally look up and say something—I get way more work done when there’s
someone else there, I don’t know why.”
For better or worse, the world of work is changing fast. With the increase in
freelance and contract work and the advent of telecommuting, more and more
people have paying work that doesn’t come with office space. Working for
yourself can be liberating, and working from home can be convenient, but both
can also get lonely and isolating in the long run. People are trying all kinds
of strategies and setups to get around that: co-working spaces, working in
cafes, teleconferencing. What’s the best way to be with people while working
independently?
When Ange had a job in a library, she would look at people working in coffee
shops with longing and envy. Now she is one of those people, when she’s not
in a studio, co-working space, or her own living room. Jessica is fascinated
by offices and co-working spaces from an anthropological perspective, but
finds that folks at her current co-working space don’t tend to come out to
social events, even for free ice cream. Can meeting or working with people
digitally—i.e., via videoconferencing—sometimes be as good as having co-workers? Do you want the people you work with to be your friends, or is it
enough just to get along with them? And what would the perfect work setup look
like?
Guests.
Ange Friesen is a writer and creative
strategist who describes her work as brand therapy for beautiful ideas and
their people. Ange combines her background in marketing and copywriting with
her training as a psychotherapist, helping creative people and companies
figure out who they are and how to share their ideas with the world. Ange
lives in Toronto and works everywhere.
Jessica Taylor followed her wife to Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is
currently a Research Associate at Harvard. As of her move, she now belongs to
three book clubs and one reading challenge.
Show Notes.
Ange Friesen’s brand therapy website.
The Centre for Social Innovation is one of
Toronto’s oldest and best known co-working communities.
Make Lemonade is a women’s co-working space in
Toronto.
The co-working space in Malmö.
‘The flexibility is incredible’: When companies ditch the office, everyone's
a remote worker (CBC).
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By Nadia Halim“Just having another person there, and not even talking—though you can
occasionally look up and say something—I get way more work done when there’s
someone else there, I don’t know why.”
For better or worse, the world of work is changing fast. With the increase in
freelance and contract work and the advent of telecommuting, more and more
people have paying work that doesn’t come with office space. Working for
yourself can be liberating, and working from home can be convenient, but both
can also get lonely and isolating in the long run. People are trying all kinds
of strategies and setups to get around that: co-working spaces, working in
cafes, teleconferencing. What’s the best way to be with people while working
independently?
When Ange had a job in a library, she would look at people working in coffee
shops with longing and envy. Now she is one of those people, when she’s not
in a studio, co-working space, or her own living room. Jessica is fascinated
by offices and co-working spaces from an anthropological perspective, but
finds that folks at her current co-working space don’t tend to come out to
social events, even for free ice cream. Can meeting or working with people
digitally—i.e., via videoconferencing—sometimes be as good as having co-workers? Do you want the people you work with to be your friends, or is it
enough just to get along with them? And what would the perfect work setup look
like?
Guests.
Ange Friesen is a writer and creative
strategist who describes her work as brand therapy for beautiful ideas and
their people. Ange combines her background in marketing and copywriting with
her training as a psychotherapist, helping creative people and companies
figure out who they are and how to share their ideas with the world. Ange
lives in Toronto and works everywhere.
Jessica Taylor followed her wife to Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is
currently a Research Associate at Harvard. As of her move, she now belongs to
three book clubs and one reading challenge.
Show Notes.
Ange Friesen’s brand therapy website.
The Centre for Social Innovation is one of
Toronto’s oldest and best known co-working communities.
Make Lemonade is a women’s co-working space in
Toronto.
The co-working space in Malmö.
‘The flexibility is incredible’: When companies ditch the office, everyone's
a remote worker (CBC).
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