Bernie J Mitchell
@berniejmitchell.bsky.social
🌐 Coworking Strategist & Creator | I help coworking spaces go from undiscovered to unstoppable – Follow to see what works! 👻
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Most coworking spaces don’t deserve survival—they’re landlord cosplay with mood lighting.
You don’t have community if it disappears when the vibe fades.
https://bit.ly/thirdplaceworks
You don’t have community if it disappears when the vibe fades.
https://bit.ly/thirdplaceworks
What Is a Third Place (And Why Community Alone Won’t Save Us)
A few years back, a London pub owner named Ayden saw something shifting. People weren’t coming in for pints—they were coming in with laptops.
bit.ly
April 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Most coworking spaces don’t deserve survival—they’re landlord cosplay with mood lighting.
You don’t have community if it disappears when the vibe fades.
https://bit.ly/thirdplaceworks
You don’t have community if it disappears when the vibe fades.
https://bit.ly/thirdplaceworks
True Third Places survive beyond the Wi-Fi or barista.
They flex, hold, and thrive on human glue—not branding.
They flex, hold, and thrive on human glue—not branding.
April 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
True Third Places survive beyond the Wi-Fi or barista.
They flex, hold, and thrive on human glue—not branding.
They flex, hold, and thrive on human glue—not branding.
We romanticise these spaces—the cafe where everyone knows your name, the pub-office hybrid.
But romance doesn’t cover rent or payroll. Community alone isn’t enough.
But romance doesn’t cover rent or payroll. Community alone isn’t enough.
April 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
We romanticise these spaces—the cafe where everyone knows your name, the pub-office hybrid.
But romance doesn’t cover rent or payroll. Community alone isn’t enough.
But romance doesn’t cover rent or payroll. Community alone isn’t enough.
A Third Place isn’t about vibes, oat lattes, or Edison bulbs.
They’re what happens naturally between people, without anyone forcing it.
They’re what happens naturally between people, without anyone forcing it.
April 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
A Third Place isn’t about vibes, oat lattes, or Edison bulbs.
They’re what happens naturally between people, without anyone forcing it.
They’re what happens naturally between people, without anyone forcing it.
Researchers Adèle Gruen & Laëtitia Mimoun call this a “productive third place.”
It’s a public space reshaped by those who use it—not designers or mood boards.
It’s a public space reshaped by those who use it—not designers or mood boards.
April 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Researchers Adèle Gruen & Laëtitia Mimoun call this a “productive third place.”
It’s a public space reshaped by those who use it—not designers or mood boards.
It’s a public space reshaped by those who use it—not designers or mood boards.
If any of this sounds familiar—you're not alone.
We talk about this stuff all the time at the London Coworking Assembly.
Come and join us for "Unreasonable Connection" online every month:
https://lu.ma/LondonCoworkingAssembly
#coworking #communityisthekey #coworkinglondon
We talk about this stuff all the time at the London Coworking Assembly.
Come and join us for "Unreasonable Connection" online every month:
https://lu.ma/LondonCoworkingAssembly
#coworking #communityisthekey #coworkinglondon
https://lu.ma/LondonCoworkingAssembly
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Fixing everything depends on our joint efforts and values - community is the key! 🔑
lu.ma
April 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
If any of this sounds familiar—you're not alone.
We talk about this stuff all the time at the London Coworking Assembly.
Come and join us for "Unreasonable Connection" online every month:
https://lu.ma/LondonCoworkingAssembly
#coworking #communityisthekey #coworkinglondon
We talk about this stuff all the time at the London Coworking Assembly.
Come and join us for "Unreasonable Connection" online every month:
https://lu.ma/LondonCoworkingAssembly
#coworking #communityisthekey #coworkinglondon
Here's what we actually need:
Systems that hold us up, not just our members.
Real rest, real support.
Less positivity theatre, more honesty.
We call this - "Unreasonable Connection."
Systems that hold us up, not just our members.
Real rest, real support.
Less positivity theatre, more honesty.
We call this - "Unreasonable Connection."
April 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Here's what we actually need:
Systems that hold us up, not just our members.
Real rest, real support.
Less positivity theatre, more honesty.
We call this - "Unreasonable Connection."
Systems that hold us up, not just our members.
Real rest, real support.
Less positivity theatre, more honesty.
We call this - "Unreasonable Connection."
I LOVED it working there - but it was a weight off my shoulders when it ended.
After it shut, I became a member of another coworking space, and life took off again.
I was not responsible for a community or a building anymore.
#coworking #communityisthekey #coworkinglondon
After it shut, I became a member of another coworking space, and life took off again.
I was not responsible for a community or a building anymore.
#coworking #communityisthekey #coworkinglondon
April 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I LOVED it working there - but it was a weight off my shoulders when it ended.
After it shut, I became a member of another coworking space, and life took off again.
I was not responsible for a community or a building anymore.
#coworking #communityisthekey #coworkinglondon
After it shut, I became a member of another coworking space, and life took off again.
I was not responsible for a community or a building anymore.
#coworking #communityisthekey #coworkinglondon
Spaces aren’t closing down because people have stopped needing them.
They’re closing because the people running them are physically, financially, and emotionally exhausted.
Years ago, I worked in a London coworking space that had to close.
They’re closing because the people running them are physically, financially, and emotionally exhausted.
Years ago, I worked in a London coworking space that had to close.
April 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Spaces aren’t closing down because people have stopped needing them.
They’re closing because the people running them are physically, financially, and emotionally exhausted.
Years ago, I worked in a London coworking space that had to close.
They’re closing because the people running them are physically, financially, and emotionally exhausted.
Years ago, I worked in a London coworking space that had to close.
Nearly every independent coworking operator I talk to feels exhausted.
Even the beautiful people on Instagram with perfect teeth and coworking spaces with endless sunshine.
Not because we're messing up—but because we’re quietly holding everything together.
Even the beautiful people on Instagram with perfect teeth and coworking spaces with endless sunshine.
Not because we're messing up—but because we’re quietly holding everything together.
April 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Nearly every independent coworking operator I talk to feels exhausted.
Even the beautiful people on Instagram with perfect teeth and coworking spaces with endless sunshine.
Not because we're messing up—but because we’re quietly holding everything together.
Even the beautiful people on Instagram with perfect teeth and coworking spaces with endless sunshine.
Not because we're messing up—but because we’re quietly holding everything together.
You're doing all this because you genuinely care.
But here’s the trap: you care so much, you
forget to recharge yourself.
I've done it.
You've probably done it too.
But here’s the trap: you care so much, you
forget to recharge yourself.
I've done it.
You've probably done it too.
April 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
You're doing all this because you genuinely care.
But here’s the trap: you care so much, you
forget to recharge yourself.
I've done it.
You've probably done it too.
But here’s the trap: you care so much, you
forget to recharge yourself.
I've done it.
You've probably done it too.
So much of what you do is hidden—sorting out arguments, listening to problems, fixing the coffee machine again.
It's emotional work, and it rarely gets seen.
It's emotional work, and it rarely gets seen.
April 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
So much of what you do is hidden—sorting out arguments, listening to problems, fixing the coffee machine again.
It's emotional work, and it rarely gets seen.
It's emotional work, and it rarely gets seen.
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✚ A direct invite to the Coworking Alliance with our assembly code.
This is London coworking’s moment.
"The 5 Biggest Mistakes People Make When Building a Coworking Community"
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✚ A direct invite to the Coworking Alliance with our assembly code.
This is London coworking’s moment.
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March 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
📩 Sign up for the London Coworking Assembly newsletter and get:
"The 5 Biggest Mistakes People Make When Building a Coworking Community"
📧 - https://londoncoworkingassembly.com/
✚ A direct invite to the Coworking Alliance with our assembly code.
This is London coworking’s moment.
"The 5 Biggest Mistakes People Make When Building a Coworking Community"
📧 - https://londoncoworkingassembly.com/
✚ A direct invite to the Coworking Alliance with our assembly code.
This is London coworking’s moment.
(8) The next big chance to push this?
Tomorrow at the Coworking Alliance Summit - https://coworkingalliancesummit.com/
If you care about the future of coworking in London, be there.
Let’s put 100+ spaces on the map.
Let’s make coworking unmissable.
Tomorrow at the Coworking Alliance Summit - https://coworkingalliancesummit.com/
If you care about the future of coworking in London, be there.
Let’s put 100+ spaces on the map.
Let’s make coworking unmissable.
March 12, 2025 - The Coworking Alliance Summit
coworkingalliancesummit.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
(8) The next big chance to push this?
Tomorrow at the Coworking Alliance Summit - https://coworkingalliancesummit.com/
If you care about the future of coworking in London, be there.
Let’s put 100+ spaces on the map.
Let’s make coworking unmissable.
Tomorrow at the Coworking Alliance Summit - https://coworkingalliancesummit.com/
If you care about the future of coworking in London, be there.
Let’s put 100+ spaces on the map.
Let’s make coworking unmissable.
(7) Here’s what you need to do:
✅ Sign up your coworking space for European Coworking Day.
✅ That’s it. No big event is required (unless you want to).
Every space that signs up makes the whole sector stronger.
Head to: https://coworkingday.eu/
✅ Sign up your coworking space for European Coworking Day.
✅ That’s it. No big event is required (unless you want to).
Every space that signs up makes the whole sector stronger.
Head to: https://coworkingday.eu/
European Coworking Day - Wednesday 14 May 2025 across Europe
European Coworking Day is a distributed event in coworking spaces across Europe. The third edition takes place on 14 May 2025 – stay in the loop!
coworkingday.eu
March 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
(7) Here’s what you need to do:
✅ Sign up your coworking space for European Coworking Day.
✅ That’s it. No big event is required (unless you want to).
Every space that signs up makes the whole sector stronger.
Head to: https://coworkingday.eu/
✅ Sign up your coworking space for European Coworking Day.
✅ That’s it. No big event is required (unless you want to).
Every space that signs up makes the whole sector stronger.
Head to: https://coworkingday.eu/
100+ spaces signing up means:
✅ More freelancers & businesses are discovering your space.
✅ More leverage with councils & business networks.
✅ More attention from funders & policymakers.
✅ More freelancers & businesses are discovering your space.
✅ More leverage with councils & business networks.
✅ More attention from funders & policymakers.
March 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
100+ spaces signing up means:
✅ More freelancers & businesses are discovering your space.
✅ More leverage with councils & business networks.
✅ More attention from funders & policymakers.
✅ More freelancers & businesses are discovering your space.
✅ More leverage with councils & business networks.
✅ More attention from funders & policymakers.
(6) It’s not about “celebrating coworking.”
It’s about making London coworking impossible to ignore.
The more spaces on the map, the louder the message.
It’s about making London coworking impossible to ignore.
The more spaces on the map, the louder the message.
March 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
(6) It’s not about “celebrating coworking.”
It’s about making London coworking impossible to ignore.
The more spaces on the map, the louder the message.
It’s about making London coworking impossible to ignore.
The more spaces on the map, the louder the message.
(5) Awareness.
Most people don’t know coworking is an option.
Local authorities don’t understand the impact coworking has. Funders aren’t paying attention to independent spaces.
That’s why we’re rallying 100+ London coworking spaces for
-> https://coworkingday.eu/
Most people don’t know coworking is an option.
Local authorities don’t understand the impact coworking has. Funders aren’t paying attention to independent spaces.
That’s why we’re rallying 100+ London coworking spaces for
-> https://coworkingday.eu/
European Coworking Day - Wednesday 14 May 2025 across Europe
European Coworking Day is a distributed event in coworking spaces across Europe. The third edition takes place on 14 May 2025 – stay in the loop!
coworkingday.eu
March 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
(5) Awareness.
Most people don’t know coworking is an option.
Local authorities don’t understand the impact coworking has. Funders aren’t paying attention to independent spaces.
That’s why we’re rallying 100+ London coworking spaces for
-> https://coworkingday.eu/
Most people don’t know coworking is an option.
Local authorities don’t understand the impact coworking has. Funders aren’t paying attention to independent spaces.
That’s why we’re rallying 100+ London coworking spaces for
-> https://coworkingday.eu/
(4) Every coworking space I know says the same thing:
➡️ “We need more members.”
➡️ “People don’t know we exist.”
There are way more people who could use coworking than there are spaces.
So why are so many desks sitting empty?
➡️ “We need more members.”
➡️ “People don’t know we exist.”
There are way more people who could use coworking than there are spaces.
So why are so many desks sitting empty?
March 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
(4) Every coworking space I know says the same thing:
➡️ “We need more members.”
➡️ “People don’t know we exist.”
There are way more people who could use coworking than there are spaces.
So why are so many desks sitting empty?
➡️ “We need more members.”
➡️ “People don’t know we exist.”
There are way more people who could use coworking than there are spaces.
So why are so many desks sitting empty?
(3) 130,000 desks vs. 6.8 million workers.
Let that sink in.
Even if just 1% of London’s workforce wanted a coworking space, that’s 680,000 people.
We don’t have anywhere near enough desks for that.
Let that sink in.
Even if just 1% of London’s workforce wanted a coworking space, that’s 680,000 people.
We don’t have anywhere near enough desks for that.
March 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
(3) 130,000 desks vs. 6.8 million workers.
Let that sink in.
Even if just 1% of London’s workforce wanted a coworking space, that’s 680,000 people.
We don’t have anywhere near enough desks for that.
Let that sink in.
Even if just 1% of London’s workforce wanted a coworking space, that’s 680,000 people.
We don’t have anywhere near enough desks for that.