Arrr-Guably Similar: How Coworking Channels The Rebel Spirit Of Pirates

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?? The $5 Trillion(!) tied up in CRE loans and if it'll cause banking collapse

?? Rebuilding your career after a layoff

?? Why advice from the 1970s is even more relevant now

? All things related to success with remote work-from-home jobs

???? What the heck pirates have to do with coworking

?? Cupid, but for your career

?? Three ways to give employees a reason to commute

?? How to boost creativity and innovation remotely

From challenging traditional authority to establishing inclusive values, pirate culture has some surprising similarities to today’s coworking movement.

• Choosing life at sea gave pirates the freedom to do something different, much like the coworking model provides an alternative working lifestyle between the office and working from home.
• Pirate communities celebrated marginalized individuals and, like coworking, established values of respect, fairness, and equity.
• For pirates, the community spirit ensured human survival. Likewise, a coworking space will sink or swim depending on the strength of its community.

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