> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://berniejmitchell.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Hells Teeth! I should have told you this sooner... - URL: https://berniejmitchell.com/news-3/ - Published: 2013-06-04T11:04:08.000Z - Updated: 2013-06-04T11:04:08.000Z - Author: Bernie J Mitchell - Tags: Audio, BLOG, coworking, Productivity, Pilar, TAGtribe, #Migrated-1772907944273, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-03-07 18:26 **One of the best-kept secrets to being connected is co-working, the next best-kept secret is your tribe.** I have found getting out of your "space" to co-work is brilliant for both your productivity and your soul. This is whether you work for a big shiny corporate or are a freelancer like me. In their respective books**[ Mitch Joel ](https://engaging-people.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b20e1116618ea13c8bb341f20&id=d41ad6d4e6&e=3368fefcd6&ref=berniejmitchell.com)**and[ **Lisa Gansky**,](https://engaging-people.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b20e1116618ea13c8bb341f20&id=09b62a6b09&e=3368fefcd6&ref=berniejmitchell.com) who are way smarter than me talk about the **“friction”** and **“collision”** of ideas between people that end up being called things like “Kickstarter” “AirBnB” when people thrash together in coworking spaces. When I travel to Krakow, Buenos Aries or San Francisco I head for a mates [tech company](https://engaging-people.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b20e1116618ea13c8bb341f20&id=af1c86f428&e=3368fefcd6&ref=berniejmitchell.com) or co-working space to do my work rather than a stagnate in a coffee shop and pack up every time I need to use the bathroom. Last month at the**[ Mesh 2013](https://engaging-people.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b20e1116618ea13c8bb341f20&id=33a46bad74&e=3368fefcd6&ref=berniejmitchell.com)** event was the best real-life validation yet. **[Steven Berlin Johnson](https://engaging-people.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b20e1116618ea13c8bb341f20&id=a01007a17c&e=3368fefcd6&ref=berniejmitchell.com)** opened with a riff that just even just 10 years ago people huddled together around a table working would be looked upon as a hippie basket weaving group. Today the story is different, for nearly five years I have been following the rise of **[New Work City](https://engaging-people.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b20e1116618ea13c8bb341f20&id=d9674aa52d&e=3368fefcd6&ref=berniejmitchell.com)** in NYC run by [Tony](https://engaging-people.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b20e1116618ea13c8bb341f20&id=3fdc0d0795&e=3368fefcd6&ref=berniejmitchell.com), this started as a few people and is now a thriving coworking community, also check out the [ACE boutique hotel](https://engaging-people.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b20e1116618ea13c8bb341f20&id=660d8d83b0&e=3368fefcd6&ref=berniejmitchell.com) in NYC. My personal productivity and creativity have taken a sharp rise since showing up at **[KindredHQ](https://engaging-people.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b20e1116618ea13c8bb341f20&id=95563b59a1&e=3368fefcd6&ref=berniejmitchell.com)** last year. **Meet off-line? Events and all that?** **1.** Are you in London for [Leweb](https://engaging-people.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b20e1116618ea13c8bb341f20&id=e225fe42bc&e=3368fefcd6&ref=berniejmitchell.com) tomorrow? Come to say hi! (My match [profile is here](https://engaging-people.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b20e1116618ea13c8bb341f20&id=c47dfc683f&e=3368fefcd6&ref=berniejmitchell.com)) The [Sharing Economy Radio](https://engaging-people.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b20e1116618ea13c8bb341f20&id=b1fe03148d&e=3368fefcd6&ref=berniejmitchell.com) Team will be at **LeWeb** \- we'll be recording live there and hope I get some interviews in both Spanish and English! **2.** I am a fool. What sort of a nutter schedules an event in half term? Me. While no-one really booked I suppose it was even cooler to get so many emails and a twitter backlash killing me for picking that date. I was going to be pig-headed but I thought is was simpler to reschedule it to the **[10th July](https://engaging-people.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b20e1116618ea13c8bb341f20&id=a45038fa86&e=3368fefcd6&ref=berniejmitchell.com).** **3.** We'll be exploring the **Tribes: the connected economy** at the[ Late Late Breakfast Show](https://engaging-people.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b20e1116618ea13c8bb341f20&id=cdff849b6f&e=3368fefcd6&ref=berniejmitchell.com). If traditional networking events bore you to tears get in here. There is an epic mix of tech, coworking, business transformation and connectedness on offer from Alex, Anne, Colin and Doug. **Last of all...** **Get your blog moving workshop** for June has four places left, the [£99.50](https://engaging-people.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b20e1116618ea13c8bb341f20&id=e3aa1a60a4&e=3368fefcd6&ref=berniejmitchell.com) early bird runs for a few more days. Come and sort out your life, blog, strategy, comms and **build your tribe** in a few hours. The hard part is doing the work after, booking and coming for coffee and a chat - well, that's easy! **[Book here](https://www.engaging-people.com/get-your-blog-moving-2/?ref=berniejmitchell.com)** **Have a remarkable day!** **Bernie J Mitchell** Freelancer and Chief Instigator at Engaging People