This is perfect!

You’ve struck the balance here, Julie. I don’t ever intend to discount the community dimension of what makes work meaningful, creative, and worth it. I guess that after a while, spending so much time with coworkers in different places, I kind of take the community element for granted. Which, of course, I never should. Thanks for keeping me on my toes!

I’ve heard the phrase, in reference to coworking, “It’s not about the place, it’s about the people.”

It’s certainly true that it’s not *only* about the space. I’m sitting on my patio in pleasant central Austin, my dogs rollicking in the yard, NPR in the background… this is not a bad place to work, believe me. And, it’s often not enough without people. Likewise, I don’t want to work alongside a bunch of like-minded folks in a bunker.

Architecture is not merely style or good taste. It’s about creating a place that naturally inspires and encourages the kind of interactions that make the place work.

Place informs the experience. People make it work.