Collaborative working, coworking spaces, and communities of practice: their origins, definitions, forms, different types, and forms of collaboration. - Chaire-réseau de recherche sur la jeunesse du Québec

Notice bibliographique

Tremblay, D.-G. et Scaillerez, S. (2024). Collaborative working, coworking spaces, and communities of practice: their origins, definitions, forms, different types, and forms of collaboration. Dans D.-G. Tremblay et G. Krauss (dir.), The Coworking (R)evolution: Working and living in new territories (p. 26-40). Edward Elgar.

Résumé

Coworking spaces are places of sharing conducive to collaboration that can improve the professional activity of the users. The first spaces took shape in the 1990s and the phenomenon gained momentum in the 2010s within the major urban centers, going on to reach their inner suburbs and also small and medium towns, or some more rural remote areas. Their number has increased, and the shapes and types of spaces have diversified. We find this same diversity among the users of the premises. Although the majority of spaces are frequented by self-employed workers, there are also more and more small-business startups, company employees, public sector officials and students. All seek sharing and some collaboration, even if it is not ensured. The chapter presents the origins of coworking spaces and their forms, and centers on the issue of collaboration within these spaces.