Amanda Perry posted about a frustrating day at a coworking space where noise, eating at desks, and no quiet alternatives made it nearly unusable, pointing out that around 55% of business owners identify as neurodivergent.

It hit a nerve, sparking 170+ comments. Commenters including Danielle Wallington of flockhere, Stephen Phillips of Neighbors & Nomads, and Paul Nellist of Koba noted that simple zoning (quiet rooms, call booths, social areas) already works where it’s being done intentionally. BUT a lot of other commenters also shared that they found similarly frustrating setups (or lack thereof) at their local hubs.

… share it widely, and often. This post by Koba is a great example of how to highlight new customers, why you exist, and why your solution was picked – all wrapped inside a lovely green ribbon.

And yes, our human editors have used hyphens to break sentences long before GPTs (see this, in Week 9 of 2022). But… do we actually need to defend that?! We digress.

Koba share that they’ve produced and released a Material Passport for their 100 Barbirolli Square location.

"The passport documents the circularity and embodied carbon data for 93% of materials used – helping us (and our partners) understand exactly what’s in the space, where it came from and where it can go next." Love this!

Koba shares that they’re expanding to London with a new hub at The Rowe, adjacent to the Aldgate East tube station.

Manchester’s Koba (led by Paul Nellist) becomes the first flexible workspace to become WELL Coworking Rated.

ICYMI: this is a new rating led by Incendium/Instant and the WELL Building Institute. We chatted with Sam Pickering and Olivia Chatten about this here.