Week 11, 2026

Jamie Laing (co-founder at the infuriatingly delicious Candy Kittens, and new dad amongst other roles) shares a video from a recent ‘pints and ponytails’ club event hosted by The Secret Life of Dads.

What started as 10 dads sharing a pint and learning how to to style their kids’ hair has grown to an event connecting 35 dads, and is continue to grow. A superb example of bringing a community together. As Jamie said, "more of this please".

Katharine Chestnut, founder of Alkaloid Networks traded soul-crushing traffic for "main character" walkability 11 years ago.

Interestingly, while being "right on the trail" may sound like a lovely perk, the ability to walk along the Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail to, from and during work has proven a huge productivity strategy for members (and the owner herself).

Talemaker share 12 tactics to increase your conversion rate and extend the lifetime value of both one-time users, and members

Ian Minor explores how most members’ clubs don’t have ‘a concept problem’, but a big ‘clarity problem’, often stemming from the notion that members clubs are about exclusion. Instead Ian argues is that the best members clubs focus first on recognition and belonging, and then localise from there.

Why, oh why, are we sharing members’ club content? Because Members Clubs and Coworking aren’t only on a collision course, they’re already deeply intertwined in some markets.

Cat Johnson notes that we should pull from hotel hospitality things that can enhance the experience of members, but not think we can replace the hard work of building connections and a sense of belonging in a coworking space with transactional, short-lived hospitality that never goes below the surface.

Dr. Alexandra Bernhardt shares some thoughts following the RGCS Symposium 2026 in Berlin, where researchers and practitioners discussed coworking and new ways of working from many perspectives.

"Where do you draw the line between coworking and flex office? Is this line needed?"

Nope! Jane Sartin shares why the Flexible Space Association is continuing to work on ensuring that the UK government understands the full impact of changing how serviced offices are assessed for business rates. Especially with the CCA deadline looming.

A practical guide from Nexudus to the key onboarding emails every coworking space should include when welcoming new members.

They explore what each email should communicate, from access details and community guidelines to events and perks – to help reduce confusion, improve the member experience, and build engagement from day one.

Spacebring share a good overview of some of the major questions (and queries) to run through before signing a lease, or other operating agreement, with a landlord.

Spacebring, the contributor and the TWIC editor are not lawyers, and this should not be taken as legal or other advice. Have a qualified local contract and/or real-estate lawyer (who understands coworking businesses) look over your agreements.