Coworking in Bangkok; Jelly in Bangkok

Coworking is an extension of the social network into the the real world.

You have a pool of people, ideally somewhat like minded (or at least creative spirits that are inspiring in some way) and you share a casual workspace.

I think coworking would be very energizing.

Working from home, well it’s easy to get into a rut staring at the same four walls all day long, every day, week after week.

I venture out to a coffee house every now and then to work–but not as frequently as I did back in the US. Bangkok just does not have that many casual public spaces where you can sit with a laptop all day long.

Ever since I ran across the concept of coworking spaces I have been thinking “man, it would be great to have a coworking space in Bangkok!” Something like a coffee house–but with more of a regular crowd of people that are working and on the same wavelength.

But alas, I have yet to find a coworking space. I have thought about creating one, but I still have not found the critical mass of people to make it viable.

I just ran across a concept that might be the next best thing–or even a stepping stone to starting a co-working space: A Jelly.

What is a Jelly? It’s “casual coworking” (Which is “awesome,” according the the website tagline.)

It’s a floating co-working space set up in some space (public or private). In my minds eye, I see getting a bunch of other geeks together to meet at different coffee houses on a regular basis. If this gets to be popular enough, we might reach the critical mass we need to open up a coworking space.

Let’s see if I can make this happen. If anybody runs across this post and is interested, drop me a line at jberns-at-johnberns-dot-com.