IMPACT Hub, Creative Coworking Space in Boston

With Lorraine (Supervisor Artists For Humanity) and Geoff Mamlet (Coordinator IMPACT Hub Boston)

The trend of the emergence of online workers, freelancers , warganet and many more, cultivate many places that support, one of which emerged coworking space . Coworking space is a workplace used to be shared, without having a place of its own, usually used by independent organizations or individuals.

This time I visited one of Boston coworking space , IMPACT Hub and met with Geoff Mamlet, IMPACT Hub Boston Coordinator. The Boston Impact Hub community consists of social businesses that address challenges both locally and globally.

IMPACT Hub location is just a few minutes' walk from Downtown Crossing. Members enjoy social platforms that connect with the social entrepreneurs around the Boston area, as well as hot meeting and work areas, flexible exhibition and event space, and thought-driven programming events. Their network is also part of a global network, there are approximately 50 networks in the world, so communities can connect that allow collaboration.

Impact Hubs brings together people from every profession, background, and culture with the imagination and drive to pursue an enterprising idea for the world. These are the people who see and do things differently and have an entrepreneurial spirit to create a sustainable impact.

IMPACT Hub Boston members have approximately 150 people comprising entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, activists, creative, investors, freelancers, and value-based mentors, working together, sharing ideas and resources. Members work at Impact Hub Boston, attend and produce events, conduct their own workshops, access guidance, find colleagues and partners, participate in social networking, build campaigns, launch companies, prototypes and test products, all from members, Impact Hub- host environment dedicated to speeding up all the ideas and ideas of its members.

Facilities at IMPACT Hub are complete, all to support the activities of its members, ranging from desks, shelves, printers, bathrooms, and even a kitchen for cooking. In addition there are several zones with different facilities, such as Creative Town for designers and creative workers, there is Branchfood for the innovation in the field of food and there is also room for space and call to Skype.

Members pay only 350 dollars per month or 40 dollars per day to get all the facilities and also get a variety of interesting offers from merchand who joined the IMPACT Hub network Boston and also Global.

Interesting huh? So curious too, he said IMPACT Hub was just opened in Jakarta, if Aceh made like this, it seems to be many creative ideas will develop, how do you think?

Every Tuesday there is a meal together that is held by the IMPACT Hub management, so can familiarize the members and can also discuss.