1. Classroom to Coworking

10. Berkeley
University of Michigan

12. The Old Paradigm
Research Park
↓
Suburban
Automotive
“Disintegrated”
Homogenous
Inflexible
Dull
Innovation ↔ Place Creating a Baltimore Innovation Hub

13. A New Paradigm…
Research Park
↓
Urban Community
Pedestrian District
?
“Integrated”
Diverse
Cluster
Adaptable Village
Inspiring Ecosystem
Hub
Innovation ↔ Place Creating a Baltimore Innovation Hub

15. Lego Offices, Denmark

16. Social Benches

17. CoWorking Spaces

18. Martin Embassy, NonProfit Creative Writing Center

19. Atlassian Innovation Spaces

20. Cambridge Innovation Center

21. Neighboring the MIT campus and steps away from the Red Line
in the heart of Kendall Square, Cambridge Innovation Center
(CIC) is the largest flexible office facility for growing technology and life sciences companies in the
world. The Cambridge Innovation Center offers start-up and emerging companies award-winning
facilities and state-of-the-art business and technical services in a package designed to meet the
needs of small and growing businesses. CIC is cost efficient and scales with the company's growth.
Currently, over 450 companies are located at CIC.
Founded: 1999
Headquarters: 1 Broadway, 14th Floor Cambridge MA
Objective: To provide flexible office space for small and growing companies.
Target User: Entrepreneurs, venture capital firms.
Services Provided: Core Tools Provided
80,000sf of professional office space Workstation Furniture
Flexible configurations Receptionist and Voicemail Service
Central location with public transit access Parking & Cleaning Services
Fully furnished and wired offices Printers, Copiers, Scanners
Secure facility, reception area, and mail room Mail/Package Handling
52 Conference rooms, videoconference capabilities High-Speed Internet
Fully Stocked Kitchens, shower rooms
Current Tenants & Benchmarks
485 companies started at the CIC and 14,000 new jobs created. 100 companies founded from
MIT/Harvard Affiliates alone. Amazon and Google's established east coast offices at the CIC
1.7 M B in venture capital created for CIC based companies
Based on a month to month rent model, with no leases; Average client stays 27 months
There is an on-line community resource for things like programming help, legal help, business help.
One reason CIC works is that, unlike a University, there is no sole ownership over the space.

22. Founded: 2006
Headquarters: 120 Independence Dr., Menlo Park CA
Location(s): Menlo Park CA, Raleigh NC, San Jose CA, Detroit MI, San Francisco CA, Brooklyn NY
(forthcoming)
Objective: Provide access to a community of creative and supportive people through member-
based workshops, tools and equipment, and instruction, allowing members to build the things they
have always wanted to make.
Target User: Everyone. Families, entrepreneurs, youth groups, artists, makers, inventors, blue
collar/white collar, “have” and “have nots.” Open access.
Services Provided: Core Tools Provided
15,000+ sq/ft floor plan Abrasives Arts & Crafts
Classrooms & workshop space Automotive Electronics
Brainstorming lounge & retail store Fabrication Fabrics & Sewing
Outlets, Wi-Fi, compressed air, parts & materials Hand Tools Instruction
Conference rooms & Kitchen area Layout Machining
Meet-ups, events, classes Measurement Plastics
Storage Prototyping Sheet Metal
Surface & Finishing Welding
Wood Working

23. The Hub SoMa Informal Programming

24. Headquarters: 30 Newbury Street, Boston MA
Objective: Provide a comfortable, modern, continually evolving workspace in which
ideas and creativity can flourish.
Target User: Anyone interested in professional support
Services Provided:
Expert Consultants* Networking Events
Happy Hours Excursions
Rotating Local Artists
Core Tools Provided
Loft Space Phone Booths Coffee, Tea, Snacks
Meeting Rooms Seating options
Kitchenette Whiteboard Walls
Event Hosting Mailing Services
Wi-Fi Copier/Printer/Scanner/Fax
*With backgrounds in accounting, copywriting, graphic and web design, corporate law,
public relations, marketing. Available weekly, in group sessions, 1:1. Free session with
six months of membership.

25. Founded: 2006
Headquarters: Boston MA
Location(s): Cambridge (Opening Fall, 2012), “Outerspaces”*
Objective: To provide an environment that balances concentration with the freedom to
explore ideas with others
Target User: People serious about their work and
“hungry for the energetic hum of collaborative productivity.”
Services Provided:
Educational Programming Social Events
Professional Network HR First Responder
Biweekly Lunch & Learns
Core Tools Provided
Wi-Fi Office Amenities
Phone Rooms Meeting Rooms
Event Space Full Kitchen
Coffee/Snacks Local Beer
Whiteboards Projectors
Printing, Fax Proximate to Transit
*Local companies with extra space have opened up desks to coworkers

26. 1. Baltimore City Community College
2. Baltimore Hebrew University
3. Baltimore International College
4. College of Notre Dame
5. Coppin State College
7. Johns Hopkins, Homewood
C 8. Johns Hopkins, East Baltimore
9. Loyola University, Maryland
10. Maryland Institute College of Art
B
D 11. Morgan State
F 13. Peabody Institute
A 14. Sojourner-Douglass College
GE 15. St. Mary’s Seminary
21. University of Baltimore
22. University of Maryland, Baltimore
A. Emerging Technologies Center & The
B. Highlandtown Arts District
C. Station North Arts District
D. UMD BioPark
E. Capital Studios
F. Betamore
G. Sizeable Spaces

29. A New Spatial Model
“Find Your Tribe…”
→ CoWorking – CoLocation
→ Expanding a Bio-Only Focus to Include Media, IT, Gaming
→ Cool Neighborhoods + Transit