More on that SXSWi panel

As you recall, I've put together a South by Southwest Interactive panel on What Coworking Tells Us About the Future of Work. We've solidified the panel at this point, so here's what we're going to cover:

Clay Spinuzzi: I have been developing deep knowledge in how people collaborate day to day, especially in how they use innovations and technologies and how they organize their work in looser work relationships. I've written a couple of books on the topic (see the right bar of this blog). So I'll bring

• Detailed case studies of loose work organization, especially in Austin
• Comparisons of what motivates coworkers and coworking proprietors at different spaces in Austin
• Connections between these loose org trends and Austin's local economy

Drew Jones: Drew is a trained anthropologist and consultant who has been studying how work is changing as Gen Y takes over the workforce. He's involved in a consuntancy, Shift101, and a related coworking space, Shift Workspace. Drew literally (co)wrote the book on coworking and another on innovation. He'll bring

• A broad idea of work trends and generational trends across the country
• Deep experience in mentoring the broader coworking community and specifically coworking in his space
• Background on innovation

Gary Swart: Gary Swart is CEO of oDesk Corporation (www.odesk.com). oDesk facilitates connecting, maintaining, and building trust among online workteams. Gary will talk about the practical challenges of "loosely coupled, highly aligned teams working remotely, including our own use case of 70+ remote resources working directly for oDesk from around the world." He'll bring

• A broad international idea of how to connect workers in loose, sometimes ad hoc organizations
• International trends
  
• Trust and accountability building among people who haven't met face to face
  
• Strong, scalable, successful solutions for connecting people
• Case studies illustrating the above
• A CEO's perspective

Needless to say, I'm very excited about how the panel is taking shape. Please do click through and give us a thumbs up.