What We Learned From Launching A Coliving House

Coliving under the microscope

Article by David Lowe

In June 2017, Qwerky did an experiment:

It put 8 people in a house for a weekend and documented the entire 2 days. The goal was to see how coliving could positively impact the lives of the people living together.

It was positioned as a startup bootcamp weekend and as a kickoff event for San Diego Startup Week.

There was a combination of entrepreneurs, digital nomads, creatives and a journalist. Two Qwerkies had even crossed the border from Tijuana to be at the house. In addition, there were 4 guest speakers.

Here is what happened…

I kicked things off my Future of Living talk on Day One.

The session focused on how a staggering percentage of Americans were lonely and had no close friends.

The cause of this was social media and an American Dream that was no longer serving the population (especially disillusioned millennials).