The document discusses the history and future of coworking from the perspective of Tony Bacigalupo. It describes coworking as emerging organically throughout history as people gathered together out of mutual self-interest. Recently, the first official coworking space opened in 2005 and the industry grew rapidly, with over 2,000 spaces by 2012. Going forward, coworking has the potential to fundamentally change how people relate to work by providing increasingly sophisticated support systems for independent workers.