International Coworking Day is marked annually on Aug. 9 to celebrate the impact of the coworking movement. It also celebrates the people who work for different companies and come together in the same space for a healthy environment.

According to the National Day Calendar, some of the best coworking spaces around the world include Crew Collective Café in Montreal, The Work Project in Hong Kong, Patchwork in Paris and Dojo in Bali.

Coworking provides a wider range of networking opportunities. It also increases productivity, boosts creativity and offers greater flexibility. The concept of coworking didn’t really start until 2005.

Here are some quotes about independent and healthy working environments collected from CoolWork.io.

1. "Establish and maintain good working relationships with co-workers. You don’t have to be friends, but you do have to be friendly." – Judy Smith

2. "We must make working life more human." – Goran Persson

3. "Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together." – James Cash Penney

4. "Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." – Henry Ford

5. "We cannot accomplish all that we need to do without working together." – Bill Richardson

6. "A sustainable world means working together to create prosperity for all." – Jacqueline Novogratz

7. "No matter how much success you’re having, you can’t continue working together if you can’t communicate." – Matt Cameron

8. "The spirit of coworking allows you to find coworkers who are worth working with." – Cynthia Chiam

9. "You never know what you can do till you try." – Frederick Marryat

10. "Happiness, I have discovered, is nearly always a rebound from hard work." – David Grayson

The work-from-home phenomenon has left many offices, including co-working spaces like this one in San Francisco, largely abandoned
The work-from-home phenomenon has left many offices, including co-working spaces like this one in San Francisco, largely abandoned AFP / Josh Edelson