The list of great companies started in someone’s garage is a virtual who’s who of American innovation. Not just tech giants like Google, Apple, and Microsoft, but other creative icons like Disney, Mattel and even Harley Davidson. But for a diverse country built on the idea that everyone has an equal shot, this happy cliche has a downside too — not everyone has a garage, after all.

Fortunately, the same technology innovations that have fueled the “sharing economy” and disrupted so many industries are changing how we innovate and work as well. Shared offices and public workspaces are popping up all over the nation — from informal “third places” like Wi-Fi-powered coffee shops to incubators and co-working centers that allow innovators to meet, collaborate, and create. Innovations like mobile broadband, cloud computing and ubiquitous cell service can make virtually anywhere the next great American “garage” — disrupting the process of collobration and innovation the same way Uber and AirBnB have disrupted taxis and hotels.