Nick, So happy to have you onboard! To paraphrase what everyone has said in my words, the first trick is drilling down to the core need, and finding a solution that serves that specifically. Take the visa program for example. There are LOTS of things we COULD do and the discussion quickly turned into grand ideas like a unified member database and billing system... With a group this large and disparate that's a recipe for project crib-death. In the end, a simple list of participating spaces is all we needed. Once we've figured out WHAT we are building then we can try and work on WHO is going to build it, and HOW it will be maintained over time. We are awash in amazing, talented people so I'm confident we can make this happen.
Jacob P.S. Your space looks great and thank you for inviting me to the news interview. On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 4:41 PM, nickf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This may be a silly question but I am wondering why there isn't an > official public facing coworking website that isn't a wiki or a blog? > I know we have the great discussion list and an cool wiki packed with > information... but, well, a wiki isn't so easy to navigate and the > content that one might be looking for is sorta spread about the wiki > and such. > > I am wondering if it's time to build a public facing website to cater > to audiences who may not understand wikis, blogs, and discussion group > systems? Or at the very least a site with basic content on coworking > that is geared towards the press, potential coworkers, potential space > catalyst, etc. > > Something with simple architecture that answers the basic questions > of: > - What is coworking? > - Who came up with the idea of coworking? > - Why has coworking caught on so well? > - Where can I find a coworking space in my area? > - What type of people cowork? > - What does it take to start a coworking space? > - Who can I contact if I have a question about coworking? > - What coworking resources are out there? > ....All questions that can be answered on the wiki or here in the > discussion group, but I just feel like the wiki doesn't provide the > ideal user experience for the media and potential renters and space > owners to really grasp the full scope of coworking and the breath at > which it extends to. > > This question came to me as I was doing an interview with the local > press today who seemed to be be pretty oblivious to the whole > international movement and lacking I site I could really point them to > to get the gist really quick. > > Full disclose, yes I am a user experience professional that creates > websites all day, but I am not looking to land a project like this for > myself. I don't have a personal interest in promotion or gaining a > cool project. I don't care who would build or design it. I am simply > asking the question because I see it as a hurdle here for dealing with > non-technical people on the outside of the coworking community. > > Am I crazy here? Has this already been discussed before (sorry, I > didn't find any threads on this)? Is this a sore spot? What were the > reasons behind not doing this? Did I just step into a holy war > topic? :P > > > Cheers, > - Nick (A newbie space owner, be gentle) > > > -- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
