The hackerspace in Singapore (hackerspace.sg) is an awesome blend of coworking and hackerspace. Cool people with a self-directed community funding model — does it matter what we call it?
Here in Baltimore, Beehive Baltimore is 'coworking' and Baltimore Node does 'hackerspace' but they both have a similar ethos and lots of overlap in membership. Whatever works, as long as the community ethos is right! D On Jul 19, 2010, at 12:56 PM, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: > Coworking is a concept that represents a set of shared needs and values, and > lots and lots of different organizations, businesses, groups, and other > things are going to increasingly merge that concept into whatever they do > within their own respective worlds. > > Some places will call themselves "coworking spaces," some will use the word > "coworking" as a part of what they do, and some won't ever use the word. > > The word is simply a shortcut. The reality is far more complex. > > For what it's worth, I think the hacker spaces are awesome, and almost > universally embody the same shared values and spirit that self-titled > Coworking spaces represent. I'm a big fan of NYC Resistor and Alpha One Labs, > and regardless of whether they use the word coworking, they're right there > along with the rest of us fostering awesome communities. > > Tony > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > New Work City - People who can work anywhere work here. > Web: http://nwcny.com > Blog: http://nwc2.tumblr.com > Twitter: http://twitter.com/nwc > Meetup: http://meetup.com/coworking-nyc > Phone: (347) 559-1437 > Address: 394 Broadway, Fifth Floor > New space opens September 1st! http://bit.ly/nwc2home > > > On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> > wrote: > I agree with Jerome. > > A number of our members are also members of our local hacker space(s), and > vice-versa. > > I think the primary differentiation would be "professional". Not in terms of > attitude, but commitment. The people who work at Indy Hall do it to support > their primary source of income. The people who work at Hive76, for instance, > tend to do it as shared hobby/maker space, mostly after hours/weekends. > > Obviously, there are professional makers/hackers, so they could say the same > thing about some of our members :) > > -Alex > > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > > On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Jerome Chang <jer...@blankspaces.com> wrote: > Since they foster community and if they're open to multiple > companies/independents, then yes. Hacker spaces are much like the writer > spaces - just more niche than "general" coworking. > > > Jerome > ______________ > BLANKSPACES > "work wide open" > > www.blankspaces.com > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) > Los Angeles, CA 90036 > 323.330.9505 (office) > > On Jul 19, 2010, at 9:15 AM, sk...@emergentresearch.com wrote: > > > A quick question for the group. Would you consider hacker spaces > > coworking facilities? Hacker spaces are physical locations that are a > > shared workshop for people interested in making things. Most are non- > > profit and community owned, but private ownership is becoming more > > common. > > > > Hacker spaces share many attributes with coworking. They provide > > shared access to space and equipment. They provide and encourage a > > social environoment and community. They provide training classes and > > support services. Their membership plans are similar. Many self- > > describe as coworking for hackers or makers. > > > > Hacker spaces have traditionally been targeted at amateurs, but are > > increasingly being used by professional freelance artisans and other > > small business people. The professional users of hacker spaces use > > them for pretty much the same reasons people use traditional coworking > > spaces. > > > > Hacker spaces are linked to the broader Maker/DIY movement, which is > > chronicled by Make Magazine (www.makezine.com). Examples include > > Alpha One in Brooklyn (http://www.alphaonelabs.com/), Hack DC in DC > > (http://hacdc.org) and Noisebridge in SF (https:// > > www.noisebridge.net). > > > > We're not sure how many hacker spaces exist, but it is likely in the > > 30-50 range in the U.S. and their numbers appear to be growing pretty > > rapidly. > > > > We've included a few hacker spaces in our coworking facility count so > > far (Tech Shop being a good example - www.techshop.ws). But after > > spending some time researching these spaces we are considering adding > > more. > > > > What do you think? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Steve > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Coworking" group. > > To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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