Alex: I'm happy to compile and post a books page on the Coworking blog, if you give me access. -Leif
On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote: > I also know that another important element to collaborative consumption is > building networks that help establish trust. Coworking can do this very > effectively. > Back in the spring of '09, Geoff and I shared the importance of this concept > in coworking: > http://www.indyhall.org/blog/2009/04/18/indyhall-201-communities-of-trust/ > -Alex > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Alex Hillman > <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> How do you determine if there is a market other than asking friends I >>> know and doing the word of mouth thing? >> >> This seems to be an important precursor question to the statement of "we >> need more coworking". >> As we've seen in some regions, economically and/or culturally, they're >> simply not ready for coworking as the immediate execution. Sometimes there's >> not enough local industry to support it (workers who can work from >> anywhere). Sometimes there's not enough draw to a certain neighborhood or >> place to overcome distance or sprawl. >> What these place are in need of is more of the results in line with what >> coworking provides, to get hooked, and then to be drawn to a logical >> conclusion closer to the concept of what we think of as coworking. >> I imagine that there's some measure of peripheral activity needed to >> sustain a healthy coworking community and the space it inhabits. Some >> critical mass of user groups, even if they're meeting in peoples' homes. >> Some critical mass of people working remotely who desire that camaraderie. >> Rather than be concerned with how hard (or easy) it is to set up a space - >> look for these early signs. If they're not obvious to you, they're likely >> not obvious to others. >> The story I told at TEDxSOMA a couple of weeks ago was one where I >> couldn't see the activity in my own backyard. But when I went out to find it >> - actually left my house and walked into another place where people might be >> hanging out - I not only found people but I found that they were also >> looking for other people. So we went from seeking others alone to seeking >> others, together. That was the VERY first critical step towards Indy Hall's >> success. >> While I haven't read beyond excerpts on the "collaborative consumption" >> book (or the author's TED talk): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpv6aGTcCl8 >> I do believe that this sort of collaborative discovery process is in line >> with building the groundwork for collaborative consumption: Identifying that >> we shared a common problem, and making the conscious decision to solve the >> common problem together. >> There's no overhead. There's no infrastructure. There's no cost. There's >> no one person responsible. >> If you can get this right, the subsequent steps start coming into focus. >> -Alex >> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Stephen M. Frey, AIA LEED AP >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Alex, Let's get back to the "What's Mine is Yours, The Rise of >>> Collaborative Consumption". I found this book exhilarating to read. >>> It's inspired me to look around me for active evidence of the sharing >>> economy in action here in Vermont. And there's tons. Some quick >>> examples, CarShareVermont, The VBSR marketplace (http:// >>> marketplace.vbsr.org). where you can use your business services and >>> products as dollars in a bartering / trading exchange, Vermont >>> Business Materials Exchange (http://www.vbmx.org/) to name a few. We >>> have CSA farms galore serving a network of families and individuals >>> helping to sustain organic small farming in Vermont. >>> >>> What we don't have enough of is CoWorking spaces. With our >>> distributed network of small rural towns, villages and larger cities >>> Vermont's workers spend a ton of time on the road commuting to their >>> jobs. We lack density but have many beautiful hills, farms and cows. >>> Can CoWorking work in smaller scale settings like Vermont? >>> >>> There's one I know of, Office Squared run by Jen Mincar in >>> Burlington. We need more though. I live in Montpelier, our Capitol >>> city. We have some empty storefronts downtown. How hard is it to >>> start up a CoWorking space? What are the steps? How do you determine >>> if there is a market other than asking friends I know and doing the >>> word of mouth thing? Is CoWorking as a business lucrative, self- >>> sustaining, a hobby or avocation? >>> >>> Any examples of Collaborative Consumption and the Sharing Economy in >>> Action where you live? What are the successes? Failures? Emerging >>> trends? Let's crowd source this? How are traditional business >>> structures being upended with this unruly yet invigorating trend? >>> >>> Thanks, Steve >>> >>> On Jun 24, 6:43 pm, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > That's a great idea! If somebody's interested in composing/maintaining >>> > that >>> > list, I can give you access to the blog to do so. >>> > >>> > -Alex >>> > >>> > /ah >>> > indyhall.org >>> > coworking in philadelphiaOn Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Leif Utne >>> > <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > > How about a Recommended Books page on the Coworking Blog, with >>> > > summaries of >>> > > all the aforementioned books? Or a books category and separate posts >>> > > for >>> > > each book? Or both? >>> > >>> > > Sent from my iPhone >>> > >>> > > On Jun 24, 2011, at 2:52 PM, Alex Hillman >>> > > <[email protected]> >>> > > wrote: >>> > >>> > > I've gotten so much social spam from Goodreads, there's no way I'd >>> > > subject >>> > > my friends to them. >>> > >>> > > -Alex >>> > >>> > > /ah >>> > > <http://indyhall.org>indyhall.org >>> > > coworking in philadelphia >>> > >>> > > On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 5:50 PM, Ryan Price < <[email protected]> >>> > > [email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > >> Good suggestions all - added some new stuff to my wishlist today. >>> > >>> > >> Do you guys know Goodreads? >>> > >>> > >> Why not start a "Coworking" tag there? >>> > >>> > >> <http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4204328-ryan-price> >>> > >>http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4204328-ryan-price >>> > >>> > >> Peace, >>> > >> Ryan Price >>> > >> <[email protected]>[email protected] >>> > >> @liberatr >>> > >> 407-484-8528 >>> > >>> > >> <http://FloridaCreatives.com>FloridaCreatives.com >>> > >> Happy Hour: Tue June 28th Fringe @ Gringo's Locos >>> > >> Show and Tell: Tue July 5th @ Urban ReThink >>> > >> Likemind.us: Fri July 15th @ Urban ReThink >>> > >>> > >> On Jun 24, 2011, at 5:09 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: >>> > >>> > >> >>>> Crap. We need a coworking book club. Stat. >>> > >> > Started. >>> > >> > Our first book is What's Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative >>> > >> > Consumption by Rachel Botsman >>> > >> > Please continue the discussion on this thread until it doesn't >>> > >> > make >>> > >> > sense anymore and then we'll move to the next book which will be >>> > >> > selected by Alex. Then Alex will pick the next person who will >>> > >> > pick >>> > >> > the next book and so and so forth. >>> > >>> > >> > Haha! >>> > >> > Angel >>> > >>> > >> > On Jun 24, 1:00 pm, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> >>> > >> > wrote: >>> > >> >> Crap. We need a coworking book club. Stat. >>> > >>> > >> >> /ah >>> > >> >> <http://indyhall.org>indyhall.org >>> > >> >> coworking in philadelphia >>> > >>> > >> >> On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 2:35 PM, [email protected] < >>> > >>> > >> >> [email protected]> wrote: >>> > >> >>> The Mesh by Lisa Gansky is another book on this topic. The >>> > >> >>> book's >>> > >> >>> tagline is "Why the Future of Business is Sharing." It mentions >>> > >> >>> coworking and several coworking facilities. It came out about >>> > >> >>> the >>> > >> >>> same time as Collaborative Consumption and covers the same >>> > >> >>> ground. I >>> > >> >>> think both books are quite good. >>> > >>> > >> >>> On Jun 24, 10:16 am, Angel Kwiatkowski <[email protected]> >>> > >> >>> wrote: >>> > >> >>>> I'm devouring this book right now and it based on the simple >>> > >> >>>> concept >>> > >> >>>> that sharing is the new owning. Is anyone else reading it and >>> > >> thinking >>> > >> >>>> about coworking? We're starting to vision out Cohere in ways >>> > >> >>>> that >>> > >> >>>> revolve around even more sharing and I wanted to see if anyone >>> > >> >>>> else >>> > >> is >>> > >> >>>> on the same wavelength. 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