/ah, you crack me up. On Jan 26, 2:31 pm, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote: > I missed you guys, so I'm back for a 3rd post. ;) > > Angel's point about people looking for coworking and being disappointed > when they find desks but no community is a real one. This doesn't hurt > those of us doing a good job, but it will hurt anyone who, as Joel once > aptly put, "are selling an empty room full of tables and chairs as a > creative, collaborative place to work". > > It also reinforces points I've made in the past, and spoken to the crew at > LooseCubes, DeskWanted, and others - if you're building a "coworking > finder" that doesn't put the emphasis on the people instead of the desks, > you're not helping coworking and you *might* be hurting it. > > http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2011/09/finding-coworking/ > > Seriously, back to work now. > > -Alex > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 4:20 PM, Alex Hillman > <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > > > I just noticed something that I didn't notice before I replied: he > > specifically *asks* for a better option. > > > "If you know of a good shared space that encourages community, please let > > me know." > > > /ah > > indyhall.org > > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Alex Hillman < > > dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> I find this more encouraging than not, actually: > > >> 1) he knows what he's looking for. > >> 2) he recognized they didn't have it, and moved on. > >> 3) he shared his experience > > >> I don't think this is an isolated incident, and it won't be the last. The > >> fact that people recognize the difference is the best thing we could ask > >> for. I'd say that most people I speak to who don't see the difference have > >> never experienced either, or both. Once they experience one, or the other - > >> they see the difference. > > >> So our job is to make sure they get to have at least one experience, > >> right? If we're lucky, their *first* experience is us, and it's good. > >> But if not - I don't think all is lost, at least not most of the time. > > >> I think your intuition to reach out as someone who works at another > >> coworking space and say "hey, it's good that you knew what you were looking > >> for - don't give up on that!" is perfect. Do it. > > >> *To your worst nightmare*: I know that there are people who absolutely > >> hate Indy Hall, and not just because I tend to speak my mind. It's just not > >> a place for them - and that's okay, because there are close to 200 people > >> who love the shit out of this place, and a waiting list out the door of > >> more who want to love the shit out of this place. > > >> If you're pleasing everyone, you're pleasing no-one. The CoworkingSeattle > >> stance of "coworking represents a choice" means that some people will > >> choose "not". It's still a choice, and we gave them a chance to make that > >> choice. > > >> That's worth it to me. > > >> -Alex > > >> /ah > >> indyhall.org > >> coworking in philadelphia > > >> On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski <fccowork...@gmail.com > >> > wrote: > > >>> This came across my google alerts yesterday and I found it fascinating > > >>>http://www.builtinchicago.org/profiles/blogs/when-coworking-fails-and... > >>> . > >>> It's basically one person's story of wanting to be a part of a > >>> community, finding a "coworking" space and then realizing that there > >>> was no community at all. :( > > >>> We've had a lot of discussion around executive centers branding > >>> themselves as coworking spots and there are plenty of emotions around > >>> the topic. What sticks out for me in this article is the feeling of > >>> helplessness I had after reading it. How can we encourage the author > >>> to continue to try to find the perfect fit community/coworking space > >>> for his needs? It breaks my heart that he had a bad experience with > >>> the word "coworking." > > >>> Additionally, my worst nightmare situation is having a member who felt > >>> this way about Cohere's version of coworking. > > >>> Angel > > >>> -- > >>> 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 > >>> coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
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