Craig, This is exactly the angle we're taking. We're promoting our space as a community coworking and business resource center. We want most of our classes to be free so we are partnering with local business development programs who already have funding and programs in place. I am also creating a program for new real estate agents. That one will have a fee associated with it but will be priced like one of our membership plans and include benefits of membership.
There are many opportunities for coworking that will enhance but not take away from the true experience of community. I am hoping that when/ if we teach prospecting to agents they will go to a workspace or phone room after the class and practice what they've learned. I say IF because my focus is really on the business side of real estate practice. There are a million classes for prospecting...but we'll see. Wishing you the best and looking forward to "hearing" more about CDU! Toni On Apr 19, 12:18 pm, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking <baut...@gmail.com> wrote: > After attending the GCUC last month I set the goal to get this > education series called Creative Density University > (CDU),www.densitycoworking.com/classes/, going and we are hosting our first > class on May 8th. This is an important step to making Creative Density > a hub of ideas for Denver beyond a destination for coworking, Meetups, > and social gathers for the independent community. I would first like > to thank PariSoma for sharing some many details about their successful > program that launched in Sept. 2011. I also closely studied General > Assembly in NY. > > Overview of CDU: > > The need: Freelancers and startups often are very talented in two or > three areas but have to wear many additional hats and don't have the > time to learn news skills. They also want to continually improve their > skills they have already acquired but many current offerings are > expense and time consuming. > > What we are trying to do: Be a continued education platform > (intermediate to advanced skill level) in the areas of business and > technology. We have made the assumption that many coworkers and > creative professionals have already taught themselves the basics > through online tutorials and blogs and we don't need to start at > square one. > > Format: $30 / 90 min sessions in a classroom size of 15 people. Each > instructor needs to have a Q+A time and one takeaway for the students. > The 90 min. format is based on survey results asking what members and > the others in the community would like and 90 mins won out because > people are often busy between family and work. All of the the classes > will start at 6PM at launch. Members will be able to attend the > classes for $25. > > Instructors: We have aligned with CU-Boulder professors in > entrepreneurship, lawyers, people that work for Automattic, and > successful entrepreneurs in the area to teach. They have all been > vetted to ensure quality and I will request feedback from students > after each class. The instructors are also the best paid for a 90 min. > course. > > Getting the word out: I built up a coalition of local business leaders > and city departments to promote the classes in newsletters. Overall, > the announcement will go out to over 5,000 people in Denver. The > instructors are encouraging their clients to join and the coworking > members are pretty excited about the offerings and sharing it. CD is > will also have a booth at the Create Denver convention to promote it. > > What amenities we provide: We have a large room that will turn from > coworking during the day to a classroom in the evening with a total of > 15 spots in 4 rows. Projector, screen, whiteboard. > > Staffing: I will sit in the classes the first or second time an > instructor presents to make sure they are comfortable with > everything. After that if there is a class that a member wants to > take I will let them take my role with checking people in and setting > up the projector while getting a chance to attend the class for free. > > Launched: We are launching with over a dozen classes in 6 weeks. This > may be a bit ambitious and I will share this experience with you. > > I will continue to share my experiences with everyone about this > launch. It seems like many more coworking spaces are interested in > offering this to the coworking community and their city. If you have > any advice please feel free to share them. > > Craig > Creative Density -- 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.
