Someone just pointed out Brad Feld's "Boulder Thesis" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3vVX9TmaU18#) to me this morning and I was pleasantly surprised to find how much of it is in line with what we've built the Masterclass's patterns around. This isn't just for "startup" communities, of course, it's a pattern for community development in general. The ecosystem approach is why these patterns thrive.
New Geography for Jobs is new to me though - thanks so much for that reference! -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia building a community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org On Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 2:20 PM, Steve King wrote: > The Startup Revolution Starts With You > (http://www.forbes.com/sites/kauffman/2012/10/09/the-startup-revolution-starts-with-you/) > is an interesting article that sort of reviews a new book - Startup > Communities > (http://www.amazon.com/Startup-Communities-Building-Entrepreneurial-Ecosystem/dp/1118441540) > - by VC Brad Feld. It talks about the importance of 3 key things in the > creation of a startup community (which he defines as a geographic area like a > city, not a coworking community): > > 1. Collisions - "those amazing, productive times when people who don't run in > the same circles meet and connect". > > 2. Mobility - which greatly increases the number of collisions. > > 3. Density - meaning the more folks there are, the more likely they are to > have collisions. > > These are new/different terms for things that have been often pointed out in > the past. Collisions are, of course, a lot like the way serendipity is used > in the coworking world. And all of these are based on weak tie connections. > > This book and article are another example of the growing number of sources > talking about the importance of place. The New Geography of Jobs > (http://www.amazon.com/New-Geography-Jobs-Enrico-Moretti/dp/0547750110/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349979468&sr=1-1&keywords=new+geography+of+jobs)is > another example, and well worth reading. > > This is just an FYI because I think these sources provide good information on > why coworking communities are good for business:). > > > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com
