We have data in Nadine going back to 2008 and have seen that people stay home when the sun comes out. One year we had a very wet summer and the sun didn't come out until around September and you can see the corresponding dip in membership. It's hard to say how that trend is going this summer since we also expanded and that plays a role too. Seems kinda flat at the moment but it's hard to look at the graph until you can step back from it and see the patterns. Spring and Fall our our busiest growth times.
My dream has always been to gather data like this from a number of spaces to see where the larger trends are. I've been slowly making progress towards that goal but it's more challenging then it might appear at first glance. When we get the Open Coworking Map project up and running that will be an excellent platform to start gathering data. Additionally, we just started coordinating member surveys across the Seattle Collaborative Space Alliance and we hope to release our first results soon. If anyone wants to geek out about data or help out with any of these projects, please let me know. And don't just assume I need technical help. What I really need right now is organizational help. Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 8:16 AM, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com>wrote: > Cool question! I love these kinds of patterns. Would be neat to see some > of the coworking space management tools export aggregate data so we can do > analysis like this - anonymous occupancy averages by day of week, week of > the month, month of the year, etc would be really cool to overlay on things > like weather data, major events/holidays, etc. > > That said, I haven't seen anything on the macro scale yet, though. > > A couple of small observations I've made: > > * Short term weather extremes (as in an isolated VERY hot, rainy, or snowy > day) may keep people away, but if the trend keeps up for more than a couple > of days, people start braving the weather because being cooped up is > driving them insane. > * Heat waves (like Philly experienced in the last couple of weeks) often > leads to higher occupancy, largely due to the fact that our A/C is > comfortable and people's homes aren't always centrally cooled. > > -Alex > > > > > > -- > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Minna Van | TheNetworkHub.ca < > m...@thenetworkhub.ca> wrote: > >> Just out of curiosity, has any one measure occupancy trend vs weather >> trend? >> >> -- >> With greetings from our cool workspace :) >> Minna >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> *The Network Hub* >> www.thenetworkhub.ca - twitter.com/thenetworkhub >> a startup launch pad for small businesses, freelancers & entrepreneurs >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> *Downtown Vancouver:* 1st floor + 3rd floor - 422 Richards Street >> *Downtown New Westminster:* 205-810 Quayside Drive >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
