We've only been open a couple weeks now, but we've joined forces with our local Innovation-centered organization called the iHub. Check to see if your area has anything like that and establish a partnership. Next week we are a part of an event called North Bay Innovation Week which is allowing us to get exposure to our space and also showcase some of our members' projects and talk about how they have been innovators.
My recommendation is not to try and force folks into the innovation prerequisite. It's a lot of pressure to hang over someone. Try leaving it open, encourage collaboration and have some innovation-themed events and you'll be golden! Good luck :) *Melissa Geissinger* President & COO | WIMP LLC <http://www.beawimp.org> WIMPspace: Cowork * Colearn * Coexist <http://www.wimpspace.com> p 707 827 1334 x1 c 707 888 0225 On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 7:12:49 AM UTC-7, Alex Hillman wrote: > > I highly recommend the book "where good ideas come from" for a lot more > historical context that backs this up: > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1594485380?pc_redir=1410062587&robot_redir=1 > > -Alex > > > -- > /ah > indyhall.org > > > On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Jerome Chang <jer...@blankspaces.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I >> Totally >> Agree >> >> Jerome >> www.BLANKSPACES.com >> >> On Sep 10, 2014, at 6:53 AM, "Alex Hillman" <dangerous...@gmail.com >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >> From my experience, innovation comes at the end of a chain of events: >> >> - Innovation comes from collaboration >> - Collaboration comes from establishing trust, met with a common goal >> - Trust is established in casual, social interactions mixed with the >> ability to experiment with "working" together on low/no stakes efforts, >> mixed with the exchange of knowledge >> >> Which is exactly how coworking is done when it's done best. :) >> >> Innovation is often mistaken as the goal (which is why so many companies >> struggle with it) when on fact, it's the outcome of getting the other >> pieces in place. >> >> -Alex >> >> >> -- >> /ah >> indyhall.org >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Abu Anas <abua...@gmail.com >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am relatively new here and in the process of setting up my first >>> coworking space. Obviously I have a lot of questions and looking forward to >>> benefit from the knowledge of the savvy space owners and managers in this >>> group. >>> >>> In my online rounds of spaces I have seen many themed spaces (for >>> example shared studios for designers or one for engineers with 3D printers >>> and CNCs). What I am hoping to do is Innovation themed coworking space. It >>> is not supposed to be a place where people just come to work and mingle but >>> to innovate as well. >>> >>> Any ideas, thoughts or experiences to create such a place? >>> >>> >>> Best regards, >>> AbuAnas >>> >>> -- >>> 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+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> 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+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> 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+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- 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/d/optout.
