Wow! I can't believe how eerily similar our stories are! I'm going into my third year now and my biggest challenge has been educating my community on what coworking is and how it can benefit them. The town I live in is about 32,000 in population with a strong history in the mining industry. There is a small group of bright and forward thinking individuals , though, that want to see our economy here revitalized by other industries. At times, there seems to be a strong sentiment against these ideas and how quickly technology is advancing. There is the fear that this small laid back town will end up like the dreaded "big city" just an hour east of us. Because I currently have no members, I supplement my income with another part time job and teaching one on one computer classes. Someday, this will make sense to these people. Meanwhile, I press on. Isn't this what makes up "pioneers"?
On Sunday, February 1, 2015 at 10:36:42 AM UTC-7, AltamontCowork wrote: > > All: > > I wrote about my experience at AltamontCowork the past five years. > > I still believe that coworking is a wonderful concept, but, I also, > now, believe that it will still take time to catch on everywhere. > > The millenials will make it happen everywhere.....us old folks who can't > grasp the open collaborative nature of the new office just need to step > aside. 😃 > > COWORKING in a Small Town: Lessons Learned - http://wp.me/p4w4ad-14L > -- 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.
