thanks. This is awesome info. We did a launch for it an so far 50% of our members signed in
On Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 3:08:39 PM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote: > > *Slack has been a huge boon for our community.* We've used online chat at > various stages of our community, including before we had our own dedicated > space. Slack is, hands down, the best we've ever had. > > With that said, it's important to remember that you're not going to get > 100% participation. In my experience - not just with Indy Hall but other > spaces I've worked with - you can expect 10-25% of your community to be > active in Slack at any give time. > > It's a great way for members to connect, especially ones who aren't in the > space every day. 60% of our members are in our space less than once a > month, and Slack helps with that a LOT. > > We have over 60 member-generated channels, from #overheardatthehall to > #music to #design to #devs to #happy-hour to #indyhall-arts to > #photshopfriday. > > > > > Last year we started an #indyhallops channel to open up some of the > space-related operations discussion, and it's been an amazing way to show > members what goes on "under the hood" and a great onramp for people who > want to pitch in a little bit more. We still have a private #staffroom, > too, but an incredible amount of things get handled in #indyhallops by > members without our team even needing to get involved other than to say > thank you. > > At the end of the day, we think of Slack as a first class "gathering > place", just like our coworking space. A lot of our members primarily > interact with each other online. > > *But since Slack only reaches a small % of the community, be careful about > forgetting the people who aren't in Slack. *Lots of messages get missed. > Treating it like a formal announcement channel can lead to major > miscommunications. We especially make it a point to remind members to share > and connect outside of Slack as well, lest it become a disconnected silo > from the rest of the community. > > For what it's worth, Slack might be our most "active" place for > conversations online but our email discussion list, powered by GroupBuzz > <http://groupbuzz.io/>, has 75%+ active participation. We combine the two > - new GB posts actually get posted automatically into Slack - and have been > able to keep the vast majority of our community in touch regardless of > where they are. > > Also I have been following these discussions and wondered if anyone would >> be interested in joining a slack group about coworking. similar to this >> google group. > > > Some folks on this list have already started one of these! I've copied in > Melissa Geissinger, who I think is modding among others. :) > > -Alex > > > ------------------ > *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* > Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com > Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast > > On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Cédric Bousmanne <aky...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Hi Greg >> >> Le mardi 15 sept. 2015 à 19:32, Gregory St. Fort <teck...@gmail.com >> <javascript:>> a écrit : >> >>> Hey everyone! My name is Greg, I am the executive director of 100state, >>> a 200+ member coworking community in Madison, WI. Has anyone used slack for >>> internal communications with members? >>> >> >> I'm planning to use it too, but our coworking space is not open yet. I'd >> be interested in having feedback too. >> >> >>> >>> Also I have been following these discussions and wondered if anyone >>> would be interested in joining a slack group about coworking. similar to >>> this google group. >>> >> >> I would ! Please keep me informed >> >> >>> >>> - >>> Gregory St. Fort >>> www.100state.com >>> >>> -- >>> 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.
