Thanks for the insight. It's all about communication :-). I'll do my best to document our experiences and pay it forward.
E On Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 5:06:17 PM UTC-5, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: > > I was wondering what was going on with that :) > > The awkwardness came up when: > > - Someone was there to check out a coworking space, but they didn't > quite understand the difference, or were maybe interested in both spaces, > or wanted us to explain why they should choose one over the other. > - Sometimes when there were events geared towards one particular group > and not the other > - Communication between members of the different communities > - Anything that might have had to do with one set of members paying a > different rate than another set of members for essentially the same thing > - Times when the host space's managers needed the visiting community's > managers/members to adjust their behaviors, or vice versa. > > It's a little fuzzy at that point, but that's what I recall :-) > > Lots of stuff that's basically the same as what you'd encounter with > roommates, just different :-) > > Tony > > On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 2:43 PM, Elaine Glowacki <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Tony, >> >> Thanks for answering so quickly. You might have suspected that I'm >> working with Tiffanie Mark @ Matrix to start this relationship between our >> two spaces, since you saw the same question on two different groups at the >> same time - and provided us both with answers. Love coworkers! >> >> I agree with your advice about defining our community's vision and >> purpose as separate from the other's, which actually has very similar >> values and goals. This will be a good litmus test to see if we can in fact >> differentiate ourselves. If we cannot - well that says something too! >> >> Would you comment on what was "awkward" at times? I know we can't >> anticipate everything. Tiffanie is being really accommodating and >> cooperative. But we want to make sure we are cooperative right back. >> >> Thanks again and congrats to you on the New Work new digs. I hope to >> visit one day soon.. >> >> Elaine. >> >> On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 11:29:59 AM UTC-5, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: >>> >>> Hi Elaine! I moved my coworking space into another one for 4 months in >>> between spaces. It was awkward at times, but in the end we both saved each >>> other (they needed the rent, we needed a home). >>> >>> Ultimately, it's more about the culture than the space itself. If you >>> define what your community's vision and purpose is, that should stand on >>> its own. People can be attracted to participate in your vision, or someone >>> else's, or both. >>> >>> If you do eventually move out of the space, you can maintain a strong >>> collaborative relationship, so you're cross-promoting each other's efforts >>> and continuing to build collective social capital among the both of you. >>> >>> But first thing's first: why are you here, and what is it that you want >>> to create that's different from everything else out there? >>> >>> Tony >>> *---* >>> *New Work Cities <http://nwc.co/consulting> - Coworking consultancy & >>> organizer network* >>> *Open Coworking <http://opencoworking.org/> - The nonprofit that powers >>> coworking.org <http://coworking.org>* >>> [image: Inline image 8] <http://tonybacigalupo.com/>[image: >>> http://twitter.com/tonybgoode] <http://twitter.com/tonybgoode>[image: >>> http://facebook.com/tonybacigalupo] >>> <http://facebook.com/tonybacigalupo>[image: >>> http://linkedin.com/in/tonybacigalupo] >>> <http://linkedin.com/in/tonybacigalupo> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Elaine Glowacki <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Anyone have experience incubating a coworking community *inside *your >>>> space? I am owner of a fledgling community with values similar to the >>>> coworking space we may be moving into as we grow. We need to figure out a >>>> financial arrangement certainly, but any ideas on how we can maintain our >>>> identity separate from the other at the same time promoting the strategic >>>> alliance of sharing resources? >>>> >>>> Any ideas of how to approach this or questions we should be asking >>>> ourselves? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 [email protected]. >>>> 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 [email protected] <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. 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