Thanks for sharing this, Will. Part two, about relief <http://blog.locusworkspace.cz/2017/07/rip-locus-muzeum-part-ii-relief.html>, was especially resonant for me!
Seems bittersweet - excited to read part three about optimism :) ------------------ *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Better Coworkers: http://indyhall.org Weekly Coworking Tips: http://coworkingweekly.com My Audiobook: https://theindyhallway.com/ten On Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 7:54 AM, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace < w...@locusworkspace.com> wrote: > Just adding to this thread to announce another coworking space closing > (Locus Workspace's first location in Prague, Czech Republic). We're not out > of business, just consolidating from two to one space. And ultimately it > was a great thing. But it was our first location and really a difficult > choice to make. Anyway, here's a blog post about the sadness that came > with closing the space > <http://blog.locusworkspace.cz/2017/07/rip-locus-muzeum-part-i-sadness.html>. > Running that space was a really important part of my life, and much of it > would not have been possible without the inspiration, ideas, and general > good will that came from this group. > > Best, > Will > > > On Monday, February 9, 2015 at 8:32:37 AM UTC+1, OphelieR wrote: >> >> Thanks Andy for sharing these data. In our coworking the trend is a bit >> different. >> >> The average churn rate is 5% on all our memberships except the full time >> coworking (different from resident/dedicated desk) which has a churn rate >> of 8%. We don't have data around the main reason for living, it's something >> we're putting in place at the moment but basically if someone cancel from >> full time coworking it doesn't necessarily mean they will upgrade to >> resident desk or downgrade to part time. >> >> Moreover, the number of full time coworker is much lower compare to our >> resident members or part time coworkers. I was discussing this with another >> coworking space owner at the GCUC in Bali last week and they had a similar >> issues. >> >> Is it something other coworking spaces are experiencing with full time >> coworker ? Does anyone have any explanation for this ? >> >> >> On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 10:14:37 AM UTC+8, Alex Hillman wrote: >>> >>> I'm sure I'm not the only person on this group who has google alerts set >>> up for the words "coworking" and, sigh, "co-working". >>> >>> Between the number of new space announcements that show up in those >>> alerts, Deskmag's reporting on coworking growth trends, and many amazing >>> success stories that we've all been privy to seeing unfold, there's no >>> doubt in any of our minds that coworking isn't disappearing any time soon. >>> >>> But speckled in the success stories are sadder ones. Coworking spaces >>> who struggled and failed. >>> >>> Another one hit my Google Reader tonight, in St Louis. Hence this email >>> and this project being spurred right now. >>> >>> On one hand, the *business of coworking *is susceptible to all of the >>> rules of starting a new business - there's going to be a failure rate. Not >>> every business is meant to be. The rate at which I hear about closings is >>> increasing, but it's hard to tell if it's growing in or out of proportion >>> of openings. >>> >>> Between coworking spaces that struggle to keep the lights on and >>> coworking spaces that have closed (for good or bad reasons), there's >>> patterns in closures that I personally find very interesting, far more >>> interesting in "new hotness variations" on the coworking models. >>> >>> The pattern-watcher that I am, I see *some *things, but I need more >>> information to start building a hypothesis that can be proven or disproven. >>> >>> I can't do this alone. If you've started and closed a coworking space, >>> been a member of a coworking space that struggled and failed, or are simply >>> a passionate observer who saw an unfortunate closing, please take a few >>> minutes to help fill out this survey: >>> >>> https://indyhall.wufoo.com/forms/coworking-space-closings/ >>> >>> This information is personal and potentially sensitive. I don't expect >>> all of the replies to include names or all of the details. Many people on >>> this list have shared their personal stories before, and we should all be >>> thankful for that. >>> >>> The best solution I could come up with is to choose how anonymous you >>> would like to be. >>> >>> *1) The name and email address fields are optional and will ONLY be used >>> to reconnect with the submitter for more information.* >>> *2) The final required question asks for your consent to share the data >>> you enter, beside the optional name/email fields which are anonymous by >>> default. In case you have an alternate preference, you can specify it in >>> "other".* >>> >>> There's researchers on the list, so if there's other fields that you >>> think I should include (or better ways to collect the same data), I'm all >>> ears. >>> >>> *Even if you're not aware of closings you can share about, I need help >>> getting the word out about this project. *I'm hoping for some >>> assistance from Steve King & Team Deskmag since I know this stuff is >>> already on their radar. If there's anyone else already studying this (all >>> of the quiet grad students on this list, I'm looking at you), I'd love to >>> share work reciprocally. >>> >>> My goal is to organize this information and share some hypothesis that >>> we all study together and share back again, overall helping the ecosystem >>> not just learn from successes but also avoid repeating historic failure >>> patterns. >>> >>> My hope is to be buried under a mountain of responses and have to >>> recruit some of you to help me dig myself out :) >>> >>> Thanks y'all. >>> >>> -Alex >>> >>> >>> -- >>> /ah >>> indyhall.org >>> coworking in philadelphia >>> build amazing communities: masterclass.indyhall.org >>> >>> -- > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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