Marcos, where are you located? I'm finding a very different mentality / approach to this between countries...
Also, check out what The Commons has done in Wisconsin. It's not a coworking space but they use a unique blend of industry, 24+ universities and coworking models (utilizing spaces) to generate a benefits that have become highly successful (and financial viable) for all... http://www.thecommonswi.com On Aug 20, 2017 12:30 PM, "Marcos Schwartz" <mschwartz...@gmail.com> wrote: > Actually, they are planning to open a coworking space inside the campus > and I am looking for examples in other countries to offer a different > perspective if they build a partnership with an actual space. I have a > coworking space and was wondering how a partnership with them could be > complimentary to my community and the other way around too. > There is another University here that did the same, but they have barely > empty spaces without a soul with few teams incubated. They called that > coworking...:( > > On Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 11:25:36 AM UTC-3, > ch...@thecoworkconsultant.com wrote: >> >> This is a super conversation! >> >> I have worked on a couple of projects that involved interaction and >> partnerships with universities. It's a tough but to crack because many of >> them believe they have everything they need for their students on campuses >> (in many cases they do!)...also, why would they want students to leave >> campus to utilize an outside coworking space (students spend alot off money >> on campus!). Remember, these universities are businesses so unless you give >> them a good financial reason to create or partner with coworking...they >> won't see the benefits. >> >> I wanted to understand this conversation from a students' perspective and >> below is a link to what I found when I interviewed a grad student who >> utilized one of the spaces I co-founded... >> >> http://thecoworkconsultant.com/college-students-think-coworking/ >> >> He actually didn't find enough variety in the interactions he had with >> other students at the University. Very interesting stuff! >> >> I second the idea about collaborating with industries and having >> coworking spaces act as a hub to partner with universities (I've seen this >> before VERY successful). Regardless, be create when you approach higher >> education but ALWAYS focus on the business aspect...they are making money, >> alot of it, and are built in that. >> >> If anyone is interested in connecting more about this please send me an >> email (ch...@thecoworkconsultant.com) and we can set up a time to chat. >> I'm happy to share my experience in all this:) >> >> Btw, are all of you in this thread operating, managing and creating >> co-working spaces? >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/coworking/laIKNKOjqNY/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. 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.
