loling pretty hard at "cowoking" whoops damnit
On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 10:10 AM Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey friends, > > In case you're not familiar, each year Carsten from Deskmag spends a > couple of months collecting thousands of submissions to the Global > Coworking Survey <http://coworkingsurvey.com>. I've personally endorsed > this survey and am one of a small number of distribution partners. > > The thing is, 2019's window to be counted in the survey is almost over - > THURSDAY Feb 28th is the last day! > > After the survey closes, Carsten pores over the data and pulls out the > most relevant and valuable insights. He shares them at conferences around > the world, and you can read/buy the historical reports (often HUNDREDS of > beautiful information packed slides). Here's some of the ones from the > past: > http://www.deskmag.com/en/coworking-statistics-all-results-of-the-global-coworking-survey-research-studies-948 > > So, I have two requests for this group, which is one of the largest > coworking related groups in the whole world. I want to help Carsten > *smash* his previous survey record of ~2000 responses. > > *First: take the survey yourself before Thursday. *GO HERE > > > http://coworkingsurvey.com > > There is a version for people who haven't opened the doors yet, a version > for people who have one or more locations, and a version for members too! > > *It only takes 10-15 mins to complete, and really makes a difference for > our industry. * > > *Second: ask your members to take the survey. * This is the biggest > challenge, so hear me out. > > The global perspective on coworking is WILDLY skewed by who is talking > about it, and frankly, that's the people running coworking spaces. > > What's *really* valuable is knowing more about the people who choose > coworking spaces. Who thrive in them, and why. But also the people who are > frustrated by their options (or lack thereof). People who leave coworking > spaces, too. > > Asking our members for their time is *so difficult* and I generally don't > ask our members to participate in most of the coworking surveys that we get > sent. *This one is the exception. * > > To help you out, I'm sharing the exact message that I sent to OUR members > to ask them to participate (and many eagerly did!). You can tweak it, use > it, remix it, whatever you like. Anything in the name of the survey! > > Thanks for contributing, and inviting your members to do the same. > > -Alex > > > >> Hey friends! > > > > You probably know this isn't the only coworking space in the world - in >> fact, there's a GLOBAL community of people doing the kind of thing we do. > > > > What you might *not *know is that by being connected to that bigger >> world, we can often learn more about other communities and even share >> information and lessons about *our* community. > > > > This is a pretty special thing (most industries aren't this open to >> sharing!) and I would like to share more of with all of you. > > > > One way we can share is the Global Coworking Survey, run by an independent >> researcher named Carsten. This is actually the *largest* survey to >> collect information about the state of coworking on a GLOBAL scale, and >> it's been running since 2011! >> > > > At recent conferences, and in Carsten's survey results, there are a lot of >> coworking operators talking about what it's like to operate a coworking >> space. But there are *not a whole lot of members talking about their >> experience.* > > > > I'd like your help fixing that! >> > > > This Coworking Survey <http://coworkingsurvey.com/> includes a path of >> questions for members like you. Our community is unique, our coworking >> experience is unique, and I think it'd be valuable to have our community's >> voice represented in the data. >> > > > If you're willing to take 10-15 minutes to participate in the survey, your >> data could help shape a coworking space in another part of the world, which >> I think is pretty amazing. *But * >> *the deadline to participate is the end of February, so there's only a >> couple of days left.* > > > > Also, if you know other people (coworkers, friends, etc) who might want to >> participate, please feel free to share the link! >> http://coworkingsurvey.com >> > > > I know this is kinda insider-y, but I really appreciate you considering >> the bigger context of coworking spaces around the world that we are a part >> of. <3 >> > > > -Alex > > > > > -- > 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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