Re: [Coworking] Classes at co-working spaces?

[Alex Hillman]

Hey Andy, 

Your answers will vary dramatically from space to space - every community has a 
different hungry for learning, teaching, and what they wish to learn and teach. 

Some spaces have regular learning opportunities as a critical part of their 
business model, while others approach knowledge sharing more casually.

Can you share some more about the source of your curiosity? That might help you 
get more useful answers :)

-Alex 


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On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 8:34 PM, Andy Cary wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm curious, do you take classes (learning sessions, courses, professional 
> development workshops) at co-working spaces? Do you teach classes? Or, do you 
> want to take classes at co-working spaces? If so, which courses would you 
> like to take? 
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[Coworking] Classes at co-working spaces?

[Andy Cary]

Hi,

I'm curious, do you take classes (learning sessions, courses, professional 
development workshops) at co-working spaces? Do you teach classes? Or, do 
you want to take classes at co-working spaces? If so, which courses would 
you like to take?

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[Coworking] Contract services

[Rodrigo Guzman]

Hi, dear members.

You can helpme with examples of your contract services, or the terms and 
conditions that you sign with your coworkers?  My space is new, not open yet, 
but I need advice and tips with the legal issues, and examples of your 
contracts, thank's a lot for you el and advice.

Best regards.

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Re: [Coworking] Doubling your coworking space as an event venue

[Tony Bacigalupo]

Events are a major part of NWC. Lots of big tradeoffs in both directions.

The biggest challenge, I believe, is determining how the events will be
managed in a way that keeps them in close alignment with the interests of
your community. There are lots of organizers out there looking for great
venues for their events, but who don't need workspace. How do you handle
requests from people whose interests might only be aligned with yours in
tenuous ways? If you can properly navigate that so the event organizers
come into close alignment with the rest of your community as members
themselves, then you're in good shape.

Otherwise, you stand to see your event space become a distraction from,
instead of a crucial fuel for, your coworking community.

Remind me to talk more about this in a few days after
coordinatingcrisis
relief efforts settles down :)

Tony Bacigalupo
New Work City 
Community Builder Masterclass 
Let's fix the stupid job crisis 


On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 6:57 PM, Tom Brandt  wrote:

> At Workantile, members are welcome to host events in the space. We ask
> that they host no more than one external (open to the public) event per
> month. We also get 10% of the gate if there is an admission charge. The 10%
> does not apply to material charges (for example, material for a 3D printing
> workshop). We have had film screenings, Mars lander watch parties, 3D
> printing workshops , film
> making , luminary
> making workshops ,
> etc. We have never had a problem with these events.
>
> We no longer rent the space to outside groups. The money we got did not
> justify the hassle and time it took.
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Ashley Proctor wrote:
>
>> Stefanos
>>
>> At Foundery in Toronto we use our general coworking space for events &
>> rentals on evenings and weekends.
>> (Our designated desks and private offices are on another level in The
>> Foundery Buildings, so that makes the coworking space easy to transform
>> into event space).
>> Our coworking members lock their things in their lockers out of the way,
>> and the party begins!
>>
>> We've never had a problem with workshops, conferences, film screenings,
>> networking events, or gallery receptions.
>> They actually bring in new crowds, new members, and new event rentals.
>>
>> The large parties and music events (DJ competition, live bands, dance
>> parties etc) tend to be the riskiest.
>> We do generate a lot of revenue that way, but the events are also a lot
>> of work.
>> You have to remember all of the extra cleaning, moving furniture,
>> insurance, security, bar staff, door staff, liquor licenses etc.
>>
>> With a large, intoxicated crowd, there is always potential for horror
>> stories...
>> We've had a noise complaint in the past and one of our trees got
>> destroyed by skateboarders.
>> At the event we held this past weekend, someone decided to use our fire
>> extinguisher to settle an argument...
>>
>> We now hide anything that is important or valuable, and we are lucky to
>> have the storage space for these circumstances.
>> I like to limit the number of these events to once or twice a month, and
>> use the space regularly for smaller events.
>>
>> Ashley
>>
>> Foundery
>> ash...@foundery.is
>> www.foundery.is
>>
>> Creative Blueprint
>> www.creativeblueprint.ca
>>
>>
>> On Oct 26, 2012, at 10:33 PM, Stefanos wrote:
>>
>> Would love to hear about some of the awesome events held at your
>> coworking spaces and any horror stories (halloween pun intended) from past
>> events.
>>
>> --
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>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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> @twbrandt
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Re: [Coworking] Doubling your coworking space as an event venue

[Tom Brandt]

At Workantile, members are welcome to host events in the space. We ask that
they host no more than one external (open to the public) event per month.
We also get 10% of the gate if there is an admission charge. The 10% does
not apply to material charges (for example, material for a 3D printing
workshop). We have had film screenings, Mars lander watch parties, 3D
printing workshops , film
making , luminary
making workshops ,
etc. We have never had a problem with these events.

We no longer rent the space to outside groups. The money we got did not
justify the hassle and time it took.

On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Ashley Proctor  wrote:

> Stefanos
>
> At Foundery in Toronto we use our general coworking space for events &
> rentals on evenings and weekends.
> (Our designated desks and private offices are on another level in The
> Foundery Buildings, so that makes the coworking space easy to transform
> into event space).
> Our coworking members lock their things in their lockers out of the way,
> and the party begins!
>
> We've never had a problem with workshops, conferences, film screenings,
> networking events, or gallery receptions.
> They actually bring in new crowds, new members, and new event rentals.
>
> The large parties and music events (DJ competition, live bands, dance
> parties etc) tend to be the riskiest.
> We do generate a lot of revenue that way, but the events are also a lot of
> work.
> You have to remember all of the extra cleaning, moving furniture,
> insurance, security, bar staff, door staff, liquor licenses etc.
>
> With a large, intoxicated crowd, there is always potential for horror
> stories...
> We've had a noise complaint in the past and one of our trees got destroyed
> by skateboarders.
> At the event we held this past weekend, someone decided to use our fire
> extinguisher to settle an argument...
>
> We now hide anything that is important or valuable, and we are lucky to
> have the storage space for these circumstances.
> I like to limit the number of these events to once or twice a month, and
> use the space regularly for smaller events.
>
> Ashley
>
> Foundery
> ash...@foundery.is
> www.foundery.is
>
> Creative Blueprint
> www.creativeblueprint.ca
>
>
> On Oct 26, 2012, at 10:33 PM, Stefanos wrote:
>
> Would love to hear about some of the awesome events held at your coworking
> spaces and any horror stories (halloween pun intended) from past events.
>
> --
> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com
>
>
>
>
>  --
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>
>
>



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Re: [Coworking] Re: Pricing and Plans

[Alex Hillman]

Heh, no need to apologize. 

I smiled the whole way through your email and I'm sure I'm not the only one ;) 


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On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Justin Harley wrote:

> Alex
> 
> Good points especially about recurring income v one off transactions . 
> 
> point taken about the ()  Apologies.
> Justin
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 30 Oct 2012, at 20:07, "Alex Hillman"  (mailto:dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com)> wrote:
> 
> > Justin's points (!!!) about going "bespoke" are important, but I think need 
> > a bit of clarity: 
> > 
> > 1) As has already been said before, choose pricing that is based on YOUR 
> > members' participation levels, and be prepared to adjust as you learn them 
> > better over time. 
> > 2) Choose pricing that can be combined for what would otherwise become a 
> > "bespoke" request. For a concrete example of this:
> > 
> > We often get requests for two people to split a full time membership since 
> > "the two of them will rarely be there at the same time". 
> > 
> > Rather than create a special "sharing" plan, we combine our existing rates 
> > to ensure that everybody sharing the desk has a membership. So in this 
> > example, it would be:
> > 
> > 1 x full time membership
> > 1 x basic membership
> > $15 extra per day (our member additional day rate) for the 2nd person any 
> > time both of them were at Indy Hall at the same time. 
> > 
> > This kind of "combo" is what keeps our menu of options from getting too 
> > long, keeps participation the primary thing that they're paying for 
> > (instead of thinking about it as renting a desk which could just be split 
> > in half).
> > 
> > We've only ever once added a new membership and it was in the name of 
> > efficiency. Our book keeper noticed that we had a growing number of basic 
> > members who were coming in 5-6 times a month. To cut down on transactions 
> > that we needed to enter (and payments that they needed to make), we created 
> > a new membership between our basic ($25) and lite ($175) for those members. 
> > There was no cost savings, just time-savings in record keeping for both 
> > parties. $100 ($25 + $15*5) = 6 days, which we dubbed the "six pack." 
> > 
> > The nice thing about this model as opposed to a punch card is that it's 
> > recurring. Even if a 6-day punch card was $100, you'd be banking on them 
> > buying a second one in a month. They can always cancel/downgrade with a 
> > subscription too, but it's much much much less often than you'd think. :)
> > 
> > -Alex 
> > 
> > 
> > --
> > /ah
> > indyhall.org (http://indyhall.org)
> > coworking in philadelphia
> > building a community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Justin Harley wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi guys 
> > > 
> > > Love the questions about pricing!!
> > > 
> > > We are developing a software to run and promote coworking spaces and my 
> > > experience so far is to choose pricing schemes that you can automate and 
> > > are consumer lead !! 
> > > 
> > > As you grow ( which i know you will) and add new spaces with different 
> > > shareholdings and entities the issue of simplistic pricing with accurate 
> > > income reporting will become an important issue - especially when seeking 
> > > finance!
> > > 
> > > Be careful not to do too many bespoke pricing schemes ! Please - !!!
> > > 
> > > Some questions to ask are 
> > > 
> > > How do we track and monitor usage against a plan? 
> > > 
> > > Online pricing must be simple - how do we make people purchase online 
> > > with simple easy to understand pricing !
> > > 
> > > How do we manage meeting room allowances?
> > > 
> > > What services should we include on the membership and what are extras ? 
> > > 
> > > What is the cost of recording and billing the extras ?
> > > 
> > > These are just my experiences to date of implementing software in many 
> > > buildings and coworking spaces
> > > 
> > > Just don't get to bespoke and make it easy to understand for the consumer 
> > > yet simple to manage and automate !
> > > 
> > > Look forward to meeting you in Paris 
> > > Justin
> > > 
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > > 
> > > On 30 Oct 2012, at 19:27, "Matt Gorecki"  > > (mailto:gorecki.m...@gmail.com)> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > So does this mean you have an office manager on staff to punch these?  
> > > > Are they only good for a regular hours, like 9-5?
> > > > 
> > > > Matt Gorecki
> > > > 
> > > > On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 11:16:50 AM UTC-6, 
> > > > ShannonSkylightCoworking wrote:
> > > > > Hi Melissa,
> > > > > 
> > > > >  At our coworkers' requests, I've introduced "Drop-In Punchcards."  
> > > > > Coworkers can buy 5-Packs, 10-Packs, and 20-Packs... and this seems 
> > > > > to be the popular option now. 
> > > > 
> > > > -- 
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> > > >  
> > > >  
> > > The inform

Re: [Coworking] Re: Pricing and Plans

[Justin Harley]

Alex

Good points especially about recurring income v one off transactions .

point taken about the ()  Apologies.
Justin




Sent from my iPhone

On 30 Oct 2012, at 20:07, "Alex Hillman" 
mailto:dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Justin's points (!!!) about going "bespoke" are important, but I think need a 
bit of clarity:

1) As has already been said before, choose pricing that is based on YOUR 
members' participation levels, and be prepared to adjust as you learn them 
better over time.
2) Choose pricing that can be combined for what would otherwise become a 
"bespoke" request. For a concrete example of this:

We often get requests for two people to split a full time membership since "the 
two of them will rarely be there at the same time".

Rather than create a special "sharing" plan, we combine our existing rates to 
ensure that everybody sharing the desk has a membership. So in this example, it 
would be:

1 x full time membership
1 x basic membership
$15 extra per day (our member additional day rate) for the 2nd person any time 
both of them were at Indy Hall at the same time.

This kind of "combo" is what keeps our menu of options from getting too long, 
keeps participation the primary thing that they're paying for (instead of 
thinking about it as renting a desk which could just be split in half).

We've only ever once added a new membership and it was in the name of 
efficiency. Our book keeper noticed that we had a growing number of basic 
members who were coming in 5-6 times a month. To cut down on transactions that 
we needed to enter (and payments that they needed to make), we created a new 
membership between our basic ($25) and lite ($175) for those members. There was 
no cost savings, just time-savings in record keeping for both parties. $100 
($25 + $15*5) = 6 days, which we dubbed the "six pack."

The nice thing about this model as opposed to a punch card is that it's 
recurring. Even if a 6-day punch card was $100, you'd be banking on them buying 
a second one in a month. They can always cancel/downgrade with a subscription 
too, but it's much much much less often than you'd think. :)

-Alex


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coworking in philadelphia
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On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Justin Harley wrote:

Hi guys

Love the questions about pricing!!

We are developing a software to run and promote coworking spaces and my 
experience so far is to choose pricing schemes that you can automate and are 
consumer lead !!

As you grow ( which i know you will) and add new spaces with different 
shareholdings and entities the issue of simplistic pricing with accurate income 
reporting will become an important issue - especially when seeking finance!

Be careful not to do too many bespoke pricing schemes ! Please - !!!

Some questions to ask are

How do we track and monitor usage against a plan?

Online pricing must be simple - how do we make people purchase online with 
simple easy to understand pricing !

How do we manage meeting room allowances?

What services should we include on the membership and what are extras ?

What is the cost of recording and billing the extras ?

These are just my experiences to date of implementing software in many 
buildings and coworking spaces

Just don't get to bespoke and make it easy to understand for the consumer yet 
simple to manage and automate !

Look forward to meeting you in Paris
Justin

Sent from my iPhone

On 30 Oct 2012, at 19:27, "Matt Gorecki" 
mailto:gorecki.m...@gmail.com>> wrote:

So does this mean you have an office manager on staff to punch these?  Are they 
only good for a regular hours, like 9-5?

Matt Gorecki

On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 11:16:50 AM UTC-6, ShannonSkylightCoworking wrote:
Hi Melissa,

 At our coworkers' requests, I've introduced "Drop-In Punchcards."  Coworkers 
can buy 5-Packs, 10-Packs, and 20-Packs... and this seems to be the popular 
option now.

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Pricing and Plans

[Alex Hillman]

Justin's points (!!!) about going "bespoke" are important, but I think need a 
bit of clarity: 

1) As has already been said before, choose pricing that is based on YOUR 
members' participation levels, and be prepared to adjust as you learn them 
better over time. 
2) Choose pricing that can be combined for what would otherwise become a 
"bespoke" request. For a concrete example of this:

We often get requests for two people to split a full time membership since "the 
two of them will rarely be there at the same time". 

Rather than create a special "sharing" plan, we combine our existing rates to 
ensure that everybody sharing the desk has a membership. So in this example, it 
would be:

1 x full time membership
1 x basic membership
$15 extra per day (our member additional day rate) for the 2nd person any time 
both of them were at Indy Hall at the same time. 

This kind of "combo" is what keeps our menu of options from getting too long, 
keeps participation the primary thing that they're paying for (instead of 
thinking about it as renting a desk which could just be split in half).

We've only ever once added a new membership and it was in the name of 
efficiency. Our book keeper noticed that we had a growing number of basic 
members who were coming in 5-6 times a month. To cut down on transactions that 
we needed to enter (and payments that they needed to make), we created a new 
membership between our basic ($25) and lite ($175) for those members. There was 
no cost savings, just time-savings in record keeping for both parties. $100 
($25 + $15*5) = 6 days, which we dubbed the "six pack." 

The nice thing about this model as opposed to a punch card is that it's 
recurring. Even if a 6-day punch card was $100, you'd be banking on them buying 
a second one in a month. They can always cancel/downgrade with a subscription 
too, but it's much much much less often than you'd think. :)

-Alex 


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On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Justin Harley wrote:

> Hi guys 
> 
> Love the questions about pricing!!
> 
> We are developing a software to run and promote coworking spaces and my 
> experience so far is to choose pricing schemes that you can automate and are 
> consumer lead !! 
> 
> As you grow ( which i know you will) and add new spaces with different 
> shareholdings and entities the issue of simplistic pricing with accurate 
> income reporting will become an important issue - especially when seeking 
> finance!
> 
> Be careful not to do too many bespoke pricing schemes ! Please - !!!
> 
> Some questions to ask are 
> 
> How do we track and monitor usage against a plan? 
> 
> Online pricing must be simple - how do we make people purchase online with 
> simple easy to understand pricing !
> 
> How do we manage meeting room allowances?
> 
> What services should we include on the membership and what are extras ? 
> 
> What is the cost of recording and billing the extras ?
> 
> These are just my experiences to date of implementing software in many 
> buildings and coworking spaces
> 
> Just don't get to bespoke and make it easy to understand for the consumer yet 
> simple to manage and automate !
> 
> Look forward to meeting you in Paris 
> Justin
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 30 Oct 2012, at 19:27, "Matt Gorecki"  (mailto:gorecki.m...@gmail.com)> wrote:
> 
> > So does this mean you have an office manager on staff to punch these?  Are 
> > they only good for a regular hours, like 9-5?
> > 
> > Matt Gorecki
> > 
> > On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 11:16:50 AM UTC-6, ShannonSkylightCoworking 
> > wrote:
> > > Hi Melissa,
> > > 
> > >  At our coworkers' requests, I've introduced "Drop-In Punchcards."  
> > > Coworkers can buy 5-Packs, 10-Packs, and 20-Packs... and this seems to be 
> > > the popular option now. 
> > 
> > -- 
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> >  
> >  
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Pricing and Plans

[Justin Harley]

Hi guys

Love the questions about pricing!!

We are developing a software to run and promote coworking spaces and my 
experience so far is to choose pricing schemes that you can automate and are 
consumer lead !!

As you grow ( which i know you will) and add new spaces with different 
shareholdings and entities the issue of simplistic pricing with accurate income 
reporting will become an important issue - especially when seeking finance!

Be careful not to do too many bespoke pricing schemes ! Please - !!!

Some questions to ask are

How do we track and monitor usage against a plan?

Online pricing must be simple - how do we make people purchase online with 
simple easy to understand pricing !

How do we manage meeting room allowances?

What services should we include on the membership and what are extras ?

What is the cost of recording and billing the extras ?

These are just my experiences to date of implementing software in many 
buildings and coworking spaces

Just don't get to bespoke and make it easy to understand for the consumer yet 
simple to manage and automate !

Look forward to meeting you in Paris
Justin

Sent from my iPhone

On 30 Oct 2012, at 19:27, "Matt Gorecki" 
mailto:gorecki.m...@gmail.com>> wrote:

So does this mean you have an office manager on staff to punch these?  Are they 
only good for a regular hours, like 9-5?

Matt Gorecki

On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 11:16:50 AM UTC-6, ShannonSkylightCoworking wrote:
Hi Melissa,

 At our coworkers' requests, I've introduced "Drop-In Punchcards."  Coworkers 
can buy 5-Packs, 10-Packs, and 20-Packs... and this seems to be the popular 
option now.

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[Coworking] Re: Pricing and Plans

[Matt Gorecki]

So does this mean you have an office manager on staff to punch these?  Are 
they only good for a regular hours, like 9-5?

Matt Gorecki

On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 11:16:50 AM UTC-6, ShannonSkylightCoworking 
wrote:
>
> Hi Melissa,
>
>  At our coworkers' requests, I've introduced "Drop-In Punchcards." 
>  Coworkers can buy 5-Packs, 10-Packs, and 20-Packs... and this seems to be 
> the popular option now.
>

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Re: [Coworking] Joining the international coworking movement

[Jonathan Stever]

Thanks Alex,

An introduction to the folks at iHub would be great!  They are the
granddaddy of innovation hubs in the region...they even got a shout out
from the head of UNDP today at the African Economic Conference that is
being held in Kigali this week.

Thanks for the heads up on the coworking weekly email list.  I'd be more
than happy to share some stories on that when we get further along.  Thanks!

Hope to see you in Austin next year, if not before.

Jon

On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 7:13 PM, Alex Hillman
wrote:

> Jon,
>
> I love the perspective you're bringing from your continent. Thank you!
>
> Have you connected with the folks at iHub in Nairobi yet? If not I'd love
> to connect you.
>
> We've written about African Coworking a number of times in
> CoworkingWeekly.com, I hope you'd be willing to share any great stories
> with us to put into the weekly newsletter.
>
> It'd also be great for you to join an in-person international event,
> either the one in Austin or Coworking Europe - which is just next week so
> maybe too soon for you now, but worth planning on next year.
>
> This google group is the largest, most active place to talk shop with
> coworking spaces. Welcome to the community, you've set a great example of
> what a good introduction looks like. I look forward to your contribution to
> the conversations here :)
>
> -Alex
>
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> indyhall.org
> coworking in philadelphia
> building a community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org
>
> On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 5:00 AM, Jon Stever, The Office RW wrote:
>
> Thanks very much Chad,
>
> The international news on Africa is well-known for its bias.  This country
> deserves more positive publicity.  Rwanda is developing so fast - think
> East Asian growth miracle speed (poverty fell by 12 percentage points in
> the last 5 years and real GDP growth has averaged above 7%) - and the
> business environment is improving really rapidly (I registered this
> business in 6 hours; Rwanda is considered by the World Bank to be the
> third-best business environment in Africa behind only Mauritius and South
> Africa and is the 8th easiest country in the world to start a business).
>  The Office is hoping to become the innovative and creative and enabling
> physical environment that mirrors Rwanda's ambitious reforms and growth
> vision.
>
> I agree with your comments, and we are definitely focusing on building the
> local community first.  Our first 12 members are an excellent cross-section
> of small business owners and professionals in Rwanda - it's almost a
> complete entrepreneurial ecosystem already (a web designer, a creative
> museum outreach officer, a general construction manager, a graphic
> designer, a mobile app company, accounting firm, tech support company, and
> a financial literacy consultant).
>
> We're also already looking at ways to engage the wider community in
> Kigali.  For example, during Global Entrepreneurship Week (mid-November) we
> are partnering with a local organization that has set up entrepreneurship
> clubs at highschools across Rwanda to have an open house at The Office to
> let select highschool students engage with our members and contacts and to
> broaden their horizons.
>
> But, is there much to be gained from joining international groups in terms
> of raising profiles, learning from experiences, and hosting coworkers from
> across the globe?  Is Creativespace a member any of the international
> groups/lists, and has it had much benefit from joining them?
>
> Also, does the community here think it would be worthwhile for us to
> attend the Unconference in Austin next year?
>
> Cheers
>
> Jon
>
> p.s. Glad you like the view from the space - Kigali is a ridiculously
> beautiful city and we have a great view of its trees and hills from our
> balcony (and our roof terrace that we will turn into a funky cafe next
> summer!).
>
> *Join our community today on Facebook (www.facebook.com/TheOfficeRW)  and
> Twitter (@TheOfficeRW)*
>
>
> On Monday, 29 October 2012 17:16:09 UTC+2, creativespace wrote:
>
> Hey Ron,
> I'm sure there is good stuff happening over there all the time!  The media
> tends to feature one side.  Bad news is good news for news.
> SO nice to see some real good news coming out of Rwanda! Congrats!
>
> No harm in joining the list and networks, but your main market is your
> local community.  Best to spend the time working those relationships then
> broadcasting on the global bulletin board.  As it's been said many times in
> this group; build the community first.
>
> Our biggest success are groups of little wins and losses that happen along
> the way within our community and organically grow which provides greater
> sustainability.
> Hosting events around your focus market are great ways to get people into
> the space.  It's always the greatest "sell" to see and experience the space
> and the community in it.  Host a JELLY or IGNITE: Kigali, to get the
> tech/media/geek crowd in or a meetup for journalists, etc

Re: [Coworking] Joining the international coworking movement

[TCS]

Sounds like you are doing a great job!  As for the Austin conference...it would 
be great time, but I'm wondering if the Coworking Europe event would be closer?
http://coworkingeu.wordpress.com/  coming up in a couple weeks in Paris.  They 
are not the same conference and attending both would be awesome.  Some year we 
hope to head down to the SXSW.

Love the passion there and the potential for impact.


PEace,

Chad



Chad Ballantyne
705.812.0689
c...@thecreativespace.ca




Barrie's Coworking Community
Perfect for small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs.
Memberships start at $25/mth
www.thecreativespace.ca
705-812-0689



On 2012-10-30, at 5:00 AM, Jon Stever, The Office RW wrote:

> Thanks very much Chad, 
> 
> The international news on Africa is well-known for its bias.  This country 
> deserves more positive publicity.  Rwanda is developing so fast - think East 
> Asian growth miracle speed (poverty fell by 12 percentage points in the last 
> 5 years and real GDP growth has averaged above 7%) - and the business 
> environment is improving really rapidly (I registered this business in 6 
> hours; Rwanda is considered by the World Bank to be the third-best business 
> environment in Africa behind only Mauritius and South Africa and is the 8th 
> easiest country in the world to start a business).  The Office is hoping to 
> become the innovative and creative and enabling physical environment that 
> mirrors Rwanda's ambitious reforms and growth vision.
> 
> I agree with your comments, and we are definitely focusing on building the 
> local community first.  Our first 12 members are an excellent cross-section 
> of small business owners and professionals in Rwanda - it's almost a complete 
> entrepreneurial ecosystem already (a web designer, a creative museum outreach 
> officer, a general construction manager, a graphic designer, a mobile app 
> company, accounting firm, tech support company, and a financial literacy 
> consultant).  
> 
> We're also already looking at ways to engage the wider community in Kigali.  
> For example, during Global Entrepreneurship Week (mid-November) we are 
> partnering with a local organization that has set up entrepreneurship clubs 
> at highschools across Rwanda to have an open house at The Office to let 
> select highschool students engage with our members and contacts and to 
> broaden their horizons.
> 
> But, is there much to be gained from joining international groups in terms of 
> raising profiles, learning from experiences, and hosting coworkers from 
> across the globe?  Is Creativespace a member any of the international 
> groups/lists, and has it had much benefit from joining them? 
> 
> Also, does the community here think it would be worthwhile for us to attend 
> the Unconference in Austin next year?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Jon
> 
> p.s. Glad you like the view from the space - Kigali is a ridiculously 
> beautiful city and we have a great view of its trees and hills from our 
> balcony (and our roof terrace that we will turn into a funky cafe next 
> summer!).
> 
> Join our community today on Facebook (www.facebook.com/TheOfficeRW)  and 
> Twitter (@TheOfficeRW)
> 
> 
> On Monday, 29 October 2012 17:16:09 UTC+2, creativespace wrote:
> Hey Ron,
> I'm sure there is good stuff happening over there all the time!  The media 
> tends to feature one side.  Bad news is good news for news.
> SO nice to see some real good news coming out of Rwanda! Congrats!
> 
> No harm in joining the list and networks, but your main market is your local 
> community.  Best to spend the time working those relationships then 
> broadcasting on the global bulletin board.  As it's been said many times in 
> this group; build the community first.
> 
> Our biggest success are groups of little wins and losses that happen along 
> the way within our community and organically grow which provides greater 
> sustainability.
> Hosting events around your focus market are great ways to get people into the 
> space.  It's always the greatest "sell" to see and experience the space and 
> the community in it.  Host a JELLY or IGNITE: Kigali, to get the 
> tech/media/geek crowd in or a meetup for journalists, etc.  Your local media 
> should be jumping at this kind of news.  Free press!
> 
> Love the trees out front!  Show some of the surrounding area on going - 
> location/ environment are key.
> 
> That said - continue to use this international group - there are lots of 
> great people willing to share stories, ideas, cautions, etc. 
> 
> Peace!
> 
> Chad
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Chad
> 
> 
> 
> Chad Ballantyne
> 705.812.0689
> ch...@thecreativespace.ca
> 
> 
> 
> On 2012-10-29, at 10:47 AM, Jon Stever, The Office RW wrote:
> 
>> Hey everyone,
>> 
>> The Office RW is a new coworking space in Kigali, Rwanda. 
>> 
>> We opened two weeks ago for 12 crash-testers, and will open officially in 
>> December (www.TheOfficeRW.com).
>> 
>> I've seen various groups (league of extraordinary co-working spaces, loose 
>> c

[Coworking] Re: Pricing and Plans

[ShannonSkylightCoworking]

Hi Melissa,

I just opened Skylight Coworking in Phoenixville, PA a few weeks ago after 
many years of research and development.  I really thought offering 
Part-Time (3-days-week) and Full-Time (5-days) memberships with "set" 
monthly pricing was the right way to go; however, it's my new community 
that informed me these weren't the best options for people in my neck of 
the woods.  At our coworkers' requests, I've introduced "Drop-In 
Punchcards."  Coworkers can buy 5-Packs, 10-Packs, and 20-Packs... and this 
seems to be the popular option now.  As many others have said in this 
thread, I think it's best to start with something when you open (membership 
plans you THINK will work best) and then poll your coworkers as you get 
going.  They'll tell you what works best.  Good luck!

Shannon at Skylight Coworking
www.skylightcoworking.com

On Sunday, October 28, 2012 5:47:37 PM UTC-4, Melissa Saubers wrote:
>
> I'm getting ready to open a new coworking space. Trying to nail down 
> pricing and plans. In my research I've seen many different ways to do this. 
> Need some advice/thoughts from this community. I will have 5 dedicated 
> desks, 20 open seats, 1 conference room, 1 phone room for private convos, 1 
> collaboration lounge, 1 cafe area. I was thinking of setting up pricing by 
> the number of days per week.
>
> 5 days per week, dedicated desk = $A
> 4 days per week, open seating = $B
> 3 days per week, open seating = $C
> 2 days per week, open seating = $D
> 1 days per week, open seating = $E
> daily drop-in rate = $F per day
> punch card for discounted daily rate = $G per day for 10, $H per day fr 20
>
> Everyone would get wi-fi, coffee, printer/copies
> Based on your tier you would get so many copies/prints and conference room 
> hours
> Dedicated desk gets locked storage
> Hours at beginning - 8:30 to 6pm - M-F
>
> Thoughts? Thanks!
>

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Re: [Coworking] Joining the international coworking movement

[Alex Hillman]

Jon,

I love the perspective you're bringing from your continent. Thank you!

Have you connected with the folks at iHub in Nairobi yet? If not I'd love to 
connect you.

We've written about African Coworking a number of times in CoworkingWeekly.com, 
I hope you'd be willing to share any great stories with us to put into the 
weekly newsletter. 

It'd also be great for you to join an in-person international event, either the 
one in Austin or Coworking Europe - which is just next week so maybe too soon 
for you now, but worth planning on next year. 

This google group is the largest, most active place to talk shop with coworking 
spaces. Welcome to the community, you've set a great example of what a good 
introduction looks like. I look forward to your contribution to the 
conversations here :) 

-Alex
--
/ah
indyhall.org
coworking in philadelphia
building a community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org



On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 5:00 AM, Jon Stever, The Office RW wrote:

> Thanks very much Chad, 
> 
> The international news on Africa is well-known for its bias.  This country 
> deserves more positive publicity.  Rwanda is developing so fast - think East 
> Asian growth miracle speed (poverty fell by 12 percentage points in the last 
> 5 years and real GDP growth has averaged above 7%) - and the business 
> environment is improving really rapidly (I registered this business in 6 
> hours; Rwanda is considered by the World Bank to be the third-best business 
> environment in Africa behind only Mauritius and South Africa and is the 8th 
> easiest country in the world to start a business).  The Office is hoping to 
> become the innovative and creative and enabling physical environment that 
> mirrors Rwanda's ambitious reforms and growth vision.
> 
> I agree with your comments, and we are definitely focusing on building the 
> local community first.  Our first 12 members are an excellent cross-section 
> of small business owners and professionals in Rwanda - it's almost a complete 
> entrepreneurial ecosystem already (a web designer, a creative museum outreach 
> officer, a general construction manager, a graphic designer, a mobile app 
> company, accounting firm, tech support company, and a financial literacy 
> consultant).  
> 
> We're also already looking at ways to engage the wider community in Kigali.  
> For example, during Global Entrepreneurship Week (mid-November) we are 
> partnering with a local organization that has set up entrepreneurship clubs 
> at highschools across Rwanda to have an open house at The Office to let 
> select highschool students engage with our members and contacts and to 
> broaden their horizons.
> 
> But, is there much to be gained from joining international groups in terms of 
> raising profiles, learning from experiences, and hosting coworkers from 
> across the globe?  Is Creativespace a member any of the international 
> groups/lists, and has it had much benefit from joining them? 
> 
> Also, does the community here think it would be worthwhile for us to attend 
> the Unconference in Austin next year?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Jon
> 
> p.s. Glad you like the view from the space - Kigali is a ridiculously 
> beautiful city and we have a great view of its trees and hills from our 
> balcony (and our roof terrace that we will turn into a funky cafe next 
> summer!).
> 
> Join our community today on Facebook (www.facebook.com/TheOfficeRW 
> (http://www.facebook.com/TheOfficeRW))  and Twitter (@TheOfficeRW)
> 
> 
> On Monday, 29 October 2012 17:16:09 UTC+2, creativespace wrote:
> > Hey Ron,
> > I'm sure there is good stuff happening over there all the time!  The media 
> > tends to feature one side.  Bad news is good news for news.
> > SO nice to see some real good news coming out of Rwanda! Congrats!
> > 
> > No harm in joining the list and networks, but your main market is your 
> > local community.  Best to spend the time working those relationships then 
> > broadcasting on the global bulletin board.  As it's been said many times in 
> > this group; build the community first.
> > 
> > Our biggest success are groups of little wins and losses that happen along 
> > the way within our community and organically grow which provides greater 
> > sustainability.
> > Hosting events around your focus market are great ways to get people into 
> > the space.  It's always the greatest "sell" to see and experience the space 
> > and the community in it.  Host a JELLY or IGNITE: Kigali, to get the 
> > tech/media/geek crowd in or a meetup for journalists, etc.  Your local 
> > media should be jumping at this kind of news.  Free press!
> > 
> > Love the trees out front!  Show some of the surrounding area on going - 
> > location/ environment are key.
> > 
> > That said - continue to use this international group - there are lots of 
> > great people willing to share stories, ideas, cautions, etc. 
> > 
> > Peace!
> > 
> > Chad
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Chad
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Chad Ballantyne
>

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking ID cards?

[TCS]

Yet more awesome sauce from Gangplank and friends!

Chad Ballantyne
705.812.0689
c...@thecreativespace.ca




Barrie's Coworking Community
Perfect for small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs.
Memberships start at $25/mth
www.thecreativespace.ca
705-812-0689

On 2012-10-30, at 11:53 AM, Jacob Sayles wrote:

> Gangplank has name cards you pick up when you come in every morning and put 
> them on your desk so people know who you are.  They also use these to know 
> who was in the space that day as they sort them back into alphabetical order 
> at the end of the day.  Each has a basic pirate theme and everyone is 
> encouraged to decorate them as they see fit.  It's pretty fun to see in 
> action and I've been trying to think about how we could incorporate something 
> similar here at Office Nomads.  
> 
> Jacob
> 
> ---
> Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation
> http://www.officenomads.com -  (206) 323-6500
> 
> 
> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 3:52 AM, work@  wrote:
> 
> 
> On Monday, October 29, 2012 11:33:08 PM UTC, Rodrigo Guzman wrote:
> Hi, dear members,
> I asked my self if is a good idea, make ID cards for my coworkers, Like a 
> club affiliation, like sam's club, with a picture of coworker, name, title.
> 
> What you do think? Is a good idea?
> 
> 
> Hi I've toy'd with the idea before and decided the next best thing is just 
> some disposable stamp cards... similar to coffee shop loyalty cards. You can 
> have them printed up at staples for a few $ and a custom stamp  for $5. 
> 
> In the future with a common identity they could be used as a loyalty 
> passport, to get a discount once x stamps are stamped ... different stamps 
> make the impression for the different locations...  like a passport :) 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com
>  
>  
> 
> 
> -- 
> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com
>  
>  

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<>

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking ID cards?

[Alex Hillman]

I love this idea. So simple. 


--
/ah
indyhall.org
coworking in philadelphia
building a community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org



On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Jacob Sayles wrote:

> They are paper sheets with the gangplank logo on them.  They use restaurant 
> "happy-hour" card holders to prop them up.  You write your own name on them 
> and they have various art supplies to add bling. 
> 
> Jacob
> 
> ---
> Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation
> http://www.officenomads.com -  (206) 323-6500
> 
> 
> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 9:01 AM, rachel young  (mailto:rac...@camaraderie.ca)> wrote:
> > 
> > Ah, that's a cool idea.  Are they pre-printed with the names or are they 
> > like mini whiteboards? Mini whiteboards would be convenient for drop-ins 
> > too.
> > r.
> > 
> > 
> > rachel young
> > rac...@camaraderie.ca (mailto:rac...@camaraderie.ca)
> > 
> > Find us in person:
> > Camaraderie   
> > 102 Adelaide St E 2nd Floor
> > Toronto, ON  M5C 1K9 
> > (647) 861-4350 (tel:%28647%29%20861-4350)
> > 
> > Find us online:
> > Website/blog (http://camaraderie.ca) and Newsletter 
> > (http://bit.ly/camaraderienewsletter) 
> > Google+ (http://bit.ly/CamaraderiePlus), Twitter 
> > (http://twitter.com/camaraderie), Facebook (http://bit.ly/9zv3Fx), and 
> > LinkedIn (http://bit.ly/CamaraderieGroup)
> > 
> > Be in business for yourself, not by yourself! 
> > Continue the conversations you started on May 27
> > at FLCTO2 by joining the LinkedIn group (http://linkd.in/FLCTO).
> > 
> > 
> > Are you a coworking commitmentphobe? 
> > Try the Coworking Toronto Passport Program (http://bit.ly/CTOPassport2012)
> > for a day pass to seven spaces for one price.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On 30 October 2012 11:53, Jacob Sayles  > (mailto:ja...@officenomads.com)> wrote:
> > > Gangplank has name cards you pick up when you come in every morning and 
> > > put them on your desk so people know who you are.  They also use these to 
> > > know who was in the space that day as they sort them back into 
> > > alphabetical order at the end of the day.  Each has a basic pirate theme 
> > > and everyone is encouraged to decorate them as they see fit.  It's pretty 
> > > fun to see in action and I've been trying to think about how we could 
> > > incorporate something similar here at Office Nomads.  
> > > 
> > > Jacob
> > > 
> > > ---
> > > Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation
> > > http://www.officenomads.com -  (206) 323-6500 (tel:%28206%29%20323-6500)
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 3:52 AM, work@  > > (mailto:joseph.ben...@reigatehub.com)> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On Monday, October 29, 2012 11:33:08 PM UTC, Rodrigo Guzman wrote:
> > > > > Hi, dear members,
> > > > > I asked my self if is a good idea, make ID cards for my coworkers, 
> > > > > Like a club affiliation, like sam's club, with a picture of coworker, 
> > > > > name, title.
> > > > > What you do think? Is a good idea?
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Hi I've toy'd with the idea before and decided the next best thing is 
> > > > just some disposable stamp cards... similar to coffee shop loyalty 
> > > > cards. You can have them printed up at staples for a few $ and a custom 
> > > > stamp  for $5. 
> > > > 
> > > > In the future with a common identity they could be used as a loyalty 
> > > > passport, to get a discount once x stamps are stamped ... different 
> > > > stamps make the impression for the different locations...  like a 
> > > > passport :) 
> > > > 
> > > > -- 
> > > > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com
> > > >  
> > > >  
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com
> > >  
> > >  
> > 
> > -- 
> > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com
> >  
> >  
> 
> -- 
> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com
>  
>  

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking ID cards?

[Jacob Sayles]

They are paper sheets with the gangplank logo on them.  They use restaurant
"happy-hour" card holders to prop them up.  You write your own name on them
and they have various art supplies to add bling.

Jacob

---
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http://www.officenomads.com -  (206) 323-6500


On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 9:01 AM, rachel young  wrote:

>
> Ah, that's a cool idea.  Are they pre-printed with the names or are they
> like mini whiteboards? Mini whiteboards would be convenient for drop-ins
> too.
> r.
>
> *
> rachel young
> *rac...@camaraderie.ca
>
> *Find us in person:*
> Camaraderie
> 102 Adelaide St E 2nd Floor
> Toronto, ON  M5C 1K9
> (647) 861-4350
>
> *Find us online:*
> Website/blog  and 
> Newsletter
> Google+ , 
> Twitter
> , Facebook , and 
> LinkedIn
>
> *Be in business for yourself, not by yourself! *
> *Continue the conversations you started on May 27*
> *at FLCTO2 by joining the LinkedIn group .*
> *
> *
> *Are you a coworking commitmentphobe? *
> *Try the Coworking Toronto Passport Program
> *
> *for a day pass to seven spaces for one price.*
> *
> *
>
>
>
> On 30 October 2012 11:53, Jacob Sayles  wrote:
>
>> Gangplank has name cards you pick up when you come in every morning and
>> put them on your desk so people know who you are.  They also use these to
>> know who was in the space that day as they sort them back into alphabetical
>> order at the end of the day.  Each has a basic pirate theme and everyone is
>> encouraged to decorate them as they see fit.  It's pretty fun to see in
>> action and I've been trying to think about how we could incorporate
>> something similar here at Office Nomads.
>>
>> Jacob
>>
>> ---
>> Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation
>> http://www.officenomads.com -  (206) 323-6500
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 3:52 AM, work@ wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Monday, October 29, 2012 11:33:08 PM UTC, Rodrigo Guzman wrote:

 Hi, dear members,

 I asked my self if is a good idea, make ID cards for my coworkers, Like
 a club affiliation, like sam's club, with a picture of coworker, name,
 title.

 What you do think? Is a good idea?

>>>
>>> Hi I've toy'd with the idea before and decided the next best thing is
>>> just some disposable stamp cards... similar to coffee shop loyalty cards.
>>> You can have them printed up at staples for a few $ and a custom stamp  for
>>> $5.
>>>
>>> In the future with a common identity they could be used as a loyalty
>>> passport, to get a discount once x stamps are stamped ... different stamps
>>> make the impression for the different locations...  like a passport :)
>>>
>>>  --
>>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>  --
>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com
>>
>>
>>
>
>  --
> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com
>
>
>

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking ID cards?

[rachel young]

Ah, that's a cool idea.  Are they pre-printed with the names or are they
like mini whiteboards? Mini whiteboards would be convenient for drop-ins
too.
r.

*
rachel young
*rac...@camaraderie.ca

*Find us in person:*
Camaraderie
102 Adelaide St E 2nd Floor
Toronto, ON  M5C 1K9
(647) 861-4350

*Find us online:*
Website/blog  and
Newsletter
Google+ , Twitter
, Facebook , and LinkedIn

*Be in business for yourself, not by yourself! *
*Continue the conversations you started on May 27*
*at FLCTO2 by joining the LinkedIn group .*
*
*
*Are you a coworking commitmentphobe? *
*Try the Coworking Toronto Passport Program *
*for a day pass to seven spaces for one price.*
*
*



On 30 October 2012 11:53, Jacob Sayles  wrote:

> Gangplank has name cards you pick up when you come in every morning and
> put them on your desk so people know who you are.  They also use these to
> know who was in the space that day as they sort them back into alphabetical
> order at the end of the day.  Each has a basic pirate theme and everyone is
> encouraged to decorate them as they see fit.  It's pretty fun to see in
> action and I've been trying to think about how we could incorporate
> something similar here at Office Nomads.
>
> Jacob
>
> ---
> Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation
> http://www.officenomads.com -  (206) 323-6500
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 3:52 AM, work@ wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Monday, October 29, 2012 11:33:08 PM UTC, Rodrigo Guzman wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi, dear members,
>>>
>>> I asked my self if is a good idea, make ID cards for my coworkers, Like
>>> a club affiliation, like sam's club, with a picture of coworker, name,
>>> title.
>>>
>>> What you do think? Is a good idea?
>>>
>>
>> Hi I've toy'd with the idea before and decided the next best thing is
>> just some disposable stamp cards... similar to coffee shop loyalty cards.
>> You can have them printed up at staples for a few $ and a custom stamp  for
>> $5.
>>
>> In the future with a common identity they could be used as a loyalty
>> passport, to get a discount once x stamps are stamped ... different stamps
>> make the impression for the different locations...  like a passport :)
>>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking ID cards?

[Jacob Sayles]

Gangplank has name cards you pick up when you come in every morning and put
them on your desk so people know who you are.  They also use these to know
who was in the space that day as they sort them back into alphabetical
order at the end of the day.  Each has a basic pirate theme and everyone is
encouraged to decorate them as they see fit.  It's pretty fun to see in
action and I've been trying to think about how we could incorporate
something similar here at Office Nomads.

Jacob

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On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 3:52 AM, work@  wrote:

>
>
> On Monday, October 29, 2012 11:33:08 PM UTC, Rodrigo Guzman wrote:
>>
>> Hi, dear members,
>>
>> I asked my self if is a good idea, make ID cards for my coworkers, Like a
>> club affiliation, like sam's club, with a picture of coworker, name, title.
>>
>> What you do think? Is a good idea?
>>
>
> Hi I've toy'd with the idea before and decided the next best thing is just
> some disposable stamp cards... similar to coffee shop loyalty cards. You
> can have them printed up at staples for a few $ and a custom stamp  for $5.
>
> In the future with a common identity they could be used as a loyalty
> passport, to get a discount once x stamps are stamped ... different stamps
> make the impression for the different locations...  like a passport :)
>
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[Coworking] Re: Let's fix the stupid job crisis ourselves

[Nicolas Bergé]

Tony, I'm with you 200 %.

We should be prepared for the days coworking will be an industry.
Our members and the people we meet everyday in our coworking spaces get the 
"just (f*g) do it" mantra. But what about the others. I've met tons of 
people - and some are good friends - to whom the "just do it" doesn't work 
though they frequently address me their entrepreneurial projects. They want 
to create but the spark is missing somehow.

So we have this first.
Then we have what some of us called the "we work in..." spirit which is 
epitomized by these community guides of people gathering on this sole idea 
that they are proud to live and work in their city and they care about its 
economic outcome (we have one in Nice, "inspired by Philly", thank's again 
Alex). Which means that they could embrace whatever is possible to "fix the 
stupid job crisis themselves".

Starting with this, and with a growing understanding of our national and 
local environment, we decided to join forces in the French Riviera. We 
decided to build an annual program which goal is **Citizen Innovation**. 
Some have the ideas, brilliant ideas to improve the quality of life in 
their city. Some have the talent to put these ideas into motion. We just 
have to allow these two groups to meet and to work together : this is the 
spark. This program is based on civic actions. It is also based on 
participatory opportunities : every concerned citizen of Nice will be given 
the chance to participate to something big, good and useful for the city 
they love. And everyone is in the thread : local gov., associations, 
private companies. If it allows some to "just do it", then I'll be glad. We 
all will be glad, won't we ?

I will talk about this in Paris so let's catch up, Tony, and the others. 
Coworking, today, is the catalyst.
Cheers

Nicolas Bergé
Les Satellites

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[Coworking] Re: Coworking ID cards?

[work@]

On Monday, October 29, 2012 11:33:08 PM UTC, Rodrigo Guzman wrote:
>
> Hi, dear members,
>
> I asked my self if is a good idea, make ID cards for my coworkers, Like a 
> club affiliation, like sam's club, with a picture of coworker, name, title.
>
> What you do think? Is a good idea?
>

Hi I've toy'd with the idea before and decided the next best thing is just 
some disposable stamp cards... similar to coffee shop loyalty cards. You 
can have them printed up at staples for a few $ and a custom stamp  for $5. 

In the future with a common identity they could be used as a loyalty 
passport, to get a discount once x stamps are stamped ... different stamps 
make the impression for the different locations...  like a passport :) 

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Re: [Coworking] Joining the international coworking movement

[Jon Stever, The Office RW]

Thanks very much Chad, 

The international news on Africa is well-known for its bias.  This country 
deserves more positive publicity.  Rwanda is developing so fast - think 
East Asian growth miracle speed (poverty fell by 12 percentage points in 
the last 5 years and real GDP growth has averaged above 7%) - and the 
business environment is improving really rapidly (I registered this 
business in 6 hours; Rwanda is considered by the World Bank to be the 
third-best business environment in Africa behind only Mauritius and South 
Africa and is the 8th easiest country in the world to start a business). 
 The Office is hoping to become the innovative and creative and enabling 
physical environment that mirrors Rwanda's ambitious reforms and growth 
vision.

I agree with your comments, and we are definitely focusing on building the 
local community first.  Our first 12 members are an excellent cross-section 
of small business owners and professionals in Rwanda - it's almost a 
complete entrepreneurial ecosystem already (a web designer, a creative 
museum outreach officer, a general construction manager, a graphic 
designer, a mobile app company, accounting firm, tech support company, and 
a financial literacy consultant).  

We're also already looking at ways to engage the wider community in Kigali. 
 For example, during Global Entrepreneurship Week (mid-November) we are 
partnering with a local organization that has set up entrepreneurship clubs 
at highschools across Rwanda to have an open house at The Office to let 
select highschool students engage with our members and contacts and to 
broaden their horizons.

But, is there much to be gained from joining international groups in terms 
of raising profiles, learning from experiences, and hosting coworkers from 
across the globe?  Is Creativespace a member any of the international 
groups/lists, and has it had much benefit from joining them? 

Also, does the community here think it would be worthwhile for us to attend 
the Unconference in Austin next year?

Cheers

Jon

p.s. Glad you like the view from the space - Kigali is a ridiculously 
beautiful city and we have a great view of its trees and hills from our 
balcony (and our roof terrace that we will turn into a funky cafe next 
summer!).

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On Monday, 29 October 2012 17:16:09 UTC+2, creativespace wrote:
>
> Hey Ron,
> I'm sure there is good stuff happening over there all the time!  The media 
> tends to feature one side.  Bad news is good news for news.
> SO nice to see some real good news coming out of Rwanda! Congrats!
>
> No harm in joining the list and networks, but your main market is your 
> local community.  Best to spend the time working those relationships then 
> broadcasting on the global bulletin board.  As it's been said many times in 
> this group; build the community first.
>
> Our biggest success are groups of little wins and losses that happen along 
> the way within our community and organically grow which provides greater 
> sustainability.
> Hosting events around your focus market are great ways to get people into 
> the space.  It's always the greatest "sell" to see and experience the space 
> and the community in it.  Host a JELLY or IGNITE: Kigali, to get the 
> tech/media/geek crowd in or a meetup for journalists, etc.  Your local 
> media should be jumping at this kind of news.  Free press!
>
> Love the trees out front!  Show some of the surrounding area on going - 
> location/ environment are key.
>
> That said - continue to use this international group - there are lots of 
> great people willing to share stories, ideas, cautions, etc. 
>
> Peace!
>
> Chad
>
>
>
>
> Chad
>
>
>
> Chad Ballantyne
> 705.812.0689
> ch...@thecreativespace.ca 
>
>  
> On 2012-10-29, at 10:47 AM, Jon Stever, The Office RW wrote:
>
> Hey everyone,
>
> The Office RW is a new coworking space in Kigali, Rwanda. 
>
> We opened two weeks ago for 12 crash-testers, and will open officially in 
> December (www.TheOfficeRW.com).
>
> I've seen various groups (league of extraordinary co-working spaces, loose 
> cubes, deskwanted, goodcoworking, etc), and was wondering if we should be 
> trying to join or get listed on any of these sites/groups to help integrate 
> ourselves better into the global coworking community and movement?  Is the 
> coworking un-conference something that many people would recommend us 
> travelling to attend? 
>
> So far we've found the coworking wiki and this google group very useful 
> (our terms of use agreement, for example, borrows heavily).  But, any other 
> thoughts on how we can reach our hands out to the international crowd for 
> sharing experiences would be really welcome!
>
> Cheerios
>
> Jon
>
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