[Coworking] Coworking UK - Collaboration between coworkers & coworking spaces

[The Digital Work Hub]

Hi everyone,

I really like what this group is doing and what it is providing to 
coworkers, owners and operators a like.

Online I've been following the group & steadily increasing my input into it 
so that I contribute as much as I take from it. Over the past few months 
there has also been a steady increase in the contributions from other 
people in the UK whether it be coworkers or space owners/operators. Off the 
back of this I've been working offline to engage with some of these people 
in an attempt to build a network of coworkers & spaces in the UK that will 
share, support and provide advice to each other that is specifically 
tailored to the UK.

So I'm now putting it out there to the wider UK (and none UK) coworking 
audience, to say that if anyone is interested in these efforts please feel 
free to get involved. A few of us are already working on things in the 
background and it would be great to have more people on board. To this end 
I've set up the Coworking UK LinkedIn group with a couple of sub groups. 
There is also an on going discussion about what platform should be used as 
a repository for all the resources that are being collated. This repository 
doesn't have to be anything more complicated than something that will allow 
everyone to easily & quickly identify the information that they need and 
get at the particular article, tweet, blog, document, spreadsheet, slide 
show etc in question. It's clear what some of the obvious choices for this 
platform are and anyone with additional thoughts on what should be used is 
most welcome to give their pennies worth!!!

Alec



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[Coworking] Changing Media Landscape Leads Some Freelancers Towards Coworking

[Yael Grauer]

hi, coworkers!

A few weeks ago, I was sleuthing for contacts at General Assembly for a 
blog post I was writing on coworking.

Although I never did get anyone from GA to talk to me, I had no shortage of 
interviews. A few people asked me to post the finished piece on here, so 
here it is:  
http://ebyline.biz/2012/11/changing-media-landscape-leads-some-freelancers-towards-coworking/

Thanks for reading!

Yael 

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Re: [Coworking] CRM recommendation for 4 coworkers?

[Cristina Santamarina]

Well we use cobot to manage the members in our space (what else!?) and I
use Streak to manage inquiries for cobot. It works well, I can define the
stages of my relation with people and add notes, change fields... the first
time I receive an email from someone I create a box for that person, fill
in information, and I add further emails to this box and update comments as
needed. The cool thing about streak is that you can also use it to schedule
reminders, and that all the data can of course be exported to csv. I still
like to have somehow raw data that I can use to get the exact information I
am looking for.

On the other hand I also use streak to organize Rails Girls workshop
(something I do in my free time) and it is what I use to keep all my
contacts - organizers, sponsors, coaches, attendees... Again, the cool
thing about streak is that you can really customize all the fields and that
everything is kept in your inbox. I wouldn't say the tool is specific for
lead generation and management, it is a real CRM! Plus, the support is just
great - I started using streak at the beginning of their beta and they were
very responsive about the bugs I found.

Cristina
crist...@cobot.me



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On 26 November 2012 20:02, Jacob Sayles  wrote:

> Ding ding ding!  This is a very important point Tom!  Thank you for
> injecting it into the conversation.  Often there is an over idealistic view
> of what efficiency brings which is funny because humans aren't very
> efficient as a species to begin with.  But that's a whole conversation in
> and of itself.
>
> As for systems and flow, we use 
> Nadineto keep track of our members.  
> It only works for current members though I
> bet we could work on that.  It has a list of tasks we need to complete for
> each member when they sign up, and when they leave and we build our flow
> around this.  All it does is auto-populate the "to do" list when anyone
> signs up.  Then, as a team, we work through the list together.  This is
> facilitated by a weekly team meeting where we go over new members, exiting
> members, and billing issues.  This way we can discuss each member more in
> depth and interject little things we've learned about them.
>
> Jacob
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> On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Tom Lewis wrote:
>
>> Funny you should mention this Alex, as someone who is MAD about tools and
>> SaaS systems, I've been wondering how much of the ones I have planned are
>> in danger of substituting for real life community and conversation.  I just
>> come back from a tour of a long established space in a city near us, and
>> did another one in the same city last week, and it's made me think hard
>> about the reality of the community.  On the way back I read your latest
>> email newsletter about the rituals and routines you have at Indyhall, and I
>> thought about similar conversations with the hub owners we'd met.  I could
>> see that even though they both had great communities, and both formal
>> and spontaneous stuff going on, it was the personal touch which kept them
>> talking day to day.  All very well having a clever swipe system linked to a
>> membership system linked to a billing system, and a booking system, but
>> when I was in these real places, the actual conversations were about this
>> stuff- "is anyone using the meeting room", "anyone want to go for lunch",
>> etc etc, and even having to sign in or tick a bit of paper when arriving
>> means a chat with the receptionist instead of swiping a card- all these
>> things go a long way to creating a feeling of connection, and not being
>> part of a machine.
>>
>> I'm still committed to working out some systems to make life easier for
>> us (the community as a whole), and for the management of our new hub, so I
>> can spend more time with the community and less time rekeying data, but now
>> more than ever I'm going to be careful.  Many of our members will have
>> chosen to opt out of the 9-5 corporate life, and swiping in and out, and
>> feeling like a machine may not be a great way of showing them that this is
>> a new way of working together.
>>
>> Definitely a balance to be had, but I can see now that members aren't
>> going to cancel their membership because they can't book a room online
>> (even though it would be great), they will cancel because they don't feel
>> connected.  I think I need to learn a lesson from Facebook and Twitter.
>>  Funny how I get daily signups from people working from home who want to
>> join because they feel lonely or out of the loop- despite having social
>> media.  Technology is definitely not a substitute for community, and I've
>> learnt today how I need to respect that when we open the hub.
>>
>>
>> On Monday, November 26, 2012 4:30:23 PM UTC, Alex Hillman wrote:
>>>
>>>  For all of the talk abo

Re: [Coworking] Re: Barcelona, anyone?

[Alex Hillman]

Check the date of the post you replied to ;)

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On Nov 27, 2012, at 6:24 AM, julianne  wrote:

> Hey there Alex,
> 
> Wow - travel bug got you good!
> 
> We have 20 spaces listed in Barcelona - one is a business center though.
> Have a look and let us know if we can help you connect with anyone!
> 
> https://www.deskwanted.com/search.html?location=barcelona
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Julianne
> 
> On Wednesday, March 30, 2011 4:44:00 PM UTC+2, Alex Hillman wrote:
>> 
>> I'm going to be in Barcelona with one of the teams I work with next weekend. 
>> Are there any people on the list in or nearby Barcelona that I can meet? Any 
>> coworking communities to check out?
>> 
>> -Alex
>> 
>> /ah
>> indyhall.org
>> coworking in philadelphia
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[Coworking] Re: Business Model Study Group

[julianne]

Hey there all,

I would love to keep in the conversation - just catching up with my fellow 
Groupies :-)

I am sure that you guys have also kept up with the latest survey that came 
out here from Kelly Brown - actually, can anyone send me those results - I 
am having trouble retrieving them from Survey Monkey.

Cheers everyone!

Julianne
Julianne(at)Deskwanted.com

On Friday, November 16, 2012 1:24:52 PM UTC+1, lhtorres wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I like this idea of a study group. Three of my questions are:
> - What exploratory activities have coworking spaces undertaken to inform 
> business plan development
> - In what ways have coworking spaces built community around coworking 
> before opening (a sense of timeline would be helpful)
> - What did your startup financing package look like ie what was the share 
> of friends, fools, and family cash relative to debt or investment?
>
> thank you!
>
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[Coworking] Re: Hi, from a new and lonesome freelancer!

[julianne]

Sounds like you guys are ready for a Jelly!

If you haven't heard of a Jelly, it's a kind of informal coworking, and it 
can happen anywhere! 

There is a worldwide Jellyweek happening in January, if you want to give it 
a try - it is always nice to be a part of something huge! But also, you can 
do it anytime!
http://jellyweek.tumblr.com/

Let me know if you have any questions!

Cheers,

Julianne

julianne (at) deskwanted.com



On Monday, November 26, 2012 12:22:54 PM UTC+1, Simon Murray wrote:
>
> Hi Andy, I'm a homeworker in north leeds, yes it has its advantages but 
> can be isolating, let me know if you want to meet up, a beer is always good.
>
> On Wednesday, December 2, 2009 8:46:59 PM UTC, goforitandy wrote:
>>
>> Hi All, 
>>
>> My that sounds so pathetic! LOL 
>>
>> Andrew Carr here from Leeds in West Yorkshire UK. 
>> I am a freelance IT writer/professional and researcher, and have been 
>> freelancing for a year, but I guess I miss the social side of being 
>> in the office of my old job... 
>>
>> Anyways, I do feel isolated, but not yet ready to join the coworking 
>> place in Leeds yet, till I start earning more money! 
>> Meanwhile, if anyone would like to get in touch (via messenger below) 
>> would be great to hear 
>> from you or even go for a beer if you are within 10 miles of 
>> Leeds :-). 
>>
>> Windows Live Messenger: goforitandy @ hotmail.com. 
>>
>> Cheers guys, 
>> Andy 
>>
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[Coworking] Re: Barcelona, anyone?

[julianne]

Hey there Alex,

Wow - travel bug got you good!

We have 20 spaces listed in Barcelona - one is a business center though.
Have a look and let us know if we can help you connect with anyone!

https://www.deskwanted.com/search.html?location=barcelona

Cheers!

Julianne

On Wednesday, March 30, 2011 4:44:00 PM UTC+2, Alex Hillman wrote:
>
> I'm going to be in Barcelona with one of the teams I work with next 
> weekend. Are there any people on the list in or nearby Barcelona that I can 
> meet? Any coworking communities to check out?
>
> -Alex
>
> /ah
> indyhall.org
> coworking in philadelphia
>  

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