Re: [Coworking] Re: History of Coworking
Hi everyone, I read this the other day. http://www.deskmag.com/en/the-history-of-coworking-spaces-in-a-timeline Looks like deskmag did go ahead and make a timeline. On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 5:53:50 AM UTC+10, ruyoung wrote: Since we can't make a graphic timeline, and that might be unnecessary anyway, I put up a simple table at http://wiki.coworking.com/w/page/68852527/History%20of%20Coworking%20-%20a%20timeline It generously lifts text from Craig's blog post, Deskmag's Sep 2 article about the history of coworking, and some other places around the internet that I can't remember. It needs some work, including the launch of coworking books (Angel? Tony?), when the coworking blog launched and ceased, the dates of when some other collectives formed, when Deskmag started, etc,, but it's a fluid starting point. Please add significant dates to it (not the date your space opened, unless you started something truly unique like Cubes Crayons). r. * rachel young *rac...@camaraderie.ca javascript: *We're now at 2241 Dundas St W, 3rd floor* *(between Bloor and Roncesvalles)* *Toronto, ON M6R 1X6* *See details at http://bit.ly/MovingToRoncy.* *Find us online:* Website/blog http://camaraderie.ca and Newsletterhttp://bit.ly/camaraderienewsletter Google+ http://bit.ly/CamaraderiePlus, Twitterhttp://twitter.com/camaraderie , Facebook http://bit.ly/9zv3Fx, and LinkedInhttp://bit.ly/CamaraderieGroup We're a proud member of CoworkingToronto http://www.coworkingtoronto.ca/, CoworkingOntariohttp://coworkingontario.ca/ , and CoworkingCanada http://www.coworkingcanada.ca/! On 8 July 2013 16:53, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking bau...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: I selected a few highlights since 2005 on the post that Rachel mentioned. I wanted to look at it from a slightly different angle of the business aspect of coworking versus the larger movement. It was difficult to highlight it down but I think a larger more comprehensive list would be great to work on. http://densitycoworking.com/a-brief-history-of-coworking/ -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- 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+...@googlegroups.com javascript:. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- 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/groups/opt_out.
Re: [Coworking] CoWorking Association?
Hi Jeannine, Love your reference to the ACOE solution - We had them as a client for years and I never heard that! Spot on. And for what it's worth, I'm another one with a foot in two places (US/UK). Sabrina On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 8:39:35 PM UTC+1, Jeannine wrote: I pm ET is 7 PM CET and my kid will be playing in the final round in a footie tournament so I will be watching that. Which brings me to the first question which I would like to raise on this: Are there International ambitions or is this a US thingie? I realize this opens me to the Army Corps of Engineers Solution* and am prepared to deal with that, but I did want to know as the one with the foot on two continents. :-) Jeannine * *For the unaware, the ACoE Solution is: whomever first raises a question about the execution is immediately appointed head of solving the described problem and given zero resources to do so. You would be amazed at how much innovation this policy produces. Also how much consensus. :-) * On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 5:41:13 PM UTC+2, Jerome wrote: Hi all. I wanted to remind you of our webinar for COSHARE this Thur 9/12, 10am PT / 1pm ET. You can sign up here: http://www.coshare.co/connect/ Jerome __ BLANKSPACES work FOR yourself, not BY yourself www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 (office) On Sep 6, 2013, at 11:14 AM, Jacob Sayles jsa...@gmail.com wrote: * Ready to revisit the discussion about a coworking association? We’ve certainly spent a lot of time discussing the possibilities and the millions of ways this could work out. Well, here is another one! A group of us, including Liz, Bill, Iris, Jerome, Benjamin, Jenny, Craig, Tony and I, have been digging into this a bit more and came up with what we call CoShare with the tagline Share space, Share Ideas. Our goal is to support education, advocacy, and community by backing organizations like Open Coworking, infrastructure like the wiki, and the google group, and events like GCUC. Of course, as we all know, what gets created depends on who shows up and the real work starts now. Everyone is invited. We’re launched the website this week and we are inviting everyone into the discussion. We’ll be hosting a webinar on the 12th to give a broad overview of CoShare and to offer up a QA. It’s still early days for all of this and we have a lot of work to do to build something long lasting. Please come to the table with all your hopes, dreams, questions, ideas and concerns, and let’s build this together. http://coshare.co* Jacob On Friday, February 25, 2011 11:19:05 PM UTC-8, mark gilbreath wrote: Mark I believe a number of us have had these discussions. I spoke to our representative from Trinet (a PEO). He reiterated what others had shared which is that in order to qualify for a shared insurance plan, the individuals covered would need to all be employees of the same organization. This doesn't mean that there is no option... Just that some creativity will be required Mark Liquidspace Sent from my iPhone On Feb 25, 2011, at 1:25 PM, Mark in Iowa City mno...@iowacityarea.com wrote: Was reading some threads on insurance, etc. Has anyone actively pursued trying to start an association for coworkers such that we have a collective voice and could potentially ascertain if a group insurance pool could be made available to coworkers across the US? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- 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+...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- 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/groups/opt_out.
[Coworking] Update: Great panel discussion last night! :-)
HI all, Three cheers for TEW panel moderator, Keeva Kase, who discovered our discussion on the google coworking group and worked hard to track me down and invite me and the Katie from Mercury Studio and Vinci from the Perch. It was last minute, so Vinci couldn't make it, but Katie and I did and I got to sit on the panel. I think it was a good panel discussion. And it was very encouraging to see interaction among the different spaces in the area in a way that I have seen in other cities but has been sorely lacking in the triangle. I hope its a good omen. :-) Big thanks to Keeva Kase of Bull City Forward for making this happen! Robert On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 9:56:36 AM UTC-4, keeva kase wrote: I'm waiting to hear back from Robert, but I've gained permission from the event organizers to invite him and others to rep coworking. I invite a total of theee. I did not arrange the attendees, but am glad to have caught this oversight. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 10, 2013, at 9:10 AM, rachel young rac...@camaraderie.cajavascript: wrote: Keeva, If you don't mind replying to this group, I'm certainly interested in reading your response, and others here may as well. r. * rachel young *rac...@camaraderie.ca javascript: *We're now at 2241 Dundas St W, 3rd floor* *(between Bloor and Roncesvalles)* *Toronto, ON M6R 1X6* *See details at http://bit.ly/MovingToRoncy.* *Find us online:* Website/blog http://camaraderie.ca and Newsletterhttp://bit.ly/camaraderienewsletter Google+ http://bit.ly/CamaraderiePlus, Twitterhttp://twitter.com/camaraderie , Facebook http://bit.ly/9zv3Fx, and LinkedInhttp://bit.ly/CamaraderieGroup We're a proud member of CoworkingToronto http://www.coworkingtoronto.ca/, CoworkingOntariohttp://coworkingontario.ca/ , and CoworkingCanada http://www.coworkingcanada.ca/! On 9 September 2013 20:48, keeva kase keev...@gmail.com javascript:wrote: Robert, Thank you for this post and all the insight that followed from others. I am the facilitator of this panel and you can expect an email from me in 2 minutes. Keeva On Wednesday, August 28, 2013 11:54:36 PM UTC-4, Robert Petrusz wrote: http://www.businessweek.com/**articles/2013-03-14/waiting-** for-the-accelerator-bubble-to-**pophttp://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-03-14/waiting-for-the-accelerator-bubble-to-pop At the upcoming Triangle Entrepreneurship Week there is a panel presentation on Co-working in the Triangle. The panelists are all accelerators or incubators. None of the local coworking spaces are invited to participate. Here is something I apparently worry about more than other coworking space owners: last I heard there were almost 700 incubators in America. Incubators are now not so cool anymore, so lots of folks seem to be switching to an acclerator model. Its not clear that they will do any better than incubators that failed. Is anyone else worried that SEVEN HUNDRED incubators accelerators in america could suddenly decide that they need to become coworking spaces?! There are also about 700 coworking spaces in america. Imagine a world where every single coworking space was suddenly competing with an incubator/accelerator that was funded by the local city/chamber of commerce/university/VC community. These new entrants can cause lots of trouble, especially in small markets where they can outspend a small coworking space by a factor of 10, easily. Anyone else pondering these types of issues? Robert Bull City Coworking -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- 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+...@googlegroups.com javascript:. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- 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/groups/opt_out.
Re: [Coworking] CoWorking Association?
Hi, Sabrina, My dad was an engineer in the ACoE, he assures me that both the rule and the result are accurate. Maybe we should start an association of folks with a foot on two continents. We can call it Intercontinental Coworkiing Colossi or something. Our motto: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!:-) For the logo alone it might be worth doing. Oh dear, better quit while I am ahead. Cheers, Jeannine On Wednesday, September 11, 2013 11:37:00 AM UTC+2, Sabrina wrote: Hi Jeannine, Love your reference to the ACOE solution - We had them as a client for years and I never heard that! Spot on. And for what it's worth, I'm another one with a foot in two places (US/UK). Sabrina On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 8:39:35 PM UTC+1, Jeannine wrote: I pm ET is 7 PM CET and my kid will be playing in the final round in a footie tournament so I will be watching that. Which brings me to the first question which I would like to raise on this: Are there International ambitions or is this a US thingie? I realize this opens me to the Army Corps of Engineers Solution* and am prepared to deal with that, but I did want to know as the one with the foot on two continents. :-) Jeannine * *For the unaware, the ACoE Solution is: whomever first raises a question about the execution is immediately appointed head of solving the described problem and given zero resources to do so. You would be amazed at how much innovation this policy produces. Also how much consensus. :-) * On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 5:41:13 PM UTC+2, Jerome wrote: Hi all. I wanted to remind you of our webinar for COSHARE this Thur 9/12, 10am PT / 1pm ET. You can sign up here: http://www.coshare.co/connect/ Jerome __ BLANKSPACES work FOR yourself, not BY yourself www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 (office) On Sep 6, 2013, at 11:14 AM, Jacob Sayles jsa...@gmail.com wrote: * Ready to revisit the discussion about a coworking association? We’ve certainly spent a lot of time discussing the possibilities and the millions of ways this could work out. Well, here is another one! A group of us, including Liz, Bill, Iris, Jerome, Benjamin, Jenny, Craig, Tony and I, have been digging into this a bit more and came up with what we call CoShare with the tagline Share space, Share Ideas. Our goal is to support education, advocacy, and community by backing organizations like Open Coworking, infrastructure like the wiki, and the google group, and events like GCUC. Of course, as we all know, what gets created depends on who shows up and the real work starts now. Everyone is invited. We’re launched the website this week and we are inviting everyone into the discussion. We’ll be hosting a webinar on the 12th to give a broad overview of CoShare and to offer up a QA. It’s still early days for all of this and we have a lot of work to do to build something long lasting. Please come to the table with all your hopes, dreams, questions, ideas and concerns, and let’s build this together. http://coshare.co* Jacob On Friday, February 25, 2011 11:19:05 PM UTC-8, mark gilbreath wrote: Mark I believe a number of us have had these discussions. I spoke to our representative from Trinet (a PEO). He reiterated what others had shared which is that in order to qualify for a shared insurance plan, the individuals covered would need to all be employees of the same organization. This doesn't mean that there is no option... Just that some creativity will be required Mark Liquidspace Sent from my iPhone On Feb 25, 2011, at 1:25 PM, Mark in Iowa City mno...@iowacityarea.com wrote: Was reading some threads on insurance, etc. Has anyone actively pursued trying to start an association for coworkers such that we have a collective voice and could potentially ascertain if a group insurance pool could be made available to coworkers across the US? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- 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+...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- 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
Re: [Coworking] Incubators, Accelerators: threat to small coworking spaces?
On Thursday, August 29, 2013 9:38:52 AM UTC-4, ruyoung wrote: That said, many incubators and accelerators are VC funded, and if their model simply isn't working, then they are more likely to pay out the lease or negotiate an early end and close their doors rather than waste money to change models to a different industry. That's a business decision, not a community decision. I would have to agree with Rachel that the current rush of VC funding for accelerators is fueled by the dream of getting in on the ground floor of the next Google or Facebook, and they will soon realize that the ROI isn't there. Winning that game would require not hundreds of accelerators but thousands. What is being sold as an invetment will soon start to look like a charity project. Our big concern shouldn't be that they will take over, but that real coworking might pick up some of their failure stink when they go down. As such I'm thinking that coworking should not try to compete, but distance itself from accelerators and incubators and establish themselves as a more sustainable business model with an actual future. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- 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/groups/opt_out.
[Coworking] 2013 State of Independence Report Released
The 2013 MBO Partners State of Independence report was released this week. It has a lot of information and data on freelancers, the self-employed, etc. The landing page for the report is herehttp://www.mbopartners.com/state-of-independence/independent-workforce-index.html . For those interested in the Spark Notes version, The Wall Street Journalhas a nice summary herehttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324094704579067400138863622.html . We're a bit backed up right now, but in a couple of weeks we'll have time to sift through the data and provide more detail on what we think it means for coworking. Thanks, Steve -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- 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/groups/opt_out.
[Coworking] Re: New Technology From PayPal Could Facilitate AutoPayments for Coworkers
A surprising number of our members are anti-PayPal, so if you must have a PayPal account to do the check-in, then this would not work for us. We use the pfSense/Nexudus api for wifi check-in, although I'll bet the paypal system will be easier to setup. We do have a generic payment page ( http://www.ptcolab.com/payments) that allows people to setup monthly payments, and make one-time payments. So, for now, we have a system that works, but I do see how this new PayPal service could become a viable option after they've worked through some of the inevitable issues. ~ Frank *The CoLab http://ptcolab.com/ *Facebook http://facebook.ptcolab.com/ | Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/PTColab -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- 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/groups/opt_out.
[Coworking] Re: New Technology From PayPal Could Facilitate AutoPayments for Coworkers
This is more or less what we achieve with Cobot http://cobot.me with the wi-fi integration and the automated payments - automated check-in and easy to confirm check-out and payment. On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 12:30:07 AM UTC+2, oren.s...@gmail.com wrote: I saw this article and immediately thought of the opportunity for coworking spaces. How would y'all integrate this into your spaces (if at all)? http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/09/paypal-debuts-its-newest-hardware-beacon-a-bluetooth-le-enabled-device-for-hands-free-check-ins-and-payments/ -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- 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/groups/opt_out.
[Coworking] Skill Product Sharing in Coworking Spaces: Device Lab (Columbus, Ohio)
This is what coworking is about: Sharing skills, but also sharing tools and products. One example we like to draw your attention to today is the Device Lab http://saltmines.us/devicelab/ in Columbus, Ohio. The idea: “Now, there are dozens of Internet enabled devices and a multitude of browsers that people may use to experience your application, design or web site. It’s impossible to own them all, so that’s why we built the Device Lab. … The goal is to have a centralized place where designers and developers can come to test their work out on a wide range of devices and platforms, *absolutely free* .” We love the idea, as we love free coworking and sharing for free. That is why we are restarting and enlarging the focus of the Skill Sharing Tool by also being able to list and request products to share. Here you can inputhttp://bit.ly/yBk4nf and here you find the output http://bit.ly/SkillSharingOutput. Please spread the word for this new tool and projects like the Device Lab in Columbus, Ohio. Greetings, Felix Schürholz www.free-coworking.org -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- 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/groups/opt_out.
Re: [Coworking] 2013 State of Independence Report Released
For those of you unfamiliar with this report, it is THE most valuable data set we have at our disposal as an industry - and it's totally free. Don't skip reading the full report. It's packed with insights about the people most likely to get value from coworking. Thanks for sharing, Steve. Looking forward to your redux as always! -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 4:53 AM, Steve King sk...@emergentresearch.com wrote: The 2013 MBO Partners State of Independence report was released this week. It has a lot of information and data on freelancers, the self-employed, etc. The landing page for the report is herehttp://www.mbopartners.com/state-of-independence/independent-workforce-index.html . For those interested in the Spark Notes version, The Wall Street Journalhas a nice summary herehttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324094704579067400138863622.html . We're a bit backed up right now, but in a couple of weeks we'll have time to sift through the data and provide more detail on what we think it means for coworking. Thanks, Steve -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- 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/groups/opt_out. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- 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/groups/opt_out.
