[Coworking] Re: Looking for a platform/software to allow our coworking members communicate with each other. Any idea?
The coworkers here simply created a private Facebook group for internal communications and announcements. It works well for our simple needs. -- 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] Kickstarter / Makeshift Society's Brooklyn expansion
Hi all, It's the one year birthday of our San Francisco space, and the Kickstarter launch day for our second space, in Williamsburg. Hello, NYC! For the curious: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/renatom/makeshift-society-coworking-and-community-in-brook We're aiming to build out a creative tool lending library, since that's what our members are most interested in. I love how diverse all the spaces can be. There's room for everyone. Rena Rena Tom, donut enthusiast renatom.net \ @rena_tom http://www.twitter.com/rena_tom makeshift society http://www.makeshiftsociety.com/ \ @makeshiftsochttp://twitter.com/makeshiftsoc +1 347 834 6991 -- 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] what are your thoughts on zoho pulse?
Like everyone else we are looking for a social intranet/communication tool for our Ranchers (coworkers) Wanted to know about your thoughts about zoho pulse http://www.zoho.com/pulse/ -- 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] what are your thoughts on zoho pulse?
I've been a Zoho customer for their invoicing tool for a while. It's pretty good, and well priced. Zoho's support is also generally quite good. The problem I see with Zoho Pulse, though, is the same issue as every other social tool: it's only good if people actually use it, and for people to use it they need to want to go there. Realtime social tools like Pulse, Yammer, and even chat rooms, seem to work a lot better in a context that you can mandate that people use it (which is also why they're priced the way they are). Compared to our discussion email list, our chat room has ~20-25 active members on a given month, whereas the discussion list has over 4x that - and that's *active* participants. Chat room conversation is lost on most people, whereas over 80% of our community actually reads the discussion list in some capacity. Most non-technophile normal people don't get excited about adding a new app to their arsenal. So in my experience, success is a lot less about what the app can do and more about if/how you can get people using the app. -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 1:41 AM, Daniel Heron dhe...@techranchaustin.comwrote: Like everyone else we are looking for a social intranet/communication tool for our Ranchers (coworkers) Wanted to know about your thoughts about zoho pulse http://www.zoho.com/pulse/ -- 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.
Re: [Coworking] what are your thoughts on zoho pulse?
When explaining why we use Yammer for our internal social network, especially when explaining it to non-technophiles, I emphasise that we use it for a variety of reasons and say something along the lines of it's for things like where you can find out what you've missed if you've been out of town, if we're closing for the upcoming holiday, and to celebrate each other's successes, so be sure to post what you're working on, how we can help, and what you're celebrating so that we can celebrate along with you. Once I started phrasing it sort of like that, the uptake for new members drastically increased. I positioned it not only such that it is where vital info and updates reside (even though we also have other ways and places to get that info, including verbal updates while we're catching up in the morning over tea), but also to encourage them to be an active participant on it in a very not scary way and prop themselves up. It worked for us. r. * rachel young *rac...@camaraderie.ca *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 17 September 2013 16:22, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.comwrote: I've been a Zoho customer for their invoicing tool for a while. It's pretty good, and well priced. Zoho's support is also generally quite good. The problem I see with Zoho Pulse, though, is the same issue as every other social tool: it's only good if people actually use it, and for people to use it they need to want to go there. Realtime social tools like Pulse, Yammer, and even chat rooms, seem to work a lot better in a context that you can mandate that people use it (which is also why they're priced the way they are). Compared to our discussion email list, our chat room has ~20-25 active members on a given month, whereas the discussion list has over 4x that - and that's *active* participants. Chat room conversation is lost on most people, whereas over 80% of our community actually reads the discussion list in some capacity. Most non-technophile normal people don't get excited about adding a new app to their arsenal. So in my experience, success is a lot less about what the app can do and more about if/how you can get people using the app. -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 1:41 AM, Daniel Heron dhe...@techranchaustin.comwrote: Like everyone else we are looking for a social intranet/communication tool for our Ranchers (coworkers) Wanted to know about your thoughts about zoho pulse http://www.zoho.com/pulse/ -- 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. -- 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] Re: Hosting a gallery showing
There's some amazing stuff in this thread - I especially appreciate Ashley's insights having been at this for so long! To toss another bit of experience into the ring: we've taken a bit of an unusual (no surprise) approach to art at Indy Hall. Perhaps most important, our art program is a full fledged subcommunity, created and run by members who are artists themselves (on a spectrum of professional to aspirational). I owe the full story of our genesis at some point, but for the moment, here's some supporting material: http://www.geekadelphia.com/2012/03/14/geek-of-the-week-sean-martorana/ http://technical.ly/philly/2012/12/19/indy-hall-arts-coworking-photos/ http://technical.ly/philly/2013/02/13/indy-hall-arts-community-works-with-coworking-neighbors-art/ http://technical.ly/philly/2013/06/13/second-saturday-synesthesia-indy-hall-arts/ A couple of key points that have helped our success: - *Finding a champion.* Our arts program (a mix of curated art throughout the entire space, as well as 6 (+) monthly shows each year, wouldn't be possible without a champion (actually a few champions) inside our community who are *already embedded* in the arts community. Sean Martorana - our lead curator - is a beast in that right. Be on the lookout for someone like Sean. Someone who has one foot firmly planted in BOTH communities, who can be a bridge. Sean is a curator, but that part of his role is minor in comparison to his being a champion of the artists who grace our walls. - *Putting in a LOT of work to earn the trust of the art community.*It's worth pointing out that my biz partner, Geoff DiMasi, comes from an arts background (MFA in printmaking, taught multimedia at University of the Arts in Philadelphia for a decade). Our entire business/operations model includes riffs on themes from the arts world. Even with that...it took about 4 years after we launched for the art community at Indy Hall to take hold because most people in the outside world have a mental block on tech and startups when it comes to coworking. Helping artists see what they have in common - and presenting our worldview of creativity, problem solving, optimism, and love for Philadelphia - helped a lot with this becoming more than a hang art on our walls initiative. - *Learning that most local artists don't know how to price or sell their art.* Maybe this shouldn't have surprised me, but one of the key benefits we've learned about in our collaborating with artists has been in helping them be better at the biz side of being an artist. Having experienced artists who can mentor them on pricing, marketing, selling, and all of the other more biz-focused parts of art has made a huge difference. It's actually been amazing to me how hard it is to get some artists to put a price tag on their art, even after I've BEGGED them. - *Owning that we're NOT an art gallery.* We do take a sales commission, which we're upfront about the fact that it's 100% reinvested into our arts programming. Even though that commission helps sustain and grow our efforts, we're able to look at it differently because the space itself is already being paid for by community memberships. As such, we're a bit different from most art galleries that we aren't motivated to sell art to sustain ourselves, but instead, are motivated to sell art to sustain our artists AND to spread enjoyment of art to members of our community. This freedom has let us show artists that might not seem commercially viable in a normal art gallery (which, in our neighborhood, often tailor its shows and selections for art buyers instead of normal people). Many of these shows have ended up selling VERY well to a more mainstream community. Perhaps more importantly, through our arts program, I've seen dozens of our members buy their first piece of original art (or in some cases, a commission). *This is a potentially un-obvious of putting artists in a space along side a community of people who have enough disposable income to afford coworking: you're potentially creating a new community of great art buyers.* This effect is magnified when artists become active in the coworking community and people form relationships with them. Buying an awesome piece of art from someone you know and potentially care about has a profound impact on the meaning and value of that piece. Having done it myself, I can say it's awesome to support a friend through their art. - *Our members are people who value art. *This may not be every community, but art appears in the top 10 reasons that people join and stay at Indy Hall. In talking to people about it, I've learned that it's not the fact that there's art on the wall...but the fact that we've even chosen for there to be art here is a signal to people of what we value. People who value art walk in here and know they're
Re: [Coworking] Re: Looking for a platform/software to allow our coworking members communicate with each other. Any idea?
Exactly Craig.. if most members are already active on a popular site like Facebook, they will be most comfortable with a Facebook secret group or closed group then log on to something else. Gunasekar On 17 Sep 2013 22:58, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking baut...@gmail.com wrote: The coworkers here simply created a private Facebook group for internal communications and announcements. It works well for our simple needs. -- 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.
Re: [Coworking] Digest for coworking@googlegroups.com - 5 Messages in 3 Topics
We recently launched Cobot and feel that it has been developed for coworking centers, is user friendly, has great service, and is easy to use. I have had the most contact with Christina and Alex...I encourage you to use it. They do allow a 30 day trial, which is nice. Becky, Founder at Blue Ocean Innovation Center On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 2:13 AM, coworking@googlegroups.com wrote: Today's Topic Summary Group: http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/topics - Hosting a gallery showing #1412afb9b1946da7_group_thread_0 [2 Updates] - Looking for co-working space in the Mission, SF#1412afb9b1946da7_group_thread_1[1 Update] - Looking for a platform/software to allow our coworking members communicate with each other. Any idea?#1412afb9b1946da7_group_thread_2[2 Updates] Hosting a gallery showinghttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking/t/2f97123ab0e5ec22 CoLabPT Heather hastingsest...@gmail.com Sep 10 10:23AM -0700 Thanks so much for posting this question, Andy. It's been helpful to see all the replies and to consider how the advice applies to our space as well. At The CoLab in Port Townsend (WA), we've experimented with opening up our coworking and meeting space for our local monthly Gallery Walks, showing 3 photographers' works so far (over 3 months). We've chosen not to charge the artists or take any commissions on sales for these first shows. However, these tips are helpful as we plan for the future - when a more formal gallery relationship could be a possibility. Port Townsend is a small destination arts and boating community (approximately 9,000 people in the city limits) and The CoLab in Port Townsend is the first formal coworking space in the county. Like many other spaces, everything we do starts as a collaborative experiment, which we then use as a testing ground for the next great idea! Participating in Gallery Walks has definitely been a successful experiment so far and seems to connect us with a demographic that is ripe with potential coworkers and meeting space users, including many visitors who are looking for a way to move to this fantastic community and bring their telecommuting jobs with them. It's been a true win-win situation, allowing us to use the space in yet another capacity to support independent professionals (in this case, visual artists), allowing them to reach out and grow their businesses. I'm definitely printing this message string for the idea file. And we wish you the best of luck as you test out your own unique version of being a gallery/coworking space! -Heather Dudley Nollette at The CoLab in Port Townsend On Saturday, September 7, 2013 10:51:32 AM UTC-7, Andy Soell wrote: Andy Soell aso...@gmail.com Sep 16 08:07AM -0700 Yes, thank you Ashley and Sam for the advice! We're definitely planning to set expectations accordingly for what we're able to offer, and won't be charging a commission. I like the idea of charging a flat hanging fee just so that there is an understanding of a transaction taking place, but we'll probably set that price based on whether the person organizing the show is a member of the space or not. They're talking about running the show in November, I'll be sure to report back on how it went, and anything we learned in the process. Andy Soell The Salt Mines http://saltmines.us On Saturday, September 7, 2013 1:51:32 PM UTC-4, Andy Soell wrote: Looking for co-working space in the Mission, SFhttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking/t/1e60c55764c17d22 Carl O'Connell carloconn...@gmail.com Sep 16 04:28AM -0700 I’m looking for desk space to work in SF somewhere near the Mission or north of the 280 I’m a photographer, currently living and working in the UK but relocating to SF shortly as my wife lives close to Glen Park. I wondered if anyone knows of any desks available on shorter period rentals? I am only over for a week or so in October but would love to get a desk in a creative environment that's easy to get to and not downtown. When I am over for longer periods next year I’d be looking to move to month to month rental. Thanks, Carl Looking for a platform/software to allow our coworking members communicate with each other. Any idea?http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/t/bfad42a3bef1b166 comingle.me jsisenw...@gmail.com Sep 14 11:18AM -0700 Hello Indiegrove Coworking! Just wanted to make sure you knew about Comingle! We're the proximity based coworking network designed to make coworking more collaborative. Check us out at comingle.me All you need to do is create a personal account (free), add your space (free), have your members create their personal
[Coworking] On/In desk power solutions
Hi everyone, It's been a while. Hope you've all been well. Collins Collective http://www.collinscollective.com.au is coming along and we're in the final stages of furnishing the space. I don't EVER want to paint one of those lumpy, old school ceilings ever again. The things just soak up the paint like crazy. Other than that, what a blast it's been! If you're interested in the renovation progress you can check us out on facebook. http://facebook.com/collinscollective ETA till open = 1 week. Whew, time flies. I wanted to get some feedback on power solutions for the desks. My original idea was to cut a hole in the middle and then to thread through a power board. Looks a bit tacky, but it's effective, cheap, (and I've seen Hub Melbourne do it just quietly). Then I came across these - http://elsafe.com.au/products/power-and-data/indesk/pluto-desktop-power-and-data.html Cool looking things, but only come with 3 heads. The main kicker is the price though. $125 each... I've searched and searched but being in Australia (and requiring Australian heads) means my options are somewhat limited. Are there any other options I haven't considered? For a 5 man desk, how many power plugs should I ideally have? Thanks for your time everyone! Cheers, Sean -- 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.
