[Coworking] Re: How to colaborate with other coworking spaces?

[Jeannine]

Hi, Tamara,

Got your signup and my thanks to you, look for an email from me making an 
offer you cannot refuse about volunteering. :-)

I am showing you as admitted to the Wiki; if you never got an email from PB 
Works with your password (possibly it landed in the spambox, that does 
happen) then you should go to the Wiki, put in your email address, and hit 
the "forgot password"  button.  PB WOrks will send you a new one and you 
can log in with it.

Cheers, and looking forward to working with you!

Jeannine

On Wednesday, November 19, 2014 6:19:49 AM UTC+1, NODO Cowork wrote:
>
> Thank you Jeannine, I am totally interested in this. I already field up my 
> form. Actually I have written a few times to ask for acces but never 
> received response. Hope to participate =)
>
> Tamara 
>
> El martes, 18 de noviembre de 2014 03:04:43 UTC-6, Jeannine escribió:
>>
>> Well, hi there!
>>
>> I think you are certainly in the right place.
>>
>> For your local collaboration with the other coworking space, I would 
>> myself probably just go over there and say hi.  I am casual like that.  It 
>> is my experience that you can tell pretty quickly if it is going to click; 
>> and if it is not I have always just left the door open for them to contact 
>> me in future.  Sometimes people start ou tone way and go a different 
>> direction later and I have certainly been pleasantly surprised by having 
>> folks that didn't click at forst, become allies later.
>>   
>> If you woudl like to be the Wiki Associate for Yucatan, or the Partner 
>> for Mexico, it just so happens that we do not have one. :-)  This would 
>> give you something to talk about and to build your community around, as 
>> well as the support of Open Coworking.  Signup is here 
>> 
>>  
>> if you are interested.
>>
>> For connections and development and so on, we do have a list on the WIki 
>> of coworking mentors 
>> and another one 
>> here  you might 
>> want to check out.  (And the rest of you might like to add yourselves if 
>> you feel inspired),  I would start there.
>>
>> And don't hesitate to call on me if you need anything else, this email 
>> address or Jeannine @ Opencoworking.org
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Jeannine
>>
>> On Sunday, November 16, 2014 8:00:32 AM UTC+1, NODO Cowork wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Also, I started having like a aliance with other spaces in mexico. So if 
>>> you work from NODO you can go to some other places to work also. But this 
>>> is not really like making community but like building a service with a 
>>> plus. I am interested in starting collaborating between coworkers from here 
>>> with coworkers from any other part of the world. This is also a 
>>> collaboration between spaces. I am sure that somebody has come up with this 
>>> before but what we were thinking about is, we are having this event with 
>>> programers and internet and web and all that. It is a coworking fun day and 
>>> end up with short internet talks and after that a networking event. I would 
>>> like to invite somebody of a coworking space anywere in the world that 
>>> wants to talk about any subject related to web/collaboration/technology for 
>>> us on that day. Have you ever done something like this before? I know that 
>>> the community in Merida wants to listen to what is going on in Australia, 
>>> United States, Japan. what is their point of view on different 
>>> subjects? We are willing to start this local and external colaboration but 
>>> I don´t know how to approach (specially the local ones)...
>>>
>>> Any guidance here? 
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance TAM TAM 
>>>
>>

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[Coworking] Re: Inside The Phenomenal Rise Of WeWork

[Jeannine]

I think that once you put 6 zeros after anything, everybody goes crazy.  

I am glad for the attention, high tide raises all ships and, as Alex points 
out, Regus has been more co-opted than it has been dominant in relation to 
coworking.  Before you know it, WeWork will also be applying to get on the 
Wiki and so on, just like Regus. :-). Though not yet, they are still in the 
own sandbox model and who knows, they may stay there.

A number of sectors are shifting in the face of the ideas around the 
sharing economy and office space is one of them.  And as with the others 
there are policy issues to be worked out and so on. The dark sides of the 
sharing economy include of course exploitation and the black market.  This 
is also not different with coworking.  As Big Coworking develops I expect 
to see these kinds of problems addressed faster than they would have 
without it, so that is helpful.  

One of the things I would like to see is a real cradle to grave approach 
for coworking; at this moment most people think of it as a nice place to 
start until you get to be a real business when you get your own space.  And 
I expect that Big Coworking will change that.



On Monday, November 17, 2014 9:16:07 PM UTC+1, Steve King wrote:
>
> Fascinating - and eye popping - numbers on WeWork in the Forbes article 
> Inside the Phenomenal Rise of WeWork  
> 
>

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[Coworking] Re: Urgent: ShareDesk Contact?

[Will Bennis, Locus Workspace]

We tried to contact them twice (nicely) about a problem with our listing 
(once about a year ago and once about a month ago) and they never replied.

On Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:31:02 PM UTC+1, Minna Van | 
TheNetworkHub.ca wrote:
>
> Any one know direct contact for anyone from ShareDesk? Sent 3 emails, 1 
> twitter DM and filled out support form and no answer.
>
> ShareDesk sold a desk for a month, which we didn't know about until 
> someone walked in... no headsup, no form, no agreement, no money. Not even 
> sure if this is for real Help? :(
>

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[Coworking] Re: Optimal Desk Sizes / Dimensions

[Will Bennis, Locus Workspace]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing that.

On Wednesday, November 19, 2014 5:11:07 AM UTC+1, NODO Cowork wrote:
>
> Do you know about open furniture? https://www.opendesk.cc/
>
> El martes, 18 de noviembre de 2014 14:41:35 UTC-6, Farhan Abbasi escribió:
>>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I run a coworking space in Boston called Coalition and this community 
>> provided great info for me when launching. Thank you!
>>
>> I'm wondering if you folks have experience with an ideal desk dimension 
>> that optimizes seating (ie getting the most chairs out of the table setup)? 
>> I have a wide open floorplan (imagine 10,000+ SF) and able to connect many 
>> tables and chairs together, with people sitting on both sides of each 
>> table. Looking to get the most out of the space to meet my financial 
>> hurdles. 
>>
>> I would love to hear:
>>
>> - The optimal desk size that allows for people to sit side by side and 
>> across from each other. (Multiple of these tables will be setup next to 
>> each other or across from each other). 
>> - Examples of actual desks that you think works? (I would purchase in 
>> bulk).
>>
>> Thanks for any of your valuable time!
>> Farhan
>>
>>

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Inside The Phenomenal Rise Of WeWork

[Tom Brandt]

There are two big-box hardware stores near me - Lowes and Home Depot - but
I still go to the local hardware store because they frequently have, order,
or can make, some obscure thing that the big boxes don't, and the people
working there are very knowledgeable about all things hardware and
home-maintenance related.

I think that smaller, independent coworking communities can offer a more
personalized experience than big coworking can. Independent communities are
better able to adapt their communities to the character of the particular
community than spaces that are part of a larger organization.

On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 4:44 AM, Jeannine 
wrote:

> I think that once you put 6 zeros after anything, everybody goes crazy.
>
> I am glad for the attention, high tide raises all ships and, as Alex
> points out, Regus has been more co-opted than it has been dominant in
> relation to coworking.  Before you know it, WeWork will also be applying to
> get on the Wiki and so on, just like Regus. :-). Though not yet, they are
> still in the own sandbox model and who knows, they may stay there.
>
> A number of sectors are shifting in the face of the ideas around the
> sharing economy and office space is one of them.  And as with the others
> there are policy issues to be worked out and so on. The dark sides of the
> sharing economy include of course exploitation and the black market.  This
> is also not different with coworking.  As Big Coworking develops I expect
> to see these kinds of problems addressed faster than they would have
> without it, so that is helpful.
>
> One of the things I would like to see is a real cradle to grave approach
> for coworking; at this moment most people think of it as a nice place to
> start until you get to be a real business when you get your own space.  And
> I expect that Big Coworking will change that.
>
>
>
> On Monday, November 17, 2014 9:16:07 PM UTC+1, Steve King wrote:
>>
>> Fascinating - and eye popping - numbers on WeWork in the Forbes article
>> Inside the Phenomenal Rise of WeWork
>> 
>>
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Re: [Coworking] Urgent: ShareDesk Contact?

[Aaron Cruikshank]

The guy who runs ShareDesk worked out of the HiVE for a while. He totally
fucked us on a few things. Eg. We gave him free desk space in exchange for
him building us some software. He never did what he promised and then left
the country.

We also had a booking where he discounted our desk price without telling us
then expected us to honor the deal.

We pulled our listing and I recommend others do the same.

- Aaron

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On Nov 18, 2014 11:31 AM, "Minna Van | TheNetworkHub.ca" <
m...@thenetworkhub.ca> wrote:

> Any one know direct contact for anyone from ShareDesk? Sent 3 emails, 1
> twitter DM and filled out support form and no answer.
>
> ShareDesk sold a desk for a month, which we didn't know about until
> someone walked in... no headsup, no form, no agreement, no money. Not even
> sure if this is for real Help? :(
>
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Re: [Coworking] Urgent: ShareDesk Contact?

[Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking]

The blog does seem to updated regularly and functional. I'm going to try to 
contact them to see if they get back to me. If not, I'll pull my listing 
and follow up to this group with the results.

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[Coworking] Re: AltamontCowork Closing

[Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking]

>
> Hey Mike,
>

Good luck and I appreciate all of the commentary and leadership in this 
group. You did something new for your small community and you deserve 
praise for that. I'm from a small town as well and I moved to Denver to 
start our community but I have hopes of bringing it back home in the next 
few years. 

The first person is always the educator and sometimes it may not work but 
you made an impact.

Please stick around.

Craig 

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[Coworking] Re: How to turn down potential members?

[Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking]

 I had the same reaction that Adam did. If you hate the idea of an 
application and mostly everyone comes through or falls out after a month 
then why have an application?

We need a few more details? Is this because you have had one bad member 
experience and you want to ask them to leave or is this an ongoing concern 
every month?
There might be other solutions available.

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Optimal Desk Sizes / Dimensions

[Jacob Sayles]

We have the basic Vika Amon tables from Ikea arraigned in pods of 4-8
desks.  In larger areas we have the larger ones arranged like one big
table.  Key is flexibility and the pods are spread out so that you are
always around people, but you can change the noise/heat/activity level by
switching pods.

We've also made a few of these standing desks by extending the legs with
black PVC pipe design requires a wall though as they are not very
stable w/o it.

We have 10K sqft and  something like 125 desks.  I'm happy with them
although we had to create a piece in the center of the pod to keep them
relatively straight.  Keeping wires tidy is an ongoing battle.

On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 3:03 AM, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace <
wmben...@locusworkspace.com> wrote:

> Very cool! Thanks for sharing that.
>
>
> On Wednesday, November 19, 2014 5:11:07 AM UTC+1, NODO Cowork wrote:
>>
>> Do you know about open furniture? https://www.opendesk.cc/
>>
>> El martes, 18 de noviembre de 2014 14:41:35 UTC-6, Farhan Abbasi escribió:
>>>
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> I run a coworking space in Boston called Coalition and this community
>>> provided great info for me when launching. Thank you!
>>>
>>> I'm wondering if you folks have experience with an ideal desk dimension
>>> that optimizes seating (ie getting the most chairs out of the table setup)?
>>> I have a wide open floorplan (imagine 10,000+ SF) and able to connect many
>>> tables and chairs together, with people sitting on both sides of each
>>> table. Looking to get the most out of the space to meet my financial
>>> hurdles.
>>>
>>> I would love to hear:
>>>
>>> - The optimal desk size that allows for people to sit side by side and
>>> across from each other. (Multiple of these tables will be setup next to
>>> each other or across from each other).
>>> - Examples of actual desks that you think works? (I would purchase in
>>> bulk).
>>>
>>> Thanks for any of your valuable time!
>>> Farhan
>>>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Optimal Desk Sizes / Dimensions

[Farhan Abbasi]

Thanks Jacob!

So would one Vika Amon desk fit 2 people across from each other, or
possible 2 on each side?

On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Jacob Sayles 
wrote:

> We have the basic Vika Amon tables from Ikea arraigned in pods of 4-8
> desks.  In larger areas we have the larger ones arranged like one big
> table.  Key is flexibility and the pods are spread out so that you are
> always around people, but you can change the noise/heat/activity level by
> switching pods.
>
> We've also made a few of these standing desks by extending the legs with
> black PVC pipe design requires a wall though as they are not very
> stable w/o it.
>
> We have 10K sqft and  something like 125 desks.  I'm happy with them
> although we had to create a piece in the center of the pod to keep them
> relatively straight.  Keeping wires tidy is an ongoing battle.
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 3:03 AM, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace <
> wmben...@locusworkspace.com> wrote:
>
>> Very cool! Thanks for sharing that.
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, November 19, 2014 5:11:07 AM UTC+1, NODO Cowork wrote:
>>>
>>> Do you know about open furniture? https://www.opendesk.cc/
>>>
>>> El martes, 18 de noviembre de 2014 14:41:35 UTC-6, Farhan Abbasi
>>> escribió:

 Hi folks,

 I run a coworking space in Boston called Coalition and this community
 provided great info for me when launching. Thank you!

 I'm wondering if you folks have experience with an ideal desk dimension
 that optimizes seating (ie getting the most chairs out of the table setup)?
 I have a wide open floorplan (imagine 10,000+ SF) and able to connect many
 tables and chairs together, with people sitting on both sides of each
 table. Looking to get the most out of the space to meet my financial
 hurdles.

 I would love to hear:

 - The optimal desk size that allows for people to sit side by side and
 across from each other. (Multiple of these tables will be setup next to
 each other or across from each other).
 - Examples of actual desks that you think works? (I would purchase in
 bulk).

 Thanks for any of your valuable time!
 Farhan

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Inside The Phenomenal Rise Of WeWork

[Jacob Sayles]

WeWork moving to Seattle has been a good thing.  They spend more
money/energy throwing the word coworking around then we ever have and
provide services we don't care to offer.  They work better for bigger teams
(4+) or individuals requiring private offices.  Also, they fully
participate in the Seattle Collaborative Space Alliance.  I think they are
good people.  If anything Regus should be worried, not us.

Thank you for the back story.  It's great to see how everyone gets started.

Jacob

On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 5:23 AM, Tom Brandt  wrote:

> There are two big-box hardware stores near me - Lowes and Home Depot - but
> I still go to the local hardware store because they frequently have, order,
> or can make, some obscure thing that the big boxes don't, and the people
> working there are very knowledgeable about all things hardware and
> home-maintenance related.
>
> I think that smaller, independent coworking communities can offer a more
> personalized experience than big coworking can. Independent communities are
> better able to adapt their communities to the character of the particular
> community than spaces that are part of a larger organization.
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 4:44 AM, Jeannine 
> wrote:
>
>> I think that once you put 6 zeros after anything, everybody goes crazy.
>>
>> I am glad for the attention, high tide raises all ships and, as Alex
>> points out, Regus has been more co-opted than it has been dominant in
>> relation to coworking.  Before you know it, WeWork will also be applying to
>> get on the Wiki and so on, just like Regus. :-). Though not yet, they are
>> still in the own sandbox model and who knows, they may stay there.
>>
>> A number of sectors are shifting in the face of the ideas around the
>> sharing economy and office space is one of them.  And as with the others
>> there are policy issues to be worked out and so on. The dark sides of the
>> sharing economy include of course exploitation and the black market.  This
>> is also not different with coworking.  As Big Coworking develops I expect
>> to see these kinds of problems addressed faster than they would have
>> without it, so that is helpful.
>>
>> One of the things I would like to see is a real cradle to grave approach
>> for coworking; at this moment most people think of it as a nice place to
>> start until you get to be a real business when you get your own space.  And
>> I expect that Big Coworking will change that.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Monday, November 17, 2014 9:16:07 PM UTC+1, Steve King wrote:
>>>
>>> Fascinating - and eye popping - numbers on WeWork in the Forbes article
>>> Inside the Phenomenal Rise of WeWork
>>> 
>>>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Optimal Desk Sizes / Dimensions

[Jacob Sayles]

Not the small ones.  They are only big enough for one person.  We situate
them face to face in rows of 2-4 to make our pods of 4-8 desks.  We then
have 12 of these pods spread around the space.  I wonder how many
individual ikea legs we own... boggles the mind.

On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Farhan Abbasi 
wrote:

> Thanks Jacob!
>
> So would one Vika Amon desk fit 2 people across from each other, or
> possible 2 on each side?
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Jacob Sayles 
> wrote:
>
>> We have the basic Vika Amon tables from Ikea arraigned in pods of 4-8
>> desks.  In larger areas we have the larger ones arranged like one big
>> table.  Key is flexibility and the pods are spread out so that you are
>> always around people, but you can change the noise/heat/activity level by
>> switching pods.
>>
>> We've also made a few of these standing desks by extending the legs with
>> black PVC pipe design requires a wall though as they are not very
>> stable w/o it.
>>
>> We have 10K sqft and  something like 125 desks.  I'm happy with them
>> although we had to create a piece in the center of the pod to keep them
>> relatively straight.  Keeping wires tidy is an ongoing battle.
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 3:03 AM, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace <
>> wmben...@locusworkspace.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Very cool! Thanks for sharing that.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, November 19, 2014 5:11:07 AM UTC+1, NODO Cowork wrote:

 Do you know about open furniture? https://www.opendesk.cc/

 El martes, 18 de noviembre de 2014 14:41:35 UTC-6, Farhan Abbasi
 escribió:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I run a coworking space in Boston called Coalition and this community
> provided great info for me when launching. Thank you!
>
> I'm wondering if you folks have experience with an ideal desk
> dimension that optimizes seating (ie getting the most chairs out of the
> table setup)? I have a wide open floorplan (imagine 10,000+ SF) and able 
> to
> connect many tables and chairs together, with people sitting on both sides
> of each table. Looking to get the most out of the space to meet my
> financial hurdles.
>
> I would love to hear:
>
> - The optimal desk size that allows for people to sit side by side and
> across from each other. (Multiple of these tables will be setup next to
> each other or across from each other).
> - Examples of actual desks that you think works? (I would purchase in
> bulk).
>
> Thanks for any of your valuable time!
> Farhan
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Optimal Desk Sizes / Dimensions

[Glen Ferguson]

Jacob,

Could you provide measurements for that desk? Searching the IKEA US site
for Vika Amon doesn't return any matches. I've tried a few spelling
variations too.

Thanks,

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On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 2:30 PM, Jacob Sayles 
wrote:

> Not the small ones.  They are only big enough for one person.  We situate
> them face to face in rows of 2-4 to make our pods of 4-8 desks.  We then
> have 12 of these pods spread around the space.  I wonder how many
> individual ikea legs we own... boggles the mind.
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Farhan Abbasi 
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Jacob!
>>
>> So would one Vika Amon desk fit 2 people across from each other, or
>> possible 2 on each side?
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Jacob Sayles 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> We have the basic Vika Amon tables from Ikea arraigned in pods of 4-8
>>> desks.  In larger areas we have the larger ones arranged like one big
>>> table.  Key is flexibility and the pods are spread out so that you are
>>> always around people, but you can change the noise/heat/activity level by
>>> switching pods.
>>>
>>> We've also made a few of these standing desks by extending the legs with
>>> black PVC pipe design requires a wall though as they are not very
>>> stable w/o it.
>>>
>>> We have 10K sqft and  something like 125 desks.  I'm happy with them
>>> although we had to create a piece in the center of the pod to keep them
>>> relatively straight.  Keeping wires tidy is an ongoing battle.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 3:03 AM, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace <
>>> wmben...@locusworkspace.com> wrote:
>>>
 Very cool! Thanks for sharing that.


 On Wednesday, November 19, 2014 5:11:07 AM UTC+1, NODO Cowork wrote:
>
> Do you know about open furniture? https://www.opendesk.cc/
>
> El martes, 18 de noviembre de 2014 14:41:35 UTC-6, Farhan Abbasi
> escribió:
>>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I run a coworking space in Boston called Coalition and this community
>> provided great info for me when launching. Thank you!
>>
>> I'm wondering if you folks have experience with an ideal desk
>> dimension that optimizes seating (ie getting the most chairs out of the
>> table setup)? I have a wide open floorplan (imagine 10,000+ SF) and able 
>> to
>> connect many tables and chairs together, with people sitting on both 
>> sides
>> of each table. Looking to get the most out of the space to meet my
>> financial hurdles.
>>
>> I would love to hear:
>>
>> - The optimal desk size that allows for people to sit side by side
>> and across from each other. (Multiple of these tables will be setup next 
>> to
>> each other or across from each other).
>> - Examples of actual desks that you think works? (I would purchase in
>> bulk).
>>
>> Thanks for any of your valuable time!
>> Farhan
>>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Optimal Desk Sizes / Dimensions

[Jacob Sayles]

I think this is it:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00251135/#/00251338

I have to say though, Open Desk has a similarly sized table and their
organization is a heck of a lot more interesting then Ikea.  If I had to do
it again I'd probably standardize around these:

https://www.opendesk.cc/lean/olivia-desk

On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Glen Ferguson 
wrote:

> Jacob,
>
> Could you provide measurements for that desk? Searching the IKEA US site
> for Vika Amon doesn't return any matches. I've tried a few spelling
> variations too.
>
> Thanks,
>
> ---
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> Cowork Frederick
> 122 E Patrick St
> Frederick, MD 21701-5630
> +1 (301) 732-5165
> www.coworkfrederick.com
> @CoworkFrederick 
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 2:30 PM, Jacob Sayles 
> wrote:
>
>> Not the small ones.  They are only big enough for one person.  We situate
>> them face to face in rows of 2-4 to make our pods of 4-8 desks.  We then
>> have 12 of these pods spread around the space.  I wonder how many
>> individual ikea legs we own... boggles the mind.
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Farhan Abbasi 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Jacob!
>>>
>>> So would one Vika Amon desk fit 2 people across from each other, or
>>> possible 2 on each side?
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Jacob Sayles 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 We have the basic Vika Amon tables from Ikea arraigned in pods of 4-8
 desks.  In larger areas we have the larger ones arranged like one big
 table.  Key is flexibility and the pods are spread out so that you are
 always around people, but you can change the noise/heat/activity level by
 switching pods.

 We've also made a few of these standing desks by extending the legs
 with black PVC pipe design requires a wall though as they are not very
 stable w/o it.

 We have 10K sqft and  something like 125 desks.  I'm happy with them
 although we had to create a piece in the center of the pod to keep them
 relatively straight.  Keeping wires tidy is an ongoing battle.

 On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 3:03 AM, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace <
 wmben...@locusworkspace.com> wrote:

> Very cool! Thanks for sharing that.
>
>
> On Wednesday, November 19, 2014 5:11:07 AM UTC+1, NODO Cowork wrote:
>>
>> Do you know about open furniture? https://www.opendesk.cc/
>>
>> El martes, 18 de noviembre de 2014 14:41:35 UTC-6, Farhan Abbasi
>> escribió:
>>>
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> I run a coworking space in Boston called Coalition and this
>>> community provided great info for me when launching. Thank you!
>>>
>>> I'm wondering if you folks have experience with an ideal desk
>>> dimension that optimizes seating (ie getting the most chairs out of the
>>> table setup)? I have a wide open floorplan (imagine 10,000+ SF) and 
>>> able to
>>> connect many tables and chairs together, with people sitting on both 
>>> sides
>>> of each table. Looking to get the most out of the space to meet my
>>> financial hurdles.
>>>
>>> I would love to hear:
>>>
>>> - The optimal desk size that allows for people to sit side by side
>>> and across from each other. (Multiple of these tables will be setup 
>>> next to
>>> each other or across from each other).
>>> - Examples of actual desks that you think works? (I would purchase
>>> in bulk).
>>>
>>> Thanks for any of your valuable time!
>>> Farhan
>>>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: AltamontCowork Closing

[Mike Pihlman]

Thank you all so much for the supportive emails, they mean more to me than
you can imagine.

Someone here in Tracy, CA (an ex-member) has decided that AltamontCowork
and COWORKING in Tracy should live on. So in true California/ Silicon
Valley tradition, I sold AltamontCowork to him. 

He takes over ownership Dec 31.

Starting in Jan 2015, really now, TechyMike.com will blog about technology
and, of course, COWORKING.

Thanks again for all of your support and wonderful thoughts.

Mike

Mike Pihlman
TechyMike.com
209-608-4340
Tracy,  CA  95376
On Nov 19, 2014 9:28 AM, "Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking" <
baut...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Mike,
>>
>
> Good luck and I appreciate all of the commentary and leadership in this
> group. You did something new for your small community and you deserve
> praise for that. I'm from a small town as well and I moved to Denver to
> start our community but I have hopes of bringing it back home in the next
> few years.
>
> The first person is always the educator and sometimes it may not work but
> you made an impact.
>
> Please stick around.
>
> Craig
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[Coworking] Re: How to colaborate with other coworking spaces?

[NODO Cowork]

Great Jeanin, waiting for your email =) I am already inside the wikki 
tam...@nodocowork.com 

=) 

El miércoles, 19 de noviembre de 2014 02:38:58 UTC-6, Jeannine escribió:
>
> Hi, Tamara,
>
> Got your signup and my thanks to you, look for an email from me making an 
> offer you cannot refuse about volunteering. :-)
>
> I am showing you as admitted to the Wiki; if you never got an email from 
> PB Works with your password (possibly it landed in the spambox, that does 
> happen) then you should go to the Wiki, put in your email address, and hit 
> the "forgot password"  button.  PB WOrks will send you a new one and you 
> can log in with it.
>
> Cheers, and looking forward to working with you!
>
> Jeannine
>
> On Wednesday, November 19, 2014 6:19:49 AM UTC+1, NODO Cowork wrote:
>>
>> Thank you Jeannine, I am totally interested in this. I already field up 
>> my form. Actually I have written a few times to ask for acces but never 
>> received response. Hope to participate =)
>>
>> Tamara 
>>
>> El martes, 18 de noviembre de 2014 03:04:43 UTC-6, Jeannine escribió:
>>>
>>> Well, hi there!
>>>
>>> I think you are certainly in the right place.
>>>
>>> For your local collaboration with the other coworking space, I would 
>>> myself probably just go over there and say hi.  I am casual like that.  It 
>>> is my experience that you can tell pretty quickly if it is going to click; 
>>> and if it is not I have always just left the door open for them to contact 
>>> me in future.  Sometimes people start ou tone way and go a different 
>>> direction later and I have certainly been pleasantly surprised by having 
>>> folks that didn't click at forst, become allies later.
>>>   
>>> If you woudl like to be the Wiki Associate for Yucatan, or the Partner 
>>> for Mexico, it just so happens that we do not have one. :-)  This would 
>>> give you something to talk about and to build your community around, as 
>>> well as the support of Open Coworking.  Signup is here 
>>> 
>>>  
>>> if you are interested.
>>>
>>> For connections and development and so on, we do have a list on the WIki 
>>> of coworking mentors 
>>> and another one 
>>> here  you 
>>> might want to check out.  (And the rest of you might like to add yourselves 
>>> if you feel inspired),  I would start there.
>>>
>>> And don't hesitate to call on me if you need anything else, this email 
>>> address or Jeannine @ Opencoworking.org
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Jeannine
>>>
>>> On Sunday, November 16, 2014 8:00:32 AM UTC+1, NODO Cowork wrote:


 Also, I started having like a aliance with other spaces in mexico. So 
 if you work from NODO you can go to some other places to work also. But 
 this is not really like making community but like building a service with 
 a 
 plus. I am interested in starting collaborating between coworkers from 
 here 
 with coworkers from any other part of the world. This is also a 
 collaboration between spaces. I am sure that somebody has come up with 
 this 
 before but what we were thinking about is, we are having this event with 
 programers and internet and web and all that. It is a coworking fun day 
 and 
 end up with short internet talks and after that a networking event. I 
 would 
 like to invite somebody of a coworking space anywere in the world that 
 wants to talk about any subject related to web/collaboration/technology 
 for 
 us on that day. Have you ever done something like this before? I know that 
 the community in Merida wants to listen to what is going on in Australia, 
 United States, Japan. what is their point of view on different 
 subjects? We are willing to start this local and external colaboration but 
 I don´t know how to approach (specially the local ones)...

 Any guidance here? 

 Thanks in advance TAM TAM 

>>>

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