Re: [Coworking] Slack for Coworking

[Alex Ahom]

Hi everyone! thanks for the heads up on Slack. I'm totally new to this 
group as of yesterday (and slack) so I took your advice and signed up last 
night. I joined the Coworking Leadership Slack group and started one for my 
coworking space Shhared.

Hope to see more of you here and on in the slackosphere.

Alex



On Tuesday, 15 September 2015 22:15:21 UTC+2, Tony Bacigalupo wrote:
>
> Hi Gregory & all! Invite yourself to the Coworking Leadership Slack group 
> here: http://opencoworking.org/slack
>
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> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 2:07 PM, Alex Hillman  > wrote:
>
>> *Slack has been a huge boon for our community.* We've used online chat 
>> at various stages of our community, including before we had our own 
>> dedicated space. Slack is, hands down, the best we've ever had. 
>>
>> With that said, it's important to remember that you're not going to get 
>> 100% participation. In my experience - not just with Indy Hall but other 
>> spaces I've worked with - you can expect 10-25% of your community to be 
>> active in Slack at any give time. 
>>
>> It's a great way for members to connect, especially ones who aren't in 
>> the space every day. 60% of our members are in our space less than once a 
>> month, and Slack helps with that a LOT. 
>>
>> We have over 60 member-generated channels, from #overheardatthehall to 
>> #music to #design to #devs to #happy-hour to #indyhall-arts to 
>> #photshopfriday. 
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Last year we started an #indyhallops channel to open up some of the 
>> space-related operations discussion, and it's been an amazing way to show 
>> members what goes on "under the hood" and a great onramp for people who 
>> want to pitch in a little bit more. We still have a private #staffroom, 
>> too, but an incredible amount of things get handled in #indyhallops by 
>> members without our team even needing to get involved other than to say 
>> thank you.
>>
>> At the end of the day, we think of Slack as a first class "gathering 
>> place", just like our coworking space. A lot of our members primarily 
>> interact with each other online. 
>>
>> *But since Slack only reaches a small % of the community, be careful 
>> about forgetting the people who aren't in Slack. *Lots of messages get 
>> missed. Treating it like a formal announcement channel can lead to major 
>> miscommunications. We especially make it a point to remind members to share 
>> and connect outside of Slack as well, lest it become a disconnected silo 
>> from the rest of the community.
>>
>> For what it's worth, Slack might be our most "active" place for 
>> conversations online but our email discussion list, powered by GroupBuzz 
>> , has 75%+ active participation. We combine the 
>> two - new GB posts actually get posted automatically into Slack - and have 
>> been able to keep the vast majority of our community in touch regardless of 
>> where they are. 
>>
>>  Also I have been following these discussions and wondered if anyone 
>>> would be interested in joining a slack group about coworking. similar to 
>>> this google group. 
>>
>>
>> Some folks on this list have already started one of these! I've copied in 
>> Melissa Geissinger, who I think is modding among others. :)
>>
>> -Alex
>>
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>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Cédric Bousmanne > > wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Greg
>>>
>>> Le mardi 15 sept. 2015 à 19:32, Gregory St. Fort >> > a écrit :
>>>
 Hey everyone! My name is Greg, I am the executive director of 100state, 
 a 200+ member coworking community in Madison, 

[Coworking] Re: Wifi for Coworking

[Alex Ahom]

Look around in order not to get stung for price. The answer of course 
depends on your size but here I go with my two pence/cents worth;

- Fibre connection would be ideal
- Have backup lines or a system so if one goes down, the other has you 
covered
- Have many access points dotted around
- Don't think in terms of absolute speed, think about bandwidth and if you 
have 20, 50, 100 people at once will they all have a workable speed. Maybe 
each user can have an up/down allowance.
- Make it easy to use and long in and easy to 'manage'. Have an idea who is 
on your network, what they are doing and how much they are using.
- Have clear defined rules and T - MAKE THEM VISIBLE.
- Have fun with the wifi network names *LoveYourWork *WeLoveGuestsToo 

Just some ideas.

Alex
Founder at Shhared 

On Wednesday, 2 September 2015 23:19:41 UTC+2, Lindsey Rima wrote:
>
> Hey guys!
>
>
> The "what is the best way to provide business class wifi in a coworking 
> space” question comes up every couple of months. We tackled it and made 
> specific good/ better/ best hardware recommendations on the Coworkaholic 
>  blog today.  
> http://cowork.mobi/index.php/2015/09/02/wifi-good-better-best/
>
>
> If you have other recommendations or coworking IT questions that you'd 
> like us to answer, please chime in.
>
>
> Cheers!
>
> Lindsey
>

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[Coworking] Re: Are you the Founder of a rural or tiny coworking space?

[Alex Ahom]

Hi!

I'm the founder of a space that can hold up to 75 people and I think it's 
important we all share and learn from each other's experiences.

Regards,

Alex



On Tuesday, 27 January 2015 17:23:33 UTC+1, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote:
>
> Looking to highlight teeny, off the beaten path coworking spaces on 
> Cohere's blog. Who has set up coworking in a town of less than 25,000 or 
> runs a space that is less than 1,000ft2? Ping me by Friday 1/30 at 
> fccoworking at gmail.com
>
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[Coworking] High quality images of coworking in action?

[Tony Bacigalupo]

Hello global movement of friends!

I'm working on developing a site and materials for Open Coworking, and
could use a lovely diverse set of photos of coworking happening everywhere.

I would love for some professional shots, with human beings in them, that I
could have permission to use. I'd be happy to credit your community
wherever possible.

If anyone has some they're proud of and willing to share, please send them
my way off-list (or on-list if you want to share with everyone too!).

Thank you!
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[Coworking] Sound control

[Gretchen Bilbro]

We have a main room with a concrete floor and plaster walls with high 
ceilings. The echo is so bad when you get more than five people in the 
space. I know I have seen round 3D sound control ball type things that hang 
from the ceiling in some spaces but am having trouble finding it online. 
Any help? 

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Re: [Coworking] Sound control

[Alex Hillman]

I hear you on that - your main room sounds a lot like our entire space ;)

Hanging sound-absorbing stuff from the ceiling can help a little, but not
if your room is a sound-reflecting box. Covering up some of the flat,
reflective surfaces helps a LOT more.

Soft furniture (couches & arm chairs), a nice area rug or two, even hanging
some framed canvas art (not behind glass or plexi) makes a huge difference.

Sound absorbing panels get expensive quickly - but they can be worth it IF
some of the simple, practical solutions don't improve the echo. This place
 has some of the best
priced options I've seen that also look really nice!

Good luck, let us know what you end up using and what works for you!




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On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Gretchen Bilbro <
cultivatecowork...@gmail.com> wrote:

> We have a main room with a concrete floor and plaster walls with high
> ceilings. The echo is so bad when you get more than five people in the
> space. I know I have seen round 3D sound control ball type things that hang
> from the ceiling in some spaces but am having trouble finding it online.
> Any help?
>
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Re: [Coworking] Sound control

[Jerome Chang]

Hi all. One very cheap solution I've always liked is Homasote. It's available 
at any Home Depot. Maybe $25 per 4x8. They'll even make a cut or two to size 
down for you. It's made of recycled paper (eco friendly!) and can be used as a 
tack board. Wrap it with fabric (staple it on the back side) for some color or 
just paint it. Then just nail it to the wall. Small tip: these panels often 
warp so you'll want to put use more nails all around than fewer.

The bigger the panels the more effective to help reduce "echo". 

In fact, you can even use these in lieu of drywall, or maybe double up Homasote 
with drywall. Now the wall be a "performance" wall because it has another 
purpose. 

As for the sound balls, NextSpace Berkeley made their own out of yarn. Very 
labor intensive. Maybe 12-15" in diameter. You'll have to ask them how 
effective they have been. 

Jerome, architect
www.BLANKSPACES.com

> On Sep 24, 2015, at 8:18 AM, Alex Hillman  
> wrote:
> 
> I hear you on that - your main room sounds a lot like our entire space ;)
> 
> Hanging sound-absorbing stuff from the ceiling can help a little, but not if 
> your room is a sound-reflecting box. Covering up some of the flat, reflective 
> surfaces helps a LOT more. 
> 
> Soft furniture (couches & arm chairs), a nice area rug or two, even hanging 
> some framed canvas art (not behind glass or plexi) makes a huge difference. 
> 
> Sound absorbing panels get expensive quickly - but they can be worth it IF 
> some of the simple, practical solutions don't improve the echo. This place 
> has some of the best priced options I've seen that also look really nice!
> 
> Good luck, let us know what you end up using and what works for you!
> 
> 
> 
> 
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>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Gretchen Bilbro 
>>  wrote:
>> We have a main room with a concrete floor and plaster walls with high 
>> ceilings. The echo is so bad when you get more than five people in the 
>> space. I know I have seen round 3D sound control ball type things that hang 
>> from the ceiling in some spaces but am having trouble finding it online. Any 
>> help? 
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Re: [Coworking] Sound control

[Alex Hillman]

Oh +1 for Homasote. We had an entire temporary wall made out of it and had
a huuge mural painted on it. We've since repurposed some of the mural
panels in an area set up for phone calls and it makes a big difference.

The only downside to it is that it does "shed" quite a bit, even after
being painted on. That dust got on peoples' desks, and that wasn't so cool.

-Alex


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On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Jerome Chang 
wrote:

> Hi all. One very cheap solution I've always liked is Homasote. It's
> available at any Home Depot. Maybe $25 per 4x8. They'll even make a cut or
> two to size down for you. It's made of recycled paper (eco friendly!) and
> can be used as a tack board. Wrap it with fabric (staple it on the back
> side) for some color or just paint it. Then just nail it to the wall. Small
> tip: these panels often warp so you'll want to put use more nails all
> around than fewer.
>
> The bigger the panels the more effective to help reduce "echo".
>
> In fact, you can even use these in lieu of drywall, or maybe double up
> Homasote with drywall. Now the wall be a "performance" wall because it has
> another purpose.
>
> As for the sound balls, NextSpace Berkeley made their own out of yarn.
> Very labor intensive. Maybe 12-15" in diameter. You'll have to ask them how
> effective they have been.
>
> Jerome, architect
> www.BLANKSPACES.com 
>
> On Sep 24, 2015, at 8:18 AM, Alex Hillman 
> wrote:
>
> I hear you on that - your main room sounds a lot like our entire space ;)
>
> Hanging sound-absorbing stuff from the ceiling can help a little, but not
> if your room is a sound-reflecting box. Covering up some of the flat,
> reflective surfaces helps a LOT more.
>
> Soft furniture (couches & arm chairs), a nice area rug or two, even
> hanging some framed canvas art (not behind glass or plexi) makes a huge
> difference.
>
> Sound absorbing panels get expensive quickly - but they can be worth it IF
> some of the simple, practical solutions don't improve the echo. This place
>  has some of the best
> priced options I've seen that also look really nice!
>
> Good luck, let us know what you end up using and what works for you!
>
>
>
>
> --
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>
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Gretchen Bilbro <
> cultivatecowork...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> We have a main room with a concrete floor and plaster walls with high
>> ceilings. The echo is so bad when you get more than five people in the
>> space. I know I have seen round 3D sound control ball type things that hang
>> from the ceiling in some spaces but am having trouble finding it online.
>> Any help?
>>
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Re: [Coworking] Government Owned Coworking/MakerSpace

[Alex Hillman]

>
> If they offer space for free it may be tougher to beat


Just remember, there's no such thing as a free lunch, and that they need
you much more than you need them.

Before you jump on ANYTHING, try out a small scale collaboration and see
how it feels. Focus on tiny, achievable wins

.

The best parts about the slow approach we've taken to building our
relationship with our local gov't is that we don't NEED them - in fact
we're automatically on a short list of people who *almost never ask them
for anything*. That instantly makes us stand out from the crowd of people
who are always expecting a handout, a subsidization, etc.

Which means that when when we do ask for something, even something as crazy
as renaming a street , they're
more than happy to help!

-Alex


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On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 1:50 PM, Ramon Suarez  wrote:

> Find more information about the project. If they offer space for free it
> may be tougher to beat,  but no government run initiative will ever have
> the thrust, energy and care for clients that an entrepreneur may have.
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Re: [Coworking] Government Owned Coworking/MakerSpace

[Derek Neighbors]

Hagen,

Episode #6 of the Dangercast is a good jumping off point on this topic.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gangplank-dangercast/id699313645?mt=2

On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 7:43 AM, Alex Hillman 
wrote:

> If you haven't already talked to Derek Neighbors and the Gangplank crew, I
> highly recommend it. They'll give you the no-bullshit reality of working
> with the city.
>
> I've copied him on this reply in case he didn't notice this thread :)
>
> -Alex
>
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> On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 10:19 AM, Hagen DeRouen 
> wrote:
>
>> So, I've been researching opening a coworking location and developing my
>> business plan near my hometown. When I started networking, I discovered
>> that the city has a pipeline project to open a coworking/makerspace. I
>> applaud the city for taking on such a product and they have a very large
>> renovation budget. This is pretty intimidating for me and I'm contemplating
>> whether I should move forward. My gut says that I will be able to provide a
>> better quality of service and management but, do I really want to take on
>> the city? Does anyone have any experience with government owned coworking
>> spaces? Do you think there is still room for a private business?
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Re: [Coworking] High quality images of coworking in action?

[Kyo Satani]

Hi, Tony!

We have some shots here by an ex-member of PAX Coworking.
I can ask him to use the photos.
   https://www.flickr.com/groups/pax-coworking/pool/


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2015-09-24 22:40 GMT+09:00 Tony Bacigalupo :
> Hello global movement of friends!
>
> I'm working on developing a site and materials for Open Coworking, and could
> use a lovely diverse set of photos of coworking happening everywhere.
>
> I would love for some professional shots, with human beings in them, that I
> could have permission to use. I'd be happy to credit your community wherever
> possible.
>
> If anyone has some they're proud of and willing to share, please send them
> my way off-list (or on-list if you want to share with everyone too!).
>
> Thank you!
> Tony
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Re: [Coworking] Government Owned Coworking/MakerSpace

[Ramon Suarez]

Find more information about the project. If they offer space for free it may be 
tougher to beat,  but no government run initiative will ever have the thrust, 
energy and care for clients that an entrepreneur may have. 

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