[Coworking] Can you help me find other Woman-Owned Coworking Spaces? Spotlighting for Int'l Coworking Day 2016!

[Pauline Thomas]

Hello! I'm Pauline Thomas, founder of Le Laptop, a coworking Space founded in 
2012 in Paris, France. Http://www.lelaptop.com

Thank you!

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[Coworking] Re: Proximity & behavior

[Doris Schuppe]

That's exactly why I favor a flexible seating in a coworking space. When I 
went to a space where "residents" worked here and flexible guests sat 
somewhere else, I was disappointed. The residents work more or less in an 
office community; me as a guest coworker would interact with people that 
know less about the space then the residents. But hey, I would get a lot 
more inspiration as any residents. 

In the very sense of a flexible coworking space the identified results of 
the study in a company setting do not apply to coworking: In an office you 
rarely are able to decide *where* you do your work, and who maybe spreads 
out "toxic" vibrations in your neighborhood. But in a coworking space with 
flexible desks I can choose a different workplace any time without giving 
explanations. The work we do in a company might be competitive, in a 
coworking space we act collaborative.

On the other hand as a coworking host I should be able to sense some 
"toxic" behaviors (which I did working in the enterprise setting) and work 
pro-actively on this. Try to get to the point why sb keeps sending out 
negative impulses, what makes him/her unhappy. Supporting the search for 
strategies to change what bothers him/her. Be positive and supportive, 
because as the study pointed out: positive stimulations have a huge effect, 
too :)

>
I think in a decade we will see more studies about relationships in 
coworking space environments – and I look very positively forward to the 
upcoming results. Don't you?

Doris

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[Coworking] Re: What Makes Coworking Spaces Different From Shared Offices?

[Doris Schuppe]

To me it is the community what makes a coworking space special. And the 
coworking community stands and falls with the spirit of the hosts. Based on 
my experiences I recommend to build a mixed coworker culture - including 
*some* startups. 

Am Sonntag, 31. Juli 2016 14:59:40 UTC+2 schrieb ZoomStart India:
>
> There's a lot of noise regarding the Coworking spaces across the world. 
> However most of them are run as real estate properties rather than being 
> startup support systems. What do you think will add value to Coworking 
> spaces and make them a place for startups to start, sustain and grow their 
> dreams?
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[Coworking] Re: How do you build community?

[Alex Linsker]

I, or other members, ask people what they very much want, and when 3 
members RSVP (verbal commitment to show up and RSVP on a signup sheet in 
the kitchen and/or online and often to invite other members) then we make 
it happen. 

To facilitate that, I say what I want, now and then, as the rudder/overall 
vision for the ship.

People tend to imitate what they see, so one happy hour game night will 
lead to requests for more happy hour game nights. New people will bring new 
ideas, and asking people about things that relate to what they're 
passionate about and great at, leads to volunteering.

To nurture connections, in-person conversations at more formal events lead 
to friendships over time.

For our first 5 years, lunch has been the most frequent 'event', it's the 
same time each day. Almost everybody knows how to do lunch, and almost 
everybody eats. So it's a good way here to have recurring events that lead 
to recurring conversations outside the events, and friendships. Also the 
optional member meeting (which started as civics), and Lighting Talks 
(which turned into Works-in-Progress Sharing), and happy hours (which come 
and go in frequency), and overhearing conversations here in the Loft and 
joining in, or people saying hi in the kitchen and starting conversations, 
have been the best ways to meet people.

Collaborations: various members have met other members, became friends, and 
then been hired, either a year later, or much sooner or later. Members have 
asked other members for advice, such as on book cover design, or website 
design, or business, parenting, spouse/life-partner, or a buying a house. 
At least one long-term couple has met here. A crafting circle formed here, 
started by members requesting a sewing machine, which was brought in, which 
led to a member-led workshop, which led to a weekend group that met at that 
members' house.

Our biggest collaboration (with the most people involved) has been around 
governance; whether re-organizing parts of the Loft at a happy hour, or 
writing our Constitution when we started, or rewriting the membership page 
and setting the rates. Workplace democracy is the best way for large groups 
of people to become friends at work here.

-Alex Linsker, Collective Agency http://collectiveagency.co/

On Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 9:22:31 AM UTC-7, Carolyn Cirillo wrote:
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> I am working on a blog post on how co-working spaces build community 
> between members and would love to hear some ways you nurture connections at 
> your space (e.g events such as happy hours, member list-serves, etc.).
>
> Would also love to hear any success stories about collaborations that have 
> emerged from members meeting each other.
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> Thanks!
>
> Carolyn
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[Coworking] Re: Coworking Day August, 2016

[Doris Schuppe]

We asked our coworking community what they would like to do to celebrate 
coworking. For this we presented and discussed some ideas and options. In 
the end they went for the book sharing event. As we are located in a 
touristic area (Mallorca) August is a busy time, people rent parts of their 
houses to travelers or do additional jobs at restaurants e.g. That means 
people are not too open to many events during the week. We will have free 
coworking on Friday, 12th plus a book swap networking from 6pm to 8pm.
If you like to be inspired have a look at our blog entry regarding 
International Coworking Day (German/English)
https://www.rayaworx.eu/blog/post/coworkingday-book-swap-networking
Regards from Mallorca,
doris



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[Coworking] Re: Can you help me find other Woman-Owned Coworking Spaces? Spotlighting for Int'l Coworking Day 2016!

[Katharine Richardson]

Hi I am the co-owner of InDo Nashville and a woman.  
www.indonashville.com.  I would be happy to participate.
Founded in July 2015

Best-

Kate

On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 7:59:32 AM UTC-5, Laura Shook wrote:

> Looking to spotlight *woman-owned coworking spaces* in celebration of 
> International Coworking Day! If you are a woman, or know of a woman, who 
> has launched/founded a coworking community, please connect with me. 
> Please provide your/her name, date space was established and coworking 
> website. There is only a small window of time before August 9th, so this 
> will not be an exhaustive list but will help me begin the research, which 
> will lead to future articles on women in coworking...  
>
> Thank you in advance for your collaboration and support!
>
> Laura Shook Guzman, LMFT
> Soma Vida, Wellness Coworking
> www.somavida.net
> EST 2008
>
>

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[Coworking] Re: Can you help me find other Woman-Owned Coworking Spaces? Spotlighting for Int'l Coworking Day 2016!

[Anis Bedda]

Valérie Kinoo in Cc, founder of Galeries Coworking 
 in Brussels/Belgium 

On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 2:59:32 PM UTC+2, Laura Shook wrote:
>
> Looking to spotlight *woman-owned coworking spaces* in celebration of 
> International Coworking Day! If you are a woman, or know of a woman, who 
> has launched/founded a coworking community, please connect with me. 
> Please provide your/her name, date space was established and coworking 
> website. There is only a small window of time before August 9th, so this 
> will not be an exhaustive list but will help me begin the research, which 
> will lead to future articles on women in coworking...  
>
> Thank you in advance for your collaboration and support!
>
> Laura Shook Guzman, LMFT
> Soma Vida, Wellness Coworking
> www.somavida.net
> EST 2008
>
>

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