[Coworking] Re: Opening a coworking space where the landlord is a web design agency

[Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking]

Clive,

Most coworking spaces that started pre 2012 were started because an agency 
or small company wanted a coworking culture and community to be apart of. 
The company was already going to sign a lease so they figured they would 
add an extra thousand or two on. It worked out. That's because the company 
wanted to be part of a coworking community.

My question to you is: Does the web design company want to be part of a 
coworking community?

If so, move forward. It works.

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[Coworking] My first post

[Rammohan Reddy]

Hello All,

We are from Bangalore, India and our coworking space is NextSpace 
(thenextspace.co)

We are a coworking + training helping entrepreneurs and technologist to 
achieve their dream state

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[Coworking] GCUC in Canada!

[Jerome Chang]

Hi All!

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south, head north unencumbered toward Montreal because...
GCUC is in Montreal, Canada Oct 5-6!

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Otherwise, tix are $400.
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JEROME CHANG

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[Coworking] Re: Keyless entry + user ID counter

[Rachael Wishart]

Hi Ruth,

I am an Assistant Community Manager and sit at the front door because we 
have many guests walking in through out the day but am currently in the 
struggle to phase out this need since I need to be more mobile on the 
floor. We have Envoy check in system currently but so many guests miss it 
and particularly the people who are uninvited solicitors will walk right by 
to run around the office before I catch them. I have been looking into a 
volunteer based program of 'Community Cultivators' or 'Member Ambassadors' 
 which 
will help me be able to get away from the desk more often. If maybe it 
helps to look into that to catch anyone that doesn't get into the technical 
tool or software you are looking into. Good Luck!


 

> Bernhard if I could ask you a few questions:
>>>
>>
I was wondering if the Kisi system will log how long someone has been in 
the building. Particularly if there is a front door that doesn't need key 
access to get into some of the time. As in their phone hits the area of the 
building and even if they don't use it to unlock it still checks them in? 
And when they leave it checks them out? Does Kisi do this automatically or 
is this something that needs to be done manually on the app? 

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Re: [Coworking] Building the community

[Alex Hillman]

Hey Tiffani! Oh, this is near and dear to my heart. My fiancé is a chef and
I've had so much joy watching her get involved in our local food
community...and learning how the approaches that helped get Indy Hall off
the ground apply in her (and your!) industry as well. I plan to have her on
my podcast soon to talk about some of her work...most recently using our
community building process to build a very successful Hallal program within
the university she works at.

ANYWAY, back to your "how do you actually do it" question!

I summarized some of the most important early steps here
.
You can check out another amazing example of the getting-started process in
action in this story from Chicago

.

Bottom line is to start by looking to the communities that you're already a
part of, and already exist, but aren't perfect. That's where you'll find
the most amazing clues for what kinds of needs you can serve...and from
there, figure out how coworking (which, at the end of the day, is more
about the act of helping people come together than providing a physical
space) can help solve those problems.

The exact steps vary a bit depending on who's in that community, how people
are already convening, and how they *want* to convene. Don't feel like you
need to invent things from scratch...down that path lies madness. Instead,
focus on helping out things that are already in motion...or things that
just need a tiny OOMPH of encouragement to get going.

Make sense? :)

-Alex


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On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 1:33 AM, Chef Tiffani Rozier <
tiffani.roz...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I want to start a coworking space in Phoenix, Arizona..with a focus on
> food and hospitality. All the research I've done strongly recommends
> building the community first. My question is simple, how do you start that
> community??
>
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[Coworking] Re: Community Manager/Tummler role, responsibilities, and tasks

[Thomas Lodato]

Thanks, Jen.

I have a follow up for you (and anyone else): 

What does "connecting the members" entail exactly? Are you doing keeping 
abreast of member needs (if so, how) and providing introductions, or is it 
more involved and diverse of an activity? Also how often do you engage in 
connecting in comparison to the other responsibilities?

Thanks for indulging my curiosity.

-Thomas

On Monday, September 19, 2016 at 4:54:22 PM UTC-4, j...@meshworkapp.com 
wrote:
>
> Hi Thomas!
>
> I used to be the Community/Operations Managerhere are my thoughts
>
> 1) If you are trying to create a community, yes absolutely. I found that 
> people want to connect with others but often times need a push to actually 
> do it. Having a community manager that knows everyone in the space, even 
> just a little, makes it easier for them to help facilitate those 
> connections. Also, in my position, I did all of the onboarding, billing, 
> event planning, management of members, etc so yes it was vital to have 
> someone in my position to make sure the space continued to run and collect 
> payments from members.
>
> 2) 
> 1.Give tours and sign up members
> 2.Connecting the members
> 3. Event Management
> 4. Helping the members with all issues that arise
> 5.Onboarding/billing/keeping the space running
>
> 3). Greet the members as the arrive and saying goodbye as they leave
> Help members with issues (printing, temperature control etc)
> Plan and promote events
> Answer phones and emails
> Set up tours
> Keep the coffee and tea hot and ready
> Keep the space tidy 
> Respond to members requests
> Continue to find new ways to connect the community
>
> Hope that helps! 
>
> Jen
>
> 
>
> On Friday, September 16, 2016 at 8:36:12 AM UTC-6, Thomas Lodato wrote:
>>
>> Hi All-
>>
>> I am trying to better understand the role and responsibilities of a 
>> community manager/tummler for some research/writing I am doing about 
>> coworking. I am a postdoc at Georgia Tech and find the very limited 
>> academic research on coworking to be disconnected from the way you all 
>> think about it. I posted these questions elsewhere, but didn't get much of 
>> a response, so hopefully you all can help. So my questions are:
>>
>> 1) Is the role of community manager/tummler necessary in a coworking 
>> space, and why?
>> 2) What are the top five responsibilities of a community manager/tummler?
>> 3) What tasks do community managers/tummlers perform?
>>
>> I am not looking for a definitive answer, but individual perspectives and 
>> opinions from your experiences in coworking communities. Thanks for any 
>> help in advance.
>>
>

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[Coworking] Open desk at coworking space in Boulder, CO

[Katie Falkenberg]

Hi everyone,

I'm relocating in a few weeks so I'm looking to find someone to take over
my desk at my coworking space. Here's the run-down:

We're really small, there are only 3 of us (currently all designers)
sharing 900 sqft in downtown Boulder, CO. We share 3 main work spaces in
the office: the living room, the focus room (where our desks are), and the
conference room. The space has tons of natural light, a great kitchen,
friendly neighbors, free parking, extra storage, big whiteboards, filtered
water, brilliant coworkers, and tons of charm. I love it dearly, but my
work takes me to another city so I've gotta hand over the keys asap. It
would be perfect for a designer, dev, consultant, coach, or any other
solo/entrepreneur.

The total cost for everything is $550/month, but I'm open to other
arrangements and offers, even the potential for part-time or 2 people. I
put all the details online. You can check it out here:
http://boulder.craigslist.org/off/5759781339.html.

Know anyone interested?

Thanks so much,

Katie



==

Katie Falkenberg

*Radicle Vision *
design + technology solutions
1629 Canyon Blvd
Boulder, CO 80302
646-543-9753

*"The only recognizable feature of hope is action."*
*-Grace Paley*

==

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Re: [Coworking] Coworking in GOA - India

[Tejeshwi Bansal]

Hey Martin,

I am Tejeshwi , from Unboxed Coworking Delhi. We are one of the largest and
most consolidate coworking space in the Delhi NCR region with a focus on
more creative bend innovators and freelancers.  You can find some more
information about us here -
http://unboxedcoworking.com/

I would like to understand your preposition better. What kind of a
coworking space , and people do you have in mind. We could also be
interested in partnering up , as an interesting exchange system is possible
between Goa and Noida (Delhi).

Regards
Tejeshwi
UnBoxed CoWorking



On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 10:41 PM,  wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> *Greeting from the tropical land of GOA.*
>
> For those who are not aware of this tropical state of India, a quick web
> search should highlight the 'awesomeness' of this state. We 'uCherry' are
> in the preliminary stage of setting up a coworking space in the capital
> city of Goa i.e. Panaji, at Miramar Beach. Any inputs on the same would be
> very helpful.
>
> We would be very eager to partner or franchise with others on this project
> as well.
>
> Regards,
> *Martins*
> for uCherry Concepts
>
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[Coworking] Re: Opening a coworking space where the landlord is a web design agency

[Aya Douba]

>
> Hello Clive,
>

Yes, at first this seemed like an awesome idea as some of your members 
might need a web design, and the agency might collaborate with some of your 
creative coworkers.

My example would be a British council business center that opened within 
our coworking space (in my previous job). And it was awkward for our 
existing members to understand what's going on. Unfortunately, we acted as 
two separate communities where our members never spoke to their members and 
vice versa. This had a very negative impact on our culture.

I still think it's a good idea, as long as you and the landlord have an 
agreement and an understanding. it would also help if the landlord has an 
interest in your business, and cares for its success. And as long as your 
members and their agents have a similar mindset and can mix in well 
together.

Hope that helps.
Aya Douba

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[Coworking] Building the community

[Chef Tiffani Rozier]

I want to start a coworking space in Phoenix, Arizona..with a focus on food 
and hospitality. All the research I've done strongly recommends building 
the community first. My question is simple, how do you start that 
community??

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[Coworking] Re: Keyless entry + user ID counter

[Aya Douba]

>
> Hello Ruth,
>

I've had the same worry a couple of months ago, and I've been researching 
for a while. 
It's easy to put an access point on the main entrance for your members to 
tap when they want to access (Kinda like employees punch in in the 
morning). But the problem is they won't usually punch out as they leave. 
This results in open-ended entries to your space, now if your memberships 
are daily then this is not an issue, but if it's hourly then you will need 
to educate your members on the importance of tapping their card on their 
way out.

These access points usually link to a software that gives you a report of 
usage with the member's card number - time in - time out etc.

I hope that helps
Aya Douba

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[Coworking] Re: Keyless entry + user ID counter

[Bernhard Mehl]

Angel, I think there are 2 cases here:
- Greeting and onboarding a new member (most spaces I know set up times to 
do that and don't really allow walk-ins)
- Giving members who are already onboarded access to the space

To do the first task I think Ruth is correct, she doesn't need someone 
sitting at the front desk. However I do see the need for someone at the 
front desk in higher end environments or if you think it is a community 
function. In spaces I've worked in we've had both. What I would say though 
is: Anyone who sits at the front desk has to be able to help you and build 
community. It can't be "just" a receptionist otherwise that will be counter 
productive.

On Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 11:32:52 AM UTC-4, Angel Kwiatkowski 
wrote:
>
> Hi Ruth,
> I have so many questions for you! Who will greet members as they arrive? 
> Why don't you want a receptionist? Is it cost? What is driving your desire 
> to be unstaffed at the door?
>
> I REALLY believe in having someone near the door to greet members/visitors 
> when you are a new community. Nothing and I mean NOTHING is more 
> frustrating to me than when I visit a coworking space and I can't find 
> anyone to help me. 
>
> Angel
>
> On Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 11:49:00 AM UTC-6, Ruth Rosengren wrote:
>>
>> Hello! I'm working on a business plan to start a coworking space.
>>
>> I don't want to hire a receptionist, and will have a couple different 
>> part-time packages that will limit usage to x number of days within a given 
>> month. 
>>
>> Both for security, access, and monitoring use, I would want a system that 
>> "counts" the number of times a certain user accesses the building, or has a 
>> date/time stamp of when accessed. Is anyone using a tool like this, and if 
>> so, what are you using/what do you recommend?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Ruth
>>
>>

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[Coworking] Re: Keyless entry + user ID counter

[Angel Kwiatkowski]

Hi Ruth,
I have so many questions for you! Who will greet members as they arrive? 
Why don't you want a receptionist? Is it cost? What is driving your desire 
to be unstaffed at the door?

I REALLY believe in having someone near the door to greet members/visitors 
when you are a new community. Nothing and I mean NOTHING is more 
frustrating to me than when I visit a coworking space and I can't find 
anyone to help me. 

Angel

On Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 11:49:00 AM UTC-6, Ruth Rosengren wrote:
>
> Hello! I'm working on a business plan to start a coworking space.
>
> I don't want to hire a receptionist, and will have a couple different 
> part-time packages that will limit usage to x number of days within a given 
> month. 
>
> Both for security, access, and monitoring use, I would want a system that 
> "counts" the number of times a certain user accesses the building, or has a 
> date/time stamp of when accessed. Is anyone using a tool like this, and if 
> so, what are you using/what do you recommend?
>
> Thanks!
> Ruth
>
>

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[Coworking] Re: Keyless entry + user ID counter

[Bernhard Mehl]

Ruth,

That's a very good question and good point to consider when coming up with 
a business plan (which most people already aren't aware of).

I might be a bit biased since I am one of the founders at getkisi.com but 
we certainly allow the following:
- Automatically provision keys onto smartphones via your membership 
software > If it's a member they'll have access, if they are not anymore, 
they don't
- Restrict access based on times: You can make the key expire in 3 days or 
make the key only valid for mon-wed in every given week
- Access log of all access events with timestamps

What we don't do: Counting how often people unlock the door (because 
sometimes they unlock multiple times). 

cheers,
Bernhard

On Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 1:49:00 PM UTC-4, Ruth Rosengren wrote:
>
> Hello! I'm working on a business plan to start a coworking space.
>
> I don't want to hire a receptionist, and will have a couple different 
> part-time packages that will limit usage to x number of days within a given 
> month. 
>
> Both for security, access, and monitoring use, I would want a system that 
> "counts" the number of times a certain user accesses the building, or has a 
> date/time stamp of when accessed. Is anyone using a tool like this, and if 
> so, what are you using/what do you recommend?
>
> Thanks!
> Ruth
>
>

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