[Coworking] Re: How I'm using workflows and automation to improve our member onboarding
Great post, thanks! I use Trello all the time for my marketing business but haven't really used it in this way for our coworking space. I'll have to try it :) On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 12:33:58 AM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote: We’ve been working on a lot of workflows and streamlining at Indy Hall recently…and today had a bit of a breakthrough that I wanted to share because I’m already stoked about what it’s going to let us do and hope that more people use these tools. Anybody here use Trello? How about Zapier? Sidetone: aren’t those ridiculously silly names for anything, let alone *business* products? Trello is…a project management too? A task management tool? A workflow management tool? Honestly it could be any of those things…it’s super flexible and adaptable. Zapier sort of turns the world of your favorite internet tools into legos that you can snap together and combine in fun and useful ways. It’s a way for you to have actions in one piece of software trigger a result in another piece of software. I use both Trello and Zapier quite a bit but not as much for Indy Hall until recently. Today I started using BOTH of them, together, to create some automated workflows for my team. The 6 workflows that we automated are: 1. Adding new tour sign-ups to a Trello board for better post-tour follow ups 2. Adding new drop-ins to a Trello board for better post drop-in follow ups 3. Adding new interested members to a Trello board to better prepare them for sign up 4. Connecting Trello to Trello (TRELLOCEPTION), creating a seamless connection between the 3 previous workflows into our Member Onboarding workflow 5. Adding cancelled members to a Trello board to make sure we remove people from GroupBuzz, Slack, etc. 6. Adding failed credit card charges (via Stripe) to a Trello board so we don’t lose track of reminding people to update their cards I got so psyched about it that I recorded a video so others might be inspired to try it, and even create their own workflows and share them back. Check it! http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2015/01/6-automated-workflows-that-make-our-coworking-space-better-every-day/ -Alex p.s. I have a podcast episode (http://bit.ly/coworkingweekly-itunes) coming out on Monday that’s all about onboarding of a different kind, less about members and more about adding new people to your team (community managers, etc) :) -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com Listen to the podcast: http://listen.coworkingweekly.com -- 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/d/optout.
Re: [Coworking] Re: My morbid curiosity with Coworking Space Closings
Thank you for this conversation! I was just wondering about this last night. On Monday, January 12, 2015 at 7:33:52 PM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote: Yeah I agree Joel. I counted that under leadership burnout, but it definitely should be a separate bullet on the list. It's something I see every day in smaller ways too. The only thing worse than failure is being trapped by your own success :) -Alex -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com Listen to the podcast: http://listen.coworkingweekly.com On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 5:08 PM, Joel Bennett- Veel Hoeden veelh...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Good list Alex. I would add poor/non-existent succession plan for leadership as well. Have seen a few spaces in our area that start to falter when the original founder/leader decides to step away without someone of equal passion ready to step in to carry the baton. Joel Bennett Veel Hoeden Coworking On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 12:54 PM, Alex Hillman dangerous...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Here’s an incomplete and in-no-particular order of things that I’ve seen kill coworking spaces. Many of them aren’t unique to coworking, but often take unique or different “forms” in the context of coworking. - Membership turnover - Hiring mistakes - Leadership burnout - Top-heavy membership - Losing a large ‘anchor’ member company - Overspending - Investor pressure - Poor partnerships - Over-reliance on sponsors - Identity crisis - Mismatched audience - Landlord disputes - Rent increases I know for a fact there are others that I’m not thinking of off the top of my head! -Alex -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com Listen to the podcast: http://listen.coworkingweekly.com On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 11:31 PM, Shailesh Deshpande shail...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Hi Alex, Stacy Others, Stumbled upon this discussion thread while researching coworking. I recently started a coworking space called 'Indieloft' in Nagpur (India) and looking to promote it locally and build a strong community. It'd be really interesting to understand why some of the other coworking spaces before us failed while we think we can make a go of it. I can already see how a coworking space might struggle if it doesn't have a core group of startups/entrepreneurs/freelancers who are engaging and collaborating on a regular basis. What were some of the other reasons? Really appreciate what you guys are doing to make this phenomenon successful globally. Cheers, Shailesh /shailes...@gmail.com//@indieloft//www.facebook.com/indieloft// On Tuesday, 6 January 2015 10:18:29 UTC+5:30, Alex Hillman wrote: Hey Stacey, welcome to the discussion! :) Hit me up off list, I'll catch you up on what I've found so far and some leads that might be worth following. I agree that there's a ton of value in better understanding the patterns in the mistakes made and problems encountered. -Alex -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com Listen to the podcast: http://listen.coworkingweekly.com On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 2:36 PM, Stacy Kessler st...@platform53.com wrote: Hey Alex and Others, Long time lurker, first time poster :) I started Platform 53 http://www.platform53.com/, a coworking space in Cincinnati, OH/Northern Kentucky this past September, so still really fresh, but have been doing research and pop-up coworking events around the region since 2012, hence the long-time lurking... I just ran across this conversation thread and found it fascinating. I know most of the collection was done a few years ago and it didn't sound like it was as helpful as hoped, but sounds like there's still a lot of interest around it. I think understanding this topic is extremely important. I'm a market researcher by trade (both qual and quant), so if there's a passion for picking back up the effort or digging into other coworking questions, let me know--I'd be happy to help and ready to start being more active in the broader coworking community. Best, Stacy Kessler Co-Founder Chief Visionary Officer Platform 53 PS. Thanks for all you do for the coworking community, Alex. Love your dedication to having open conversations about coworking through this Google Group and elsewhere. Really refreshing to be a part of a collaborative industry after coming from the cut-throat corporate world. -- 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+...@googlegroups.com.
[Coworking] Re: High school intern
Hey Andy, We have three high school students at our space. We paired them up with members with similar career interests and it's been working out great. One spends time with one of our developer members and two with designers. It's been very rewarding and they seem to like the space. Best of luck! Cheers, Anne On Saturday, December 14, 2013 10:27:11 PM UTC-5, Andy Soell wrote: Our coworking space has been asked to take on a high school senior for a two month long internship. I searched and read a few threads about coworking interns, but I was curious if anybody has specifically been in a situation with high school aged interns. There are a few obvious tasks that come to mind that they could be tasked with (coordinating social media, greeting walk-ins, light cleaning, etc.) but I was curious if there were practical tasks that I might be overlooking that would both benefit the space as well as help prepare the intern for college or career. Thanks! Andy Soell The Salt Mines http://saltmines.us -- 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: Coworking Passports
We have people using the Visa program all the time. Both visiting us here in Lancaster and our members using it. I love it! On Monday, October 15, 2012 5:58:49 PM UTC-4, John Wilker wrote: Ditto what Craig said, though we see less use of the Visa, but loose cubes has sent folks our way a few times now. The Visa is a cool idea just not overly publicized and buried in the wiki that's just as hard to navigate :) John Wilker Founder, 360|Conferences | Partner, Uncubed (720) 381-2370 twitter: jwilker http://twitter.com/jwilker johnwilker.com | 360|MacDev http://360macdev.com | 360|Stackhttp://360stack.com| 360|iDev http://360idev.com On Monday, October 15, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking wrote: You can use the wiki Coworking Visa. It hasn't gotten much exposure from new spaces in the last two years, but the older coworking spaces that know about have really taken advantage of it. In Denver, we've had people from Office Nomads, Next Space, and an individual from LA use it in the last two weeks.You can also invite your members to Loosecubes and use their network as well. They have really started to gain some traction in Denver and we've hosted several people from around the US in the last month. Craig Creative Density Denver, CO -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com
Re: [Coworking] Taking a work vacation to another spot
I was just going to say check out Loosecubes https://www.loosecubes.com/ :) On Saturday, August 25, 2012 11:26:44 AM UTC-4, Jerome wrote: LooseCubes does this regularly Jerome, from his iPhone =) On Aug 25, 2012, at 8:09 AM, Rob Hudson cave...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Hi all, To get away from the daily life and get a lot of work done, I've thought maybe going out of town and working might be a fun idea. Get to see another town, another coworking spot, get some things done. Has anyone else done this? Do you allow people to buy a couple of days? I thought it might be neat to do some sort of minimal coworking exchange thing - get to be productive and also connect with others. Rob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowo...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+...@googlegroups.com javascript:. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/O6groPcxgswJ. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Wiki Upgrade: The Fundraising Homestretch
We're happy to support such a great project, keep up the wonderful work!! Anne Kirby The Candy Factory www.candyissweet.com www.facebook.com/candyissweet On Tuesday, July 24, 2012 11:20:53 AM UTC-4, Kevin Skiena wrote: If you’ve been thinking about donatinghttp://www.opencoworking.org/coworkingwiki/participate/#donate, now is the time. A donation in any amount helps offset the cost of community outreach and education efforts as well as project oversight. Some of us signed on to the project knowing it was quite possible we would receive no compensation for our work. Several team members offered to forfeit any pay after it became clear that we’d be unable to go forward without additional revenue. We’ve spent hours on the phone educating coworking space managers and catalysts about the resources available on the wiki. We’ve identified the wiki’s key functions and resources in order to produce a better, more intuitive structure for it, and we’ve begun delegating the task of transferring pages accordingly. Last week, we migrated the entire wiki from wiki.coworking.info to wiki.coworking.com, and managed to preserve all of our SEO and link continuity in the process. Most importantly, we’ve recruited a full teamhttp://www.opencoworking.org/coworkingwiki/project/team/of talented, dedicated, experienced professionals who will be responsible for the wiki’s ongoing maintenance. We hope to thank our project coordinators with more than just a handshake. Donating http://www.opencoworking.org/coworkingwiki/participate/#donateto the Upgrade Project is a great way for spaces and individuals to demonstrate their commitment to the coworking movement and its values: openness, collaboration, accessibility, sustainability, and community. We will recognize all of our donors on the wiki as Founding Partners. Just the Beginning In many ways, the real work of the project starts now. We invite you to review and provide feedback on our proposed draft for the wiki’s Content Structurehttp://wiki.coworking.com/w/page/55313141/Coworking%20Wiki%20Content%20Structure. You can respond to this blog post or contact ushttp://www.opencoworking.org/coworkingwiki/contact/with your thoughts. There is already a wealth of information available on the wiki, and we expect the task of managing this valuable resource will only grow more formidable going forward. We need your help in order to ensure the site’s hierarchy will be as simple and intuitive as possible for newcomers. Are you an expert or highly experienced in something coworking-related? Do you see a section on the wiki you could improve upon? Is there a relevant topic that’s completely absent? Maybe you want to get involved, but aren’t sure of the best way to help. Consider volunteeringhttp://www.opencoworking.org/coworkingwiki/participate/#volunteerwith us. We’ll talk to you about your experience and talents in order to identify the task best suited to your interests, and then we’ll provide any assistance you may need. Though active fundraising will conclude on July 31, we will continue to provide you with project updates and news about the wiki, posting information on the blog and Twitter http://twitter.com/coworkingwiki. For Our Donors, We are Misty-Eyed We’ve accomplished a lot, but the majority of our work is yet to come. It’s all possible only because of the tremendous amount of financial and logistical support we’ve received. The vast majority of this support comes from people in the coworking community who recognize the benefits of having a Coworking Wiki that’s more organized, up-to-date, and carefully maintained. We will all benefit from the generosity of these individuals and organizations. Everyone who contributes before July 31 will be recognized as a Founding Partner. Our thanks will never be enough. Coworking Wiki Founding Partners: - Andrew Cole (Seattle, WA, USA) - Anne Kirby - The Candy Factory http://www.candyissweet.com/ (Lancaster, PA, USA) - Aurelio Balestra - Toolbox Office http://www.toolboxoffice.it/(Torino, Italy) - Boon-Teck Tan - MakeSpace http://www.facebook.com/makespace.sg(Singapore) - Cat Koehn (Seattle, WA, USA) - The COOP http://coworkchicago.com/ (Chicago, IL, USA) - Cospace http://cospace.co/ (Austin, TX, USA) - Deskmag http://www.deskmag.com/ (Berlin, Germany) - Steve King - Emergent Research http://www.emergentresearch.com/(San Francisco, CA, USA) - Gangplank http://gangplankhq.com/ (AZ, USA) - Geoff Mamlet - Cambridge Coworking Centerhttp://www.cambridgecoworking.com/(Cambridge, MA, USA) - Gerard Sychay - Cincinnati Coworks http://cincycoworks.com(Cincinnati, OH, USA) - Ingy döt Net ( Seattle, WA, USA) - Jamie Wright - Seed Coworking https://www.seedcoworking.com/(Toledo, OH, USA) - Jessie Rymph - Purple Rain Coatshttp://purpleraincoats.wordpress.com/(Seattle
[Coworking] The Candy Factory is turing 2 - all welcome to our party!
Hey Everyone, The Candy Factory (coworking in Lancaster, PA) is turning two and we're having a party! If you will be in or around Lancaster City on August 3rd stop on by. We've had an amazing two years and our community continues to grow along with our space, we'll be adding another 800 sq feet in the next month giving us over 5000 sq. feet of coworking awesomeness! So come visit if you can, we'd love to show you around. FYI: We are part of the coworking visa program so if you ever find yourself in the area feel free to come cowork with us. Cheers, Anne The Candy Factory - Where working together is sweet! www.candyissweet.com www.facebook.com/candyissweet -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/R7XffYvhcX8J. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
Re: [Coworking] The Candy Factory is turing 2 - all welcome to our party!
Thanks Chad! On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 10:02:11 AM UTC-4, creativespace wrote: Congrats Anne! Over the 2 year hump and growing - good sign - good times! Chad Chad Ballantyne 705.812.0689 c...@thecreativespace.ca On 2012-07-25, at 10:00 AM, Anne Kirby wrote: Hey Everyone, The Candy Factory (coworking in Lancaster, PA) is turning two and we're having a party! If you will be in or around Lancaster City on August 3rd stop on by. We've had an amazing two years and our community continues to grow along with our space, we'll be adding another 800 sq feet in the next month giving us over 5000 sq. feet of coworking awesomeness! So come visit if you can, we'd love to show you around. FYI: We are part of the coworking visa program so if you ever find yourself in the area feel free to come cowork with us. Cheers, Anne The Candy Factory - Where working together is sweet! www.candyissweet.com www.facebook.com/candyissweet -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/R7XffYvhcX8J. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/QJQ4doqpxfkJ. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
Re: [Coworking] The Candy Factory is turing 2 - all welcome to our party!
Thanks Alex, I will get to Indy Hall soon! Can't wait to see your downstairs. On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 10:02:18 AM UTC-4, Alex Hillman wrote: Congrats on another year and the growth, neighbor! :) -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Anne Kirby wrote: Hey Everyone, The Candy Factory (coworking in Lancaster, PA) is turning two and we're having a party! If you will be in or around Lancaster City on August 3rd stop on by. We've had an amazing two years and our community continues to grow along with our space, we'll be adding another 800 sq feet in the next month giving us over 5000 sq. feet of coworking awesomeness! So come visit if you can, we'd love to show you around. FYI: We are part of the coworking visa program so if you ever find yourself in the area feel free to come cowork with us. Cheers, Anne The Candy Factory - Where working together is sweet! www.candyissweet.com www.facebook.com/candyissweet -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/R7XffYvhcX8J. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/sSDAOQDNbJ8J. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Lease vs. Own
We currently lease but would love to buy in the future. Working on building a strong community first and seeing where that takes us. I wouldn't have felt comfortable buying right off the bat. Also, believe it or not buildings in Lancaster,PA are really expensive and all the good spaces are being bought up by wealthy developers. On Thursday, April 12, 2012 10:32:32 AM UTC-4, Tricia Chirumbole wrote: Hello all!! I am planning on starting a coworking space in Pittsburgh, PA and have started with a meetup group and events and jellies - I agree with other posts about the value of building a broader coworking community that extends beyond finite physical spaces. That being said, we do plan to ultimately open up a space. One of my biggest questions is whether to buy or lease. It seems the predominant model is leasing, which used to be my preference. However, I do have a bias in general toward building equity vs. making money for landlords, AND the market in Pittsburgh seems to be more amenable to buyers than to renters at this time - I could be off on this as my research is far from comprehensive, but this is the feel that I get. I have an interest in property in general and my partner has both design and building skills - while we would not do it all on our own, we do feel that we could make good use of a property irrespective of the long-term prospects of its use as our coworking home. Any and all thoughts welcome and appreciated! I love this group - it is so informative and valuable! Thanks in advance :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/7lulwWg_--gJ. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Making hotdesks work for software developers
We do a blend as well and it works out great. Best of luck! Cheers, Anne The Candy Factory Coworking in Lancaster, PA http://www.candyissweet.com On Nov 1, 3:37 pm, CIC Sales sp...@cictr.com wrote: Hi, gang! I'm hoping to tap into the collective intelligence to get perspective on a question we're facing. We have organized our coworking center around offering hotdesk service only. If someone wants a dedicated desk, we offer that through our larger innovation center (www.cictr.com). However, we're finding that some software developers really want to have both a dedicated desk AND participate in the coworking center community (it's not that our innovation center has no community, but compared to a coworking center, it's community light). Just offering a second monitor that they can plug their laptop into doesn't seem to be enough: they want to leave a desktop computer there all the time. Our concerns are that offering a dedicated desk would have a revenue impact -- we count on being able to oversell our physical seating by at least 2X, to make the center work financially -- and we are also concerned that we would see those dedicated desks sitting empty much of the time, which has a deadening impact: someone obviously sits there, but they're not around. We also value the simplicity of the offer: one price, that's it. Has anyone else run into a similar problem with accommodating someone's need for dedicated space? Are there any substitutes you've found that have worked well? Thanks! Geoff Cambridge Coworking Center v: +1.617.758.4200 f: +1.617.401.3700 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Coworking in Rural Areas/Smallish Cities
Hey Beth, The Candy Factory http://www.candyissweet.com is in Lancaster PA. August was our one year anniversary and we're thriving. On Oct 5, 8:38 am, Beth Buczynski bethbo...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks to all that have replied...here and off list! It's great to see how many rural coworking spaces are already in the works! Be on the lookout for a direct message from me by early next week. Beth @GoneCoworking On Oct 4, 10:35 am, Niki na...@thessbi.com wrote: TMC in Indiana -- where are you located? I'm in SW Michigan and would love to meet. Nancy Business Success Unlimitedwww.success4biz.biz na...@success4biz.biz -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: 2011 Coworking Owners Retreat: Direct to DVD and Blue Ray
Fantastic, signing up now :) On Oct 4, 10:39 am, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Coworking World! As promised, we've returned from the weekend in Santa Monica with some tasks and topics for further discussion. Our #1 priority for holding this weekend was to have some focused discussion on what the global coworking community wasn't doing - what the biggest opportunities to work together to further coworking for everyone are. We're consolidating everybody's notes (and lots of photos as well) because a LOT of amazing information was shared and we want you to have access to as much of that as possible. In the mean time, want to share an overview of the weekend and some of the results in the form of a call to action! *Here is the fast-forward summary of the actionable results of the weekend.* *More background on how we got there is included below. The directors cut below provides more background and insight. If you have questions, please be sure to read that as well before replying.* 1. Coworking's ad-hoc community has generated great projects in the past, but we never had a consistent method in place to maintain them. The following is what we've come up to address that: - help people build a team first, then execute tasks and topics. - we'll have a group of 'coordinators' (initially, myself Jerome and Jacob), and teams of managers and volunteers. coordinators are a resource to the teams, and teams focus on their topics/projects 2. We came up with a few goals to achieve, and some people have stepped up to work on them already. Some of these topic focuses are awareness, research, group buying/leverage, best practices documentation. This is not all-encompassing, it's just a start. Additionally, coworking.com leaves room for improvement as a tool to house high-value material that's currently buried in the wiki, google group, etc. This means we need to both determine the [CMS] platform, and migrate that content via the above mentioned teams. This form will allow you to sign up for a team, either as a volunteer or a manager:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGQxdVhHVzBGQVlG... 3. While we do *not* at all plan to incorporate an association at this time, we have recognized the importance of some functional entity just to be able to hold funds, as we now have leftover community funds from projects being held by multiple members of the community without any clear path to distribution for services such as hosting coworking.com, etc. A team is heading up the work to determine what options we have and what remaining questions exist before we come back to the group. That working group is researching solutions, not making an autonomous decision. *Directors Cut Weekend Summary* The attendance was diverse, and a lot of the topics raised tense conversations. What we all agreed was that there were common goals that we could work on together even considering our differences of opinion. Apart from dense sharing of our experiences and knowledge, this weekend generated the need for two primary tools: 1) an easy common organizational structure - not an organization, though - for tactical teams to form and execute coworking related projects. Many new projects form and quickly die, and others run because of the ongoing effort of contributors. We want to make sure that any time a new coworking project (not a space, but a resource or tool to help the coworking community) is forming, people can do it in a way so that an effort has a chance to survive. 2) an effort to improve our living repository of knowledge at coworking.com and related properties (like the google group, the wiki, the blog) The biggest underutilized toolset we have is coworking.com, etc, and we want to make it a rallying point for all of the things we have to share. It's a big task, but more then big *it's continuous and will never be finished.* Again, each team needs a manager that will take on the responsibility of being accountable for the team as a whole. Consider this very carefully before taking on this commitment. How the individual teams are organized is left up to that team. We'll work together to learn from and develop a plan for how the teams come together and how everything is presented on the website as information is gathered and shared. *What it's Not* This tactical model lets small teams form that contain leadership and volunteers. That's it. There was a lot of discussion around a coworking association or an organization. While this model provides organization, it is not THE organization. It is simply a mechanism for people to get more done, and that benefits everybody who contributes and participates - just like this group always has operated, but with more action orientation. We did, however, determine that it would be universally valuable to consolidate the now leftover funds from things like
[Coworking] Re: Will you join our community via skype ? Poland
All of us here at The Candy Factory (Lancaster, PA, USA) would love to join you and say hello! Congratulations on the opening! Feel free to send me an email with your skype info and details. a...@candyissweet.com Cheers, Anne The Candy Factory...where working together is sweet! Coworking in Lancaster, PA http://www.candyissweet.com http://www.facebook.com/candyissweet On Sep 22, 4:53 am, Adam Olszewski olszewski.a...@gmail.com wrote: Hello co world, My community is quite shy and I'd like to show them there are great people out there whom they can join anytime. We're just about to launch space in Poznan, Poland. We open on October 6th and would love to welcome some of you via skype that day. I'm thinking about a 5-10 minutes chat about how you started and how you're doing now, plus maybe 1 DOIT adice 1 DONTDOIT advice for space users. Is anyone in this network willing to say hello to our community ? I would appreciate that ! Vienitchka -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Helping Coworking Move Forward - A Weekend Retreat in October
Totally agree Veel! Thanks Alex for clarifying and I hope you can make it out to our big one year anniversary party on Friday. Cheers, Anne On Aug 2, 2:51 pm, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: Mika, This is awesome. I visited Israel a couple of years back and realized how prime Israel is for coworking. The Kibbutz model as a community workspace is remarkable, and coworking feels like an updated version of something already native to Israeli culture. I'd love to talk more about this, just out of my own personal interest. We don't currently have plans to ustream the event, but that's mostly because we haven't talked about it very much. I don't think its so much a physical/technical limitation as it does change the attention of the participants. If we can figure out a good way to do it and keep everyone focused, I'd be game. Regarding international events: I'm going to be at the Coworking Europe conference in November, in Berlin -http://coworkingeu.wordpress.com. This is the 2nd event they've done, and while last year was international attendance, I believe that the focus is on European countries. Someone who attended last year would be better to speak to that than me. I'm pretty pumped to visit Berlin myself. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 2:37 PM, mika josting mikajost...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Guys , This is the first time I am writing to this group and very excited! I am an Israel entrepreneur planning to open in the next month a coworking for web users in Tel aviv. I feel this group is a great gift so thank you very much for sharing and organizing this event. please let us know what you came up with - maybe ustream it? ustream.com are there any international coworking annual conferences? Thankyou! Mika Josting, Tel Aviv. On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 10:30 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Everybody, I'm writing on behalf of a group of coworking leaders including (but not limited to) Jerome from BlankSpaces, Susan and Jacob from Office Nomads, Angel from Cohere, Iris from Nextspace, Rachel from Camradarie, and of course myself representing IndyHall. We have been thinking for a long time that there should be an opportunity for people who invest a great deal of time into not just their individual spaces, but helping coworking as a movement and a community advance. At the prompt of Jerome, we decided to take a weekend at the beginning of October and convene in LA to get beyond talking shop and look for opportunities to advance the movement. This working group was decided to keep small - we know how quickly large group discussions can get, especially with all of the varying opinions. In the interest of keeping a weekend productive, we decided to designate time for a small working group, representative of the coworking community, to start sifting through some of the more challenging topics. Our initial registration is limited to *only 30 people*, but there are a few caveats. In order to participate in this weekend, we are asking that: 1. You have owned or managed your coworking space for a minimum of one year by October 1, 2011 2. You are eager walk away from the weekend with some homework to help bring the weekend back to the entire coworking community No more than 2 individuals from one particular space (or network of spaces) may register, we want a broad spectrum of representation in our limited attendance numbers. *These conversations are NOT happening behind closed doors* - this working group is going to help provide some structure for ongoing public conversations, here on the list and at other events, to be more productive. We want everybody to get more out of ALL discussions, so we'll be sharing as much as possible from the weekend. *This is not a replacement for the SXSW coworking unconference, or any other coworking events throughout the year.* Our hope is for this more focused event to be complimentary, and provide information to help those larger events be better and more effective. Also, If there are topics that you'd like to inspire conversations regardless of your ability to attend, please share them here: https://indyhall.wufoo.com/forms/i-have-an-idea-for-discussion/ Jerome is generously donating room at Blankspaces in Santa Monica, and the $100 fee covers food and snacks while we're working as well as some basic working supplies. Everything else will be largely BYO (bring your own) and DIY (do it yourself). Particpants are responsible for their own airfare and accommodations, though we're looking into some options that'll let the group reside together and nearby Blankspaces in Santa Monica. I'm looking forward for this opportunity to push the boundaries of what we're used to discussing about coworking, and coming back from LA with TONS
[Coworking] Re: Podcast/Video for coworking.
It's a great idea!! A few of our members have also shown interest in the podcast for the coworking community concept. I did a podcast / video cast called Creatively Wired for years and we're lucky to have a few podcasters / videographers in the group. We'd be happy to help or participate in some way. Maybe this could help encourage cross networking between other spaces. Interviews from different members in spaces all over the world :) On Aug 1, 4:37 pm, Derek Neighbors de...@gangplankhq.com wrote: Craig/Alex, Gangplank would be interested in participating. -- Derek Neighbors Gangplank On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.comwrote: I'd love to revivewww.thecoworkers.com. I just can't own it! On Monday, August 1, 2011, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking baut...@gmail.com wrote: I'm a big fan of podcasts and the occasional online video series like the ones on Revision3, Twit, or CNET. After being in the coworking world as a community manager/owner for a year I would like to start producing a regular podcasts or video about coworking for the greater community where we discuss current topics brought up in the group, highlight new spaces opening up in the world, and share unique aspects of our spaces. I have a videographer/audio guy as a coworking member that is really excited about the idea and has experience publishing series online. Neither one of us have recorded people over Skype or any other video system for a live recording but I don't think its anything we can't learn in a short while. The format and time length still need developed and tested. It will lean more towards operators of the space much like this Google Group. Would this be something that the group would be interested in participating in? I don't want it to be a Creative Density or Colorado Coworking podcasts and would like to have several voices heard throughout its run. Let me know. Craig Baute @CreativeDensity -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Helping Coworking Move Forward - A Weekend Retreat in October
Oh and I also applaud this idea and look forward to being involved in someway. Even if I can't be there in person I assume other coworking owners will be able to participate after your gathering. On Aug 1, 8:13 pm, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Too bad it's in CA, maybe if you do this again it can be in NY? Maybe even have a west coast and east coast meetup? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Livestreaming the Coworking Unconference
So sorry I missed it :( On Mar 10, 11:06 am, Leif Utne leifu...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy folks, I'm new to the list, but not to coworking. I work with Chris Dykstra at Zanby and Global Contribution, and I live in a cohousing community on Bainbridge Island, near Seattle. I'm an occasional coworker (still waiting for someone to open a space on Bainbridge) and have many friends in the coworking world. You can learn more about me on my blog athttp://leifutne.com. I'll be running the livestream from the Coworking Unconference here in Austin today (Thursday, March 10) beginning at 3:30 PM EST / 2:30 CST / 12:30 PST, via one of The UpTake's channels on Livestream. If you're not familiar withhttp://TheUpTake.org, it's a citizen-powered online video news network based in Minnesota. Chris is The UpTake's chairman, and I'm a board member. Lately, they've been busy covering the protests in Madison, WI. To watch the Coworking Unconference livestream visithttp://livestream.com/theuptake2 (starting at 3:30 PM EST) To share the livestream on Twitter or Facebook, please use this short URL:http://livestre.am/slW To embed the livestream player on your own site, go tohttp://livestream.com/theuptake2/shareand copy/paste the desired widget. There are several to choose from. There will be a live chat alongside the livestream as well, so you can join in the discussion remotely. If you have any questions/comments about the livestream, The UpTake, Zanby, or anything else, don't hesitate to drop me a line. cheers, Leif -- Leif Utne VP Community Developmenthttp://Zanby.com leif.u...@zanby.com +1 612.327.0123 (mobile) twitter:http://twitter.com/leifutne FB:http://facebook.com/leifutne blog:http://leifutne.com skype: leifutne Check out the Rework the World Community athttp://reworktheworld.com -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: About the Unconference: Who's for virtual attendance?
I'd be all about it as well. Can't make it in person this year, hope to next year but would love to be there virtually if possible. On Feb 22, 8:53 am, Chad Ballantyne c...@thecreativespace.ca wrote: We'll throw in some Maple Syrup from Canada if we can V-there. Hey I think I came up with the newest tech term! Chad On 2011-02-22, at 8:43 AM, Jeannine wrote: There are some noises coming from this side of the ocean about EU folks wanting to come to the unconference in a virtual way: I know I would like to, I know the folks in Dresden would, I feel sure that Wuppertal would like to as well. Possibly the folks in Asia as well. I already have one trip stateside planned in July and another one is just not in my budget nor would my family appreciate it much. I can dump any input for the unconference on the incomparable Jean-Yves, but it's not all that fair to ask him to represent all of our (sometimes conflicting) notions, and besides it would be so much more fun! Can we use this thread to explore how to make it happen? Pretty please? I'll send you chocolate. From Belguim. Come on, it doesn't get any better than that. Jeannine -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. Chad Ballantyne The Creative Space Director (705) 252-2423www.thecreativespace.ca -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: About the Unconference: Who's for virtual attendance?
I'd be game as well. Can't make it in person this year and would love to be there virtually if possible. On Feb 22, 8:53 am, Chad Ballantyne c...@thecreativespace.ca wrote: We'll throw in some Maple Syrup from Canada if we can V-there. Hey I think I came up with the newest tech term! Chad On 2011-02-22, at 8:43 AM, Jeannine wrote: There are some noises coming from this side of the ocean about EU folks wanting to come to the unconference in a virtual way: I know I would like to, I know the folks in Dresden would, I feel sure that Wuppertal would like to as well. Possibly the folks in Asia as well. I already have one trip stateside planned in July and another one is just not in my budget nor would my family appreciate it much. I can dump any input for the unconference on the incomparable Jean-Yves, but it's not all that fair to ask him to represent all of our (sometimes conflicting) notions, and besides it would be so much more fun! Can we use this thread to explore how to make it happen? Pretty please? I'll send you chocolate. From Belguim. Come on, it doesn't get any better than that. Jeannine -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. Chad Ballantyne The Creative Space Director (705) 252-2423www.thecreativespace.ca -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Co-working Marketing
Rob is spot on, the local press has been really supportive and seem to be very excited about coworking here in Lancaster. We also had built a large network of creatives 3 years prior with a social network group we started called The Creative House of Lancaster. Facebook, Twitter and connecting with other local groups has also been helpful and we actively host meetups, workshops and networking events in the space. On Jan 21, 3:49 pm, Rob Hudson caveat...@gmail.com wrote: We've had decent luck with the local press in Lancaster, PA. I say we, but I'm just a client who is enthusiastic about it. PM me and I'll send you some stuff; the one article isn't published yet. On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 1:14 PM, Rachel Lansky ralan...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone! I've recently begun working as a general manager for a co-working space in Boulder, CO, through a company called Satartup Guru. I wanted some advice on the best ways to reach out to people and market this great innovative idea. I'm looking for creative people, freelance writers, and anyone else who is interested in coming together as a group and working as a community to help spread the word about co- working. Please let me know if you have any advice on how to market and get the word out there. -Rachel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comcoworking%2Bunsubscribe@googlegroups .com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: intro to CoWorking Lehigh Valley
Congrats! I run The Candy Factory in Lancaster PA and we're happy to help in anyway we can. Cheers, Anne a...@candyissweet.com 717 572 4798 On Jan 3, 5:08 pm, Matthew Tuerk i...@allentownedc.com wrote: I'm Matthew Tuerk, Assistant Director of the Allentown Economic Development Corporation (AEDC). AEDC is working toward establishing Lehigh Valley CoWorking and Hackerspace as part of Hive 4A, an entrepreneurial development initiative. Hive 4A is housed in the Bridgeworks Enterprise Center (BEC), a former Mack Trucks plant that has hosted AEDC's Light Manufacturing Business Incubation program since 1988. The BEC is in South Allentown, the urban center of the Lehigh Valley, a region of over 800,000 people in Eastern Pennsylvania, less than 60 miles from Philadelphia and less than 90 miles from New York City. The Lehigh Valley gave the world Bethlehem Steel, Mack Trucks, and Crayola Crayons. AEDC has dedicated over 7,000 square feet of space in a 1923 manufacturing facility to CoWorking and Hacking. I am working with an architect to plan the CoWorking space that would feature 5 private offices ranging from 150 sq ft to 250 sq ft, a large dedicated conference room, reserved desk space for 8 full members, and shared table space for an additional 18 members. We want to provide a creative environment, with low costs to entrepreneurs ranging from start-up to established small companies. We are hoping to be up and rolling sooner rather than later, but we need people in Allentown and the Lehigh Valley to get involved. We have a planning meeting happening on January 10 at 9 a.m. in the space (905 Harrison St, Allentown, PA), but I am available to talk at any time about CoWorking in Allentown. matthew mtu...@allentownedc.com 610.435.8890 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: We're growing!
Very Cool - Congrats! On Oct 17, 11:03 am, ourspacefortwa...@gmail.com ourspacefortwa...@gmail.com wrote: Congrats! Jodi On Oct 15, 1:16 pm, Susan Evans susan.c.ev...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Coworking folks! Jacob and I made a little announcement last night at our three year anniversary party, and we wanted to be sure you all were kept in the loop! We are finally speaking publicly about our big dream to open up another coworking space in Seattle. We've been hemming and hawing about this idea for months now, but are really ready to open up the conversation, and are doing so in the form of a neighborhood campaign: http://www.officenomads.com/grow Check out what we've put up there and let us know what you think. We're gathering input right now from folks who want to tell us where we should open the next spot. On the new page there are also a couple of PDFs with some more detailed information about who we are, what we're doing, and how we're planning to move forward. As always, we're most open to feedback. A couple of notes: - The grow web page will change over time. As we gather input from folks, we'll start narrowing in on a neighborhood and will reflect that on the page to make it a bit more exciting. - This is just the beginning of our process, so there are a lot of details not yet figured out. We consider that a plus. As with our process opening Office Nomads, we plan to not have everything organized and ready before we move forward. We've found huge benefits in moving forward through chaos as opposed to being hyper-organized. It just suits us better. We're really excited to help grow the Coworking Seattlehttp://www.coworkingseattle.orgfamily and to see if we can't make another great coworking space for independent Seattleites. Thanks to you all for your incredible support, and we'll keep you posted on the progress! Susan __ Office Nomads officenomads.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Intuit 2020 Trends Report
Thanks for the link, I'm looking forward to sharing this with my network. Cheers, Anne On Oct 18, 1:52 pm, Araceli Camargo-Kilpatrick thecubelon...@googlemail.com wrote: thanks for covering the industry with or without hyphen it spreads the word! A On 18 October 2010 18:43, sk...@emergentresearch.com sk...@emergentresearch.com wrote: Intuit just released their Intuit 2020 Report. We are co-authors and the report contains 20 demographic, social, economic and technology trends that will impact consumers and businesses over the next decade. The report started as part of Intuit's annual strategic planning process. We worked with Intuit to develop a close version of these trends as inputs to their plan process. We realized access to the trends could be useful to others, so Intuit agreed to release the report to the public. Coworking is very briefly mentioned in trend 17. Please don't yell at me about it being spelled co-working. It is truly amazing how seriously editors take hyphens:). It was a battle I ended up retreating on:). The next phase of this research will be a deeper dive on the new workplace and new workforce. Coworking will play a much bigger role in this research and related reports/memos. We will also spell it correctly in the future:). The report can be found atwww.intuit.com/2020 Steve -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comcoworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups .com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- Araceli Camargo-Kilpatrick Founder THECUBE Studio 5 155 Commercial Street E1 6BJ London 0207 377 9279www.thecubelondon.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Facebook Page and other ideas
Hey Tara, Cadu I think that would be great. Ryan had some good suggestions on how this could happen. Something to thing about! Angel, I'll be working on some posts for you as well. Can we send pictures with the posts? The map idea would be fantastic, let me know how I can help. Willie, congrats on the space! Cheers, Anne On Oct 14, 8:45 am, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: A coworking conference (even apart from SXSW) would be cool. SXSW can get busy and I often miss most of the coworking stuff because I'm taken in 10 different directions. :( I wonder if there is a way to KISS a coworking conference? Like maybe an online thing at first with set topics to discuss? Or maybe a 'camp' or retreat of sorts? Either way, I agree with Cadu that face to face with everyone here would be amazing. Tara On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 8:04 AM, Cadu de Castro Alves cadudecastroal...@gmail.com wrote: Hum, I dream every single night with a big Coworking conference. :) Abs, Cadu de Castro Alves BeesOffice Espaço de Coworking - Unidade Centro Rua Teófilo Otoni, 52/1203 - Centro - Rio de Janeiro - RJ CEP: 20090-070 Tel/Fax: + 55 21 2233-5126 www.beesoffice.com On 13/10/2010, at 16:31, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Well I'm all about doing Ryan. It would be great to plan a conference on coworking like Coworking Europe but I'm not sure how many people would head to Lancaster, PA. Maybe this is a way for us all to get to know each other better? http://coworkingeu.wordpress.com/ On Oct 13, 3:16 pm, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: The motto of the Drupal community: Talk is Silver, Code is Gold. In this case Code == participation, or a thing you made, instead of talking about it (AKA Bikeshedding).http://www.bikeshed.com Not accusing anyone of bikeshedding, but it's one of those concepts that just needs to circulate more, as well as Does Coworking Have a Hyphen? Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou On Oct 13, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: Understood, and sorry if I came across as a little harsh. :) Discussion, as always, is great and 2nd only to action! Obviously, since we're practically neighbors, you and I should be getting together soon anyway :) -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Alex, I'll definitely look into your suggestions. I think things got a little out of control. Really want I would love to see is the community getting to know each other better and if collaboration is born from that great! If not that's fine as well. I'm not for excluding anyone and a committee is not the answer, I was just trying to clarify my thoughts. Sorry if it came across the wrong way. Maybe it's a gathering of those involved and or interested in coworking to discuss coworking and all the elements. Cheers, Anne On Oct 13, 2:47 pm, TelBitConsulting m...@telbitconsulting.com wrote: Uh oh. Not the 'c' word...committee. As in death by... Chocolate? :-) Mike Visithttp://ForCarol.comandhelpraise teen awareness about unsafe driving and encourage parents to enforce curfews! Would you rather argue with your teen...or bury them? On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: Uh oh. Not the 'c' word...committee. As in death by... I don't want to discourage the passion and momentum here and I, too, want to see coworking be a household word (well, maybe not household, but a well-known concept that people see as a great alternative to working from an office, home or coffee shop - that isn't for everyone). I just want to encourage us to think about proceeding in a manner that is true to the small pieces loosely joined ethos of this movement. T On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Kind of like an organized face to the movement. It could be made up of a committee of coworking spaces. :) On Oct 13, 1:40 pm, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: WOW - Great conversation! I'm not suggesting we do away with the wiki or google or move that content, they are great and they serve a purpose. I'm also not suggesting we put all this information out to the masses on facebook. Just thinking of ways to encourage more communication between spaces but also educate the public in what we're doing and highlighting all the great businesses involved. Alex, if more spaces collaborated maybe the press would get better? My post was to start a discussion on how we could do
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Facebook Page and other ideas
Here's a coworking directory that's in the works. Looks cool: http://desksurfing.heroku.com/ On Oct 14, 9:43 am, thilo th...@upstre.am wrote: Well, seems like the discussion moved thinks forward anyway :) A push to a coworking conf seperated from SXSW. Anyway hope to meet a lot of you next year in austin for sxsw, already bought my tickets :) And thanks for the insight what had been discussed, tried and thought about the structure of the coworking movement, as i just joined the list some months ago. Thilo -- development:http://upstre.am coworking:http://co-up.de coworking managment:http://cobot.me On Oct 13, 9:55 pm, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Well thanks Ryan, I'm happy to inform you that I'm very familiar with South by Southwest but thanks for the other links and suggestions. Maybe we will host something here in Lancaster - details coming soon. Cheers, Anne On Oct 13, 3:47 pm, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: Anne, you've officially started the Coworking Conference discussion three months early. You win! :) The Coworking US conference is called South by Southwest. It happens in Austin, Texas in March and it is the one place I know where the most coworking catalysts are all in one room. OK, so there are also tens of thousands of people in Austin who aren't there just to talk about coworking, but it's a pretty good start. Honestly, I think if you want to host something in Lancaster, you should. I will do something in Orlando on the same day, and we could convince others to do the same. I know of someone who recently did a big US tour of coworking spaces for hishttp://gwob.orgtour, ending with a simulcast event in several spaces all over the world. That would be a cool coworking party. See also: Dave Winer's HyperCamp concept:http://go.hypercamp.org/#background See also: FourSquare Day, a grassroots event started in Tampa, thousands of miles away from 4sq headquarters, sydicated to 250 cities:http://4sqday.com/ See also: Likemindhttp://likemind.uswhichisa monthly meetup, on the same day, in 60+ cities across the globe. Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou On Oct 13, 2010, at 3:31 PM, Anne Kirby wrote: Well I'm all about doing Ryan. It would be great to plan a conference on coworking like Coworking Europe but I'm not sure how many people would head to Lancaster, PA. Maybe this is a way for us all to get to know each other better? http://coworkingeu.wordpress.com/ On Oct 13, 3:16 pm, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: The motto of the Drupal community: Talk is Silver, Code is Gold. In this case Code == participation, or a thing you made, instead of talking about it (AKA Bikeshedding).http://www.bikeshed.com Not accusing anyone of bikeshedding, but it's one of those concepts that just needs to circulate more, as well as Does Coworking Have a Hyphen? Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou On Oct 13, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: Understood, and sorry if I came across as a little harsh. :) Discussion, as always, is great and 2nd only to action! Obviously, since we're practically neighbors, you and I should be getting together soon anyway :) -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Alex, I'll definitely look into your suggestions. I think things got a little out of control. Really want I would love to see is the community getting to know each other better and if collaboration is born from that great! If not that's fine as well. I'm not for excluding anyone and a committee is not the answer, I was just trying to clarify my thoughts. Sorry if it came across the wrong way. Maybe it's a gathering of those involved and or interested in coworking to discuss coworking and all the elements. Cheers, Anne On Oct 13, 2:47 pm, TelBitConsulting m...@telbitconsulting.com wrote: Uh oh. Not the 'c' word...committee. As in death by... Chocolate? :-) Mike Visithttp://ForCarol.comandhelpraiseteenawareness about unsafe driving and encourage parents to enforce curfews! Would you rather argue with your teen...or bury them? On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: Uh oh. Not the 'c' word...committee. As in death by... I don't want to discourage the passion
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Facebook Page and other ideas
Okay Tony - If we can make that happen, my business partner and I would definitely try to make it. If not in person we could be there via video, we could live stream it with chat so people who can't be there in person can still interact. On Oct 14, 10:17 am, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Here's a coworking directory that's in the works. Looks cool:http://desksurfing.heroku.com/ On Oct 14, 9:43 am, thilo th...@upstre.am wrote: Well, seems like the discussion moved thinks forward anyway :) A push to a coworking conf seperated from SXSW. Anyway hope to meet a lot of you next year in austin for sxsw, already bought my tickets :) And thanks for the insight what had been discussed, tried and thought about the structure of the coworking movement, as i just joined the list some months ago. Thilo -- development:http://upstre.am coworking:http://co-up.de coworking managment:http://cobot.me On Oct 13, 9:55 pm, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Well thanks Ryan, I'm happy to inform you that I'm very familiar with South by Southwest but thanks for the other links and suggestions. Maybe we will host something here in Lancaster - details coming soon. Cheers, Anne On Oct 13, 3:47 pm, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: Anne, you've officially started the Coworking Conference discussion three months early. You win! :) The Coworking US conference is called South by Southwest. It happens in Austin, Texas in March and it is the one place I know where the most coworking catalysts are all in one room. OK, so there are also tens of thousands of people in Austin who aren't there just to talk about coworking, but it's a pretty good start. Honestly, I think if you want to host something in Lancaster, you should. I will do something in Orlando on the same day, and we could convince others to do the same. I know of someone who recently did a big US tour of coworking spaces for hishttp://gwob.orgtour, ending with a simulcast event in several spaces all over the world. That would be a cool coworking party. See also: Dave Winer's HyperCamp concept:http://go.hypercamp.org/#background See also: FourSquare Day, a grassroots event started in Tampa, thousands of miles away from 4sq headquarters, sydicated to 250 cities:http://4sqday.com/ See also: Likemindhttp://likemind.uswhichisamonthly meetup, on the same day, in 60+ cities across the globe. Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou On Oct 13, 2010, at 3:31 PM, Anne Kirby wrote: Well I'm all about doing Ryan. It would be great to plan a conference on coworking like Coworking Europe but I'm not sure how many people would head to Lancaster, PA. Maybe this is a way for us all to get to know each other better? http://coworkingeu.wordpress.com/ On Oct 13, 3:16 pm, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: The motto of the Drupal community: Talk is Silver, Code is Gold. In this case Code == participation, or a thing you made, instead of talking about it (AKA Bikeshedding).http://www.bikeshed.com Not accusing anyone of bikeshedding, but it's one of those concepts that just needs to circulate more, as well as Does Coworking Have a Hyphen? Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou On Oct 13, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: Understood, and sorry if I came across as a little harsh. :) Discussion, as always, is great and 2nd only to action! Obviously, since we're practically neighbors, you and I should be getting together soon anyway :) -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Alex, I'll definitely look into your suggestions. I think things got a little out of control. Really want I would love to see is the community getting to know each other better and if collaboration is born from that great! If not that's fine as well. I'm not for excluding anyone and a committee is not the answer, I was just trying to clarify my thoughts. Sorry if it came across the wrong way. Maybe it's a gathering of those involved and or interested in coworking to discuss coworking and all the elements. Cheers, Anne On Oct 13, 2:47 pm, TelBitConsulting m...@telbitconsulting.com wrote: Uh oh. Not the 'c' word...committee
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Facebook Page and other ideas
Just checked out the Contribute feature on the blog, very nice! On Oct 14, 11:10 am, Tony Bacigalupo tonybacigal...@gmail.com wrote: For sure, SXSW just so happens to be the closest thing we have. Nothing else is going to get the same level of attendance. There would definitely have to be a lot of video streaming going on! On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Cadu de Castro Alves cadudecastroal...@gmail.com wrote: I think we could make small conferences during the year and a big conference in one city once a year. The coworking movement is bigger than SXSW and we can do that! ;) Abs, Cadu de Castro Alves *cadu c...@beesoffice.com*@ c...@beesoffice.com*beesofficec...@beesoffice.com *.com c...@beesoffice.com Mobile: +55 21 8464-3958(OI) SkypeID: cadudecastroalves www.beesoffice.com *BeesOffice - Espaço de Coworking RJ - Unidade: Centro* Rua Teófilo Otoni, 52/1203, Centro - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - CEP: 20090-070 - Brasil Tel./Fax: +55 21 2233-5126 **Antes de imprimir* *pense em seu compromisso com o* *Meio Ambiente*. **Before printing* *think about your commitment with the* *Environment*. ... ... .. O emitente desta mensagem é responsável por seu conteúdo e endereçamento. Cabe ao destinatário cuidar quanto ao tratamento adequado. Sem a devida autorização, a divulgação, a reprodução, a distribuição ou qualquer outra ação em desconformidade com as normas internas do BeesOffice Espaço de Coworking são proibidas e passíveis de sanção disciplinar, cível e criminal. The sender of this message is responsible for its content and addressing. The receiver shall take proper care of it. Without due authorization, the publication, reproduction, distribution or the performance of any other action not conforming to BeesOffice Espaço de Coworking internal policies and procedures is forbidden and liable to disciplinary, civil or criminal sanctions. El emisor de este mensaje es responsable por su contenido y direccionamiento. Cabe al destinatario darle el tratamiento adecuado. Sin la debida autorización, su divulgación, reproducción, distribución o cualquier otra acción no conforme a las normas internas del BeesOffice Espaço de Coworking están prohibidas y serán pasibles de sanción disciplinaria, civil y penal. ... ... .. On 14/10/2010, at 09:45, Tara Hunt wrote: A coworking conference (even apart from SXSW) would be cool. SXSW can get busy and I often miss most of the coworking stuff because I'm taken in 10 different directions. :( I wonder if there is a way to KISS a coworking conference? Like maybe an online thing at first with set topics to discuss? Or maybe a 'camp' or retreat of sorts? Either way, I agree with Cadu that face to face with everyone here would be amazing. Tara On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 8:04 AM, Cadu de Castro Alves cadudecastroal...@gmail.com wrote: Hum, I dream every single night with a big Coworking conference. :) Abs, Cadu de Castro Alves BeesOffice Espaço de Coworking - Unidade Centro Rua Teófilo Otoni, 52/1203 - Centro - Rio de Janeiro - RJ CEP: 20090-070 Tel/Fax: + 55 21 2233-5126 www.beesoffice.com On 13/10/2010, at 16:31, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Well I'm all about doing Ryan. It would be great to plan a conference on coworking like Coworking Europe but I'm not sure how many people would head to Lancaster, PA. Maybe this is a way for us all to get to know each other better? http://coworkingeu.wordpress.com/ On Oct 13, 3:16 pm, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: The motto of the Drupal community: Talk is Silver, Code is Gold. In this case Code == participation, or a thing you made, instead of talking about it (AKA Bikeshedding).http://www.bikeshed.com Not accusing anyone of bikeshedding, but it's one of those concepts that just needs to circulate more, as well as Does Coworking Have a Hyphen? Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou On Oct 13, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: Understood, and sorry if I came across as a little harsh. :) Discussion, as always, is great and 2nd only to action! Obviously, since we're practically neighbors, you and I should be getting together soon anyway :) -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote
[Coworking] Coworking Facebook Page and other ideas
Hey Everyone, I know there are a lot of facebook pages on coworking I was just wondering if there was one specific FB page for this google group or the wiki page? If not, would it be beneficial to have one page setup to represent this community better? I'd be happy to start one and add people as admins if you're interested in being an admin. We could post our info, press, discussions, actively promote coworking as a network. If a page like this already exists could someone post the link? I think we could take this group further and even create a website with everyones info listed, really connect this network in the public eye. Thoughts, ideas, suggestions? Cheers, Anne The Candy Factory Where working together is sweet! www.facebook.com/candyissweet Coworking in Lancaster, PA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Facebook Page and other ideas
Thanks Ryan, I'm actually on both of those pages. They just don't seem very active, it would be great to bring all of us together in a more public setting (i.e. facebook, focused website) the Wiki, google group and even the blog is great but it's not very public friendly. Could we create something or enhance something so as to bring us all together and to educate the public? Whenever we get any press we're always giving props to other coworking spaces in the country, i.e. CoinLoft, indyhall, citizen space or Workbar. How do we share the love better on the current FB pages, network better and promote the idea of coworking? That kind of thing. Cheers, Anne P.S. The twitter hashtag is great and is a perfect way to bring us all together on twitter! On Oct 13, 11:48 am, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: Both of these look pretty official: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Coworking/77381078825 Alex Hillman likes it. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2281332482 Started by Chris Messina, Tara Hunt is an officer. The page is favored by Facebook, since you can feed posts in there, and add boxes. They both have about 400+ people. Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou On Oct 13, 2010, at 11:38 AM, Anne Kirby wrote: Hey Everyone, I know there are a lot of facebook pages on coworking I was just wondering if there was one specific FB page for this google group or the wiki page? If not, would it be beneficial to have one page setup to represent this community better? I'd be happy to start one and add people as admins if you're interested in being an admin. We could post our info, press, discussions, actively promote coworking as a network. If a page like this already exists could someone post the link? I think we could take this group further and even create a website with everyones info listed, really connect this network in the public eye. Thoughts, ideas, suggestions? Cheers, Anne The Candy Factory Where working together is sweet! www.facebook.com/candyissweet Coworking in Lancaster, PA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com . For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Facebook Page and other ideas
Thanks! On Oct 13, 12:06 pm, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: John Erik from Conjunctured set this up last night, using Facebook's new groups feature. I'm hesitant to put tons of energy into this because, frankly, Facebook changes their mind all the time. But if you're looking to settle on one, I think the latest incarnation is probably the most ideal. Join here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_145309628847622ap=1 -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Ryan, I'm actually on both of those pages. They just don't seem very active, it would be great to bring all of us together in a more public setting (i.e. facebook, focused website) the Wiki, google group and even the blog is great but it's not very public friendly. Could we create something or enhance something so as to bring us all together and to educate the public? Whenever we get any press we're always giving props to other coworking spaces in the country, i.e. CoinLoft, indyhall, citizen space or Workbar. How do we share the love better on the current FB pages, network better and promote the idea of coworking? That kind of thing. Cheers, Anne P.S. The twitter hashtag is great and is a perfect way to bring us all together on twitter! On Oct 13, 11:48 am, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: Both of these look pretty official: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Coworking/77381078825 Alex Hillman likes it. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2281332482 Started by Chris Messina, Tara Hunt is an officer. The page is favored by Facebook, since you can feed posts in there, and add boxes. They both have about 400+ people. Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou On Oct 13, 2010, at 11:38 AM, Anne Kirby wrote: Hey Everyone, I know there are a lot of facebook pages on coworking I was just wondering if there was one specific FB page for this google group or the wiki page? If not, would it be beneficial to have one page setup to represent this community better? I'd be happy to start one and add people as admins if you're interested in being an admin. We could post our info, press, discussions, actively promote coworking as a network. If a page like this already exists could someone post the link? I think we could take this group further and even create a website with everyones info listed, really connect this network in the public eye. Thoughts, ideas, suggestions? Cheers, Anne The Candy Factory Where working together is sweet! www.facebook.com/candyissweet Coworking in Lancaster, PA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comcoworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups .com . For more options, visit this group athttp:// groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comcoworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups .com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Facebook Page and other ideas
Kind of like an organized face to the movement. It could be made up of a committee of coworking spaces. :) On Oct 13, 1:40 pm, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: WOW - Great conversation! I'm not suggesting we do away with the wiki or google or move that content, they are great and they serve a purpose. I'm also not suggesting we put all this information out to the masses on facebook. Just thinking of ways to encourage more communication between spaces but also educate the public in what we're doing and highlighting all the great businesses involved. Alex, if more spaces collaborated maybe the press would get better? My post was to start a discussion on how we could do this, with the suggestion of a Facebook page. More like a collaborative public face to all of the fantastic things happing in the world of coworking. I'd be happy to spear head it and know a few spaces who might be willing to get involved. Thanks for the discussion. Cheers, Anne On Oct 13, 12:36 pm, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: Hear Hear! Starting a new group on a website should be just as hard as starting a second coworking space in the same city - it requires a gardener (or two) to really bring things to life, get people talking to each other. Broadcast is different from discussion, and this list is one of the best I know for discussion - on any subject. My experience with FB and LinkedIn have been very similar to what Tara is describing. They require lots of attention, and weeding. This community noticed the same thing with the Wiki over the summer, and now there are people paying more attention there, the world is a better place for it. Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou On Oct 13, 2010, at 12:29 PM, Tara Hunt wrote: Thank you for saying this Ryan. We've had a gabillion suggestions over the years to 'move' from this Google Group to something else. And each time, the action cannibalizes our discussions somewhat. LinkedIN group, Facebook page, Blogs, new networks, chat spaces, etc. This group and all of our discussions are public, indexed on Google and incredibly valuable. Look at the history of growth! The maturation of discussion! I'm not against promoting coworking in whatever way we can, but the issue we've faced with scattering groups here and there is that it becomes yet another place to manage. For instance...the LinkedIN group. Loads of people request to join and post questions there, but I miss them and there are so many self-promoters in there that have nothing to do with Coworking that it turns those people off. Thinking that the LinkedIN group IS THE coworking discussion group, they go away thinking this movement is dead or a waste of time. Not a great way to promote coworking at all. So we can start groups and someone can take the helm of each of them and there can be discussions over hither and yon that replicate the discussions here. Or, we can continue to try to get people to gather here. In a really great useful space. Personally, I'm glad that there isn't very much activity on that Facebook group. I'm thinking of sending a message out to everyone that is on it to come here and introduce themselves then shutting it down (or at least putting the link to this group up there). T On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: Really? More email from Facebook? Anne, I would say the Facebook pages are not too active because this list is SO active. I'd hate to splinter this discussion, and have to follow in 5 places. Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou On Oct 13, 2010, at 12:09 PM, Anne Kirby wrote: Thanks! On Oct 13, 12:06 pm, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: John Erik from Conjunctured set this up last night, using Facebook's new groups feature. I'm hesitant to put tons of energy into this because, frankly, Facebook changes their mind all the time. But if you're looking to settle on one, I think the latest incarnation is probably the most ideal. Join here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_145309628847622ap=1 -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Ryan, I'm actually on both of those pages. They just don't seem very active, it would be great to bring all of us together in a more public setting (i.e
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Facebook Page and other ideas
the link to this group up there). T On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: Really? More email from Facebook? Anne, I would say the Facebook pages are not too active because this list is SO active. I'd hate to splinter this discussion, and have to follow in 5 places. Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou On Oct 13, 2010, at 12:09 PM, Anne Kirby wrote: Thanks! On Oct 13, 12:06 pm, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: John Erik from Conjunctured set this up last night, using Facebook's new groups feature. I'm hesitant to put tons of energy into this because, frankly, Facebook changes their mind all the time. But if you're looking to settle on one, I think the latest incarnation is probably the most ideal. Join here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_145309628847622ap=1 -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Ryan, I'm actually on both of those pages. They just don't seem very active, it would be great to bring all of us together in a more public setting (i.e. facebook, focused website) the Wiki, google group and even the blog is great but it's not very public friendly. Could we create something or enhance something so as to bring us all together and to educate the public? Whenever we get any press we're always giving props to other coworking spaces in the country, i.e. CoinLoft, indyhall, citizen space or Workbar. How do we share the love better on the current FB pages, network better and promote the idea of coworking? That kind of thing. Cheers, Anne P.S. The twitter hashtag is great and is a perfect way to bring us all together on twitter! On Oct 13, 11:48 am, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: Both of these look pretty official: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Coworking/77381078825 Alex Hillman likes it. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2281332482 Started by Chris Messina, Tara Hunt is an officer. The page is favored by Facebook, since you can feed posts in there, and add boxes. They both have about 400+ people. Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou On Oct 13, 2010, at 11:38 AM, Anne Kirby wrote: Hey Everyone, I know there are a lot of facebook pages on coworking I was just wondering if there was one specific FB page for this google group or the wiki page? If not, would it be beneficial to have one page setup to represent this community better? I'd be happy to start one and add people as admins if you're interested in being an admin. We could post our info, press, discussions, actively promote coworking as a network. If a page like this already exists could someone post the link? I think we could take this group further and even create a website with everyones info listed, really connect this network in the public eye. Thoughts, ideas, suggestions? Cheers, Anne The Candy Factory Where working together is sweet! www.facebook.com/candyissweet Coworking in Lancaster, PA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comcoworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups .com coworking %2bunsubscr...@googlegroups .com . For more options, visit this group athttp:// groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comcoworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups .com coworking %2bunsubscr...@googlegroups .com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comcoworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups .com . For more options, visit this group athttp:// groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Facebook Page and other ideas
lol - Tara, I hate that word as well. Not suggesting we call it that - how about a gang, or a murder of crows...lol On Oct 13, 2:24 pm, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: Uh oh. Not the 'c' word...committee. As in death by... I don't want to discourage the passion and momentum here and I, too, want to see coworking be a household word (well, maybe not household, but a well-known concept that people see as a great alternative to working from an office, home or coffee shop - that isn't for everyone). I just want to encourage us to think about proceeding in a manner that is true to the small pieces loosely joined ethos of this movement. T On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Kind of like an organized face to the movement. It could be made up of a committee of coworking spaces. :) On Oct 13, 1:40 pm, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: WOW - Great conversation! I'm not suggesting we do away with the wiki or google or move that content, they are great and they serve a purpose. I'm also not suggesting we put all this information out to the masses on facebook. Just thinking of ways to encourage more communication between spaces but also educate the public in what we're doing and highlighting all the great businesses involved. Alex, if more spaces collaborated maybe the press would get better? My post was to start a discussion on how we could do this, with the suggestion of a Facebook page. More like a collaborative public face to all of the fantastic things happing in the world of coworking. I'd be happy to spear head it and know a few spaces who might be willing to get involved. Thanks for the discussion. Cheers, Anne On Oct 13, 12:36 pm, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: Hear Hear! Starting a new group on a website should be just as hard as starting a second coworking space in the same city - it requires a gardener (or two) to really bring things to life, get people talking to each other. Broadcast is different from discussion, and this list is one of the best I know for discussion - on any subject. My experience with FB and LinkedIn have been very similar to what Tara is describing. They require lots of attention, and weeding. This community noticed the same thing with the Wiki over the summer, and now there are people paying more attention there, the world is a better place for it. Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou On Oct 13, 2010, at 12:29 PM, Tara Hunt wrote: Thank you for saying this Ryan. We've had a gabillion suggestions over the years to 'move' from this Google Group to something else. And each time, the action cannibalizes our discussions somewhat. LinkedIN group, Facebook page, Blogs, new networks, chat spaces, etc. This group and all of our discussions are public, indexed on Google and incredibly valuable. Look at the history of growth! The maturation of discussion! I'm not against promoting coworking in whatever way we can, but the issue we've faced with scattering groups here and there is that it becomes yet another place to manage. For instance...the LinkedIN group. Loads of people request to join and post questions there, but I miss them and there are so many self-promoters in there that have nothing to do with Coworking that it turns those people off. Thinking that the LinkedIN group IS THE coworking discussion group, they go away thinking this movement is dead or a waste of time. Not a great way to promote coworking at all. So we can start groups and someone can take the helm of each of them and there can be discussions over hither and yon that replicate the discussions here. Or, we can continue to try to get people to gather here. In a really great useful space. Personally, I'm glad that there isn't very much activity on that Facebook group. I'm thinking of sending a message out to everyone that is on it to come here and introduce themselves then shutting it down (or at least putting the link to this group up there). T On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: Really? More email from Facebook? Anne, I would say the Facebook pages are not too active because this list is SO active. I'd hate to splinter this discussion, and have to follow in 5 places. Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou On Oct 13, 2010
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Facebook Page and other ideas
HA - bring it :P I hope to head your direction soon and would love to meetup. Maybe Nov? Thanks! Anne On Oct 13, 3:01 pm, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: Understood, and sorry if I came across as a little harsh. :) Discussion, as always, is great and 2nd only to action! Obviously, since we're practically neighbors, you and I should be getting together soon anyway :) -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Alex, I'll definitely look into your suggestions. I think things got a little out of control. Really want I would love to see is the community getting to know each other better and if collaboration is born from that great! If not that's fine as well. I'm not for excluding anyone and a committee is not the answer, I was just trying to clarify my thoughts. Sorry if it came across the wrong way. Maybe it's a gathering of those involved and or interested in coworking to discuss coworking and all the elements. Cheers, Anne On Oct 13, 2:47 pm, TelBitConsulting m...@telbitconsulting.com wrote: Uh oh. Not the 'c' word...committee. As in death by... Chocolate? :-) Mike Visithttp://ForCarol.comandhelp raise teen awareness about unsafe driving and encourage parents to enforce curfews! Would you rather argue with your teen...or bury them? On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: Uh oh. Not the 'c' word...committee. As in death by... I don't want to discourage the passion and momentum here and I, too, want to see coworking be a household word (well, maybe not household, but a well-known concept that people see as a great alternative to working from an office, home or coffee shop - that isn't for everyone). I just want to encourage us to think about proceeding in a manner that is true to the small pieces loosely joined ethos of this movement. T On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Kind of like an organized face to the movement. It could be made up of a committee of coworking spaces. :) On Oct 13, 1:40 pm, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: WOW - Great conversation! I'm not suggesting we do away with the wiki or google or move that content, they are great and they serve a purpose. I'm also not suggesting we put all this information out to the masses on facebook. Just thinking of ways to encourage more communication between spaces but also educate the public in what we're doing and highlighting all the great businesses involved. Alex, if more spaces collaborated maybe the press would get better? My post was to start a discussion on how we could do this, with the suggestion of a Facebook page. More like a collaborative public face to all of the fantastic things happing in the world of coworking. I'd be happy to spear head it and know a few spaces who might be willing to get involved. Thanks for the discussion. Cheers, Anne On Oct 13, 12:36 pm, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: Hear Hear! Starting a new group on a website should be just as hard as starting a second coworking space in the same city - it requires a gardener (or two) to really bring things to life, get people talking to each other. Broadcast is different from discussion, and this list is one of the best I know for discussion - on any subject. My experience with FB and LinkedIn have been very similar to what Tara is describing. They require lots of attention, and weeding. This community noticed the same thing with the Wiki over the summer, and now there are people paying more attention there, the world is a better place for it. Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou On Oct 13, 2010, at 12:29 PM, Tara Hunt wrote: Thank you for saying this Ryan. We've had a gabillion suggestions over the years to 'move' from this Google Group to something else. And each time, the action cannibalizes our discussions somewhat. LinkedIN group, Facebook page, Blogs, new networks, chat spaces, etc. This group and all of our discussions are public, indexed on Google and incredibly valuable. Look at the history of growth! The maturation of discussion! I'm not against promoting coworking in whatever way we can, but the issue we've faced with scattering groups here and there is that it becomes yet another place to manage. For instance...the LinkedIN
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Facebook Page and other ideas
Well I'm all about doing Ryan. It would be great to plan a conference on coworking like Coworking Europe but I'm not sure how many people would head to Lancaster, PA. Maybe this is a way for us all to get to know each other better? http://coworkingeu.wordpress.com/ On Oct 13, 3:16 pm, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: The motto of the Drupal community: Talk is Silver, Code is Gold. In this case Code == participation, or a thing you made, instead of talking about it (AKA Bikeshedding).http://www.bikeshed.com Not accusing anyone of bikeshedding, but it's one of those concepts that just needs to circulate more, as well as Does Coworking Have a Hyphen? Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou On Oct 13, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: Understood, and sorry if I came across as a little harsh. :) Discussion, as always, is great and 2nd only to action! Obviously, since we're practically neighbors, you and I should be getting together soon anyway :) -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Alex, I'll definitely look into your suggestions. I think things got a little out of control. Really want I would love to see is the community getting to know each other better and if collaboration is born from that great! If not that's fine as well. I'm not for excluding anyone and a committee is not the answer, I was just trying to clarify my thoughts. Sorry if it came across the wrong way. Maybe it's a gathering of those involved and or interested in coworking to discuss coworking and all the elements. Cheers, Anne On Oct 13, 2:47 pm, TelBitConsulting m...@telbitconsulting.com wrote: Uh oh. Not the 'c' word...committee. As in death by... Chocolate? :-) Mike Visithttp://ForCarol.comandhelp raise teen awareness about unsafe driving and encourage parents to enforce curfews! Would you rather argue with your teen...or bury them? On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: Uh oh. Not the 'c' word...committee. As in death by... I don't want to discourage the passion and momentum here and I, too, want to see coworking be a household word (well, maybe not household, but a well-known concept that people see as a great alternative to working from an office, home or coffee shop - that isn't for everyone). I just want to encourage us to think about proceeding in a manner that is true to the small pieces loosely joined ethos of this movement. T On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Kind of like an organized face to the movement. It could be made up of a committee of coworking spaces. :) On Oct 13, 1:40 pm, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: WOW - Great conversation! I'm not suggesting we do away with the wiki or google or move that content, they are great and they serve a purpose. I'm also not suggesting we put all this information out to the masses on facebook. Just thinking of ways to encourage more communication between spaces but also educate the public in what we're doing and highlighting all the great businesses involved. Alex, if more spaces collaborated maybe the press would get better? My post was to start a discussion on how we could do this, with the suggestion of a Facebook page. More like a collaborative public face to all of the fantastic things happing in the world of coworking. I'd be happy to spear head it and know a few spaces who might be willing to get involved. Thanks for the discussion. Cheers, Anne On Oct 13, 12:36 pm, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: Hear Hear! Starting a new group on a website should be just as hard as starting a second coworking space in the same city - it requires a gardener (or two) to really bring things to life, get people talking to each other. Broadcast is different from discussion, and this list is one of the best I know for discussion - on any subject. My experience with FB and LinkedIn have been very similar to what Tara is describing. They require lots of attention, and weeding. This community noticed the same thing with the Wiki over the summer, and now there are people paying more attention there, the world is a better place for it. Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Next Likemind: October 15th
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Facebook Page and other ideas
Well thanks Ryan, I'm happy to inform you that I'm very familiar with South by Southwest but thanks for the other links and suggestions. Maybe we will host something here in Lancaster - details coming soon. Cheers, Anne On Oct 13, 3:47 pm, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: Anne, you've officially started the Coworking Conference discussion three months early. You win! :) The Coworking US conference is called South by Southwest. It happens in Austin, Texas in March and it is the one place I know where the most coworking catalysts are all in one room. OK, so there are also tens of thousands of people in Austin who aren't there just to talk about coworking, but it's a pretty good start. Honestly, I think if you want to host something in Lancaster, you should. I will do something in Orlando on the same day, and we could convince others to do the same. I know of someone who recently did a big US tour of coworking spaces for hishttp://gwob.orgtour, ending with a simulcast event in several spaces all over the world. That would be a cool coworking party. See also: Dave Winer's HyperCamp concept:http://go.hypercamp.org/#background See also: FourSquare Day, a grassroots event started in Tampa, thousands of miles away from 4sq headquarters, sydicated to 250 cities:http://4sqday.com/ See also: Likemindhttp://likemind.uswhich is a monthly meetup, on the same day, in 60+ cities across the globe. Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou On Oct 13, 2010, at 3:31 PM, Anne Kirby wrote: Well I'm all about doing Ryan. It would be great to plan a conference on coworking like Coworking Europe but I'm not sure how many people would head to Lancaster, PA. Maybe this is a way for us all to get to know each other better? http://coworkingeu.wordpress.com/ On Oct 13, 3:16 pm, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: The motto of the Drupal community: Talk is Silver, Code is Gold. In this case Code == participation, or a thing you made, instead of talking about it (AKA Bikeshedding).http://www.bikeshed.com Not accusing anyone of bikeshedding, but it's one of those concepts that just needs to circulate more, as well as Does Coworking Have a Hyphen? Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou On Oct 13, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: Understood, and sorry if I came across as a little harsh. :) Discussion, as always, is great and 2nd only to action! Obviously, since we're practically neighbors, you and I should be getting together soon anyway :) -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Alex, I'll definitely look into your suggestions. I think things got a little out of control. Really want I would love to see is the community getting to know each other better and if collaboration is born from that great! If not that's fine as well. I'm not for excluding anyone and a committee is not the answer, I was just trying to clarify my thoughts. Sorry if it came across the wrong way. Maybe it's a gathering of those involved and or interested in coworking to discuss coworking and all the elements. Cheers, Anne On Oct 13, 2:47 pm, TelBitConsulting m...@telbitconsulting.com wrote: Uh oh. Not the 'c' word...committee. As in death by... Chocolate? :-) Mike Visithttp://ForCarol.comandhelpraise teen awareness about unsafe driving and encourage parents to enforce curfews! Would you rather argue with your teen...or bury them? On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: Uh oh. Not the 'c' word...committee. As in death by... I don't want to discourage the passion and momentum here and I, too, want to see coworking be a household word (well, maybe not household, but a well-known concept that people see as a great alternative to working from an office, home or coffee shop - that isn't for everyone). I just want to encourage us to think about proceeding in a manner that is true to the small pieces loosely joined ethos of this movement. T On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: Kind of like an organized face to the movement. It could be made up of a committee of coworking spaces. :) On Oct 13, 1:40 pm, Anne Kirby creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com wrote: WOW - Great conversation! I'm not suggesting we do away with the wiki or google or move that content, they are great and they serve a purpose. I'm also not suggesting we put all
[Coworking] Re: New York Times op-ed piece on costs of decreasing offline social connectedness
Very good article and so true. As much as I love my online social network it's also very important to keep sight of our real live network. I feel your networks should come full circle. Connect with your face to face network online and connect with your online network face to face if possible. For example Lancaster, PA has a very large twitter network and we meet up regularly at local tweetups. As much as I love my online social networking, I also understand how important it is to keep your offline social connections strong. Thanks for the post Will. Cheers, Anne On Jun 12, 7:43 am, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace wmben...@gmail.com wrote: I thought folks here would find the recent op-ed in the New York Times interesting (http://nyti.ms/d7KFMB), mainly for the links to other studies. I wrote a blog post about it here (http:// blog.locusworkspace.com) and I'd be curious to get your reactions! Will -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
