Re: [Coworking] Minority owned coworking spaces
Hi Edward, I believe you posted details of your request recently, but perhaps you might post a new thread with your request for those who want to identify themselves with some or all of the information you seek. You may also want to post a Google form for folks to fill out in a way that you can parse. Besides this list (which might be the best way to receive direct information, since it is pretty active), consider checking with open data sources like Socrata, Chambers of Commerce and the Small Business Administration. As for open data, someone may have already processed this information, so check with your local civic tech resource? I would be interested in visualizing a similar data set at some point, so please link back with final results when possible. Cheers, -d On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 11:21 PM, Edward Boyd edboy...@gmail.com wrote: Where can I find a national (USA) list of minority owned coworking spaces? Additionally, where can I find that information broken down into sub-ethnic groups (eg Asian, African-American, Native American, Hispanic, etc.)??? -- 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. -- Stand. Don't let courage skip a generation: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. -John 3:16 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. - 1 John 1:9 “If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid. -Epictetus -- 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.
[Coworking] Re: Exploring Creating a Geek Community Center Mid-Peninsula, SF Bay
Yeah; same here in NYC. I always thought putting the two together was mostly a matter of gathering folks, securing a space and going to it, but it's more complex than that. I would welcome any stories folks want to share on their experiences. Cheers, d On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Todd Willey t...@rubidine.com wrote: David, That's great. I'm glad to see someone else trying to merge a hackerspace and coworking into a nonprofit. The same thing just got underway here in Lexington, KY. We're still looking for a space and and getting the charter together, but the future looks bright. You can check out our process more closely at the google group: http://groups.google.com/group/hacklex -todd[1] On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 5:41 AM, David Weekly dwee...@gmail.com wrote: Folks, Hello! I've been a lurker on here for some time -- some of you may know me as the founder of PBwiki or the co-founder of SuperHappyDevHouse. Either way, bringing people together is a passion for me. I've watched with gleaming pride in Tara and Chris as Citizen Space in San Francisco has flourished, and have begun serious talks with people on the mid-Peninsula to create a community center for programmers, inspired as well by The Crucible in Oakland and Cellspace in San Francisco as successful craftsman community centers. I'd like to make a space at which people could both play and work, socialize, tinker, teach, learn, gather, and create. Events and classes would be a core part of the expected use of the facility. My intent would be to run it as a not-for-profit co-operative. I've got some first-order interest from people along these lines. If this is something that would interest you and you'd like a place to come code - one day a month or twenty - let me know what you think and take a peek at the first thoughts I've put together here - http://hackerdojo.pbwiki.com/ and (it's a wiki!) add your thoughts! And if you're interested in the possibility of joining, please indicate so on the page. All of this is just in the very first phases, so your advice, suggestions, and reprimands are all very much welcome. Yours, David Weekly -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email is for sole use of intended recipient(s). Unauthorized use is prohibited. -- I love Jesus... and I love you because he loves us. -Me For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. -John 3:16 We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, but we are spiritual beings having a human experience.--Pierre Teilhard de Chardin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: ActionCamp - Harnessing People for Good!
Awesome. I've got a sticky note on my computer for the same idea, same name. More to collaborate with. Hope you'll do some live blogging on Dec. 6. Cheers, d On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Daniel E. Shipton [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Hey All, Wanted to drop a note to let you in on our newest project coming from our coworking space called. ActionCamp! ActionCamp is about gathering really smart people with diverse backgrounds that want to make a difference in their local communities. We put these bright minds in the same room, provide information about the important local causes and charities, then let them brainstorm about how to make a difference. Taking those ideas and putting them into ACTION is the main activity of ActionCamp. Check out our announcement here: http://is.gd/7S3V Proud to be part of the coworking movement, -Daniel -- Daniel E. Shipton Founder, Impromptu Studio President Founder, Redship Technologies Office: (515) 868-0060 Cell: (515) 460-3618 -- We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, but we are spiritual beings having a human experience.--Pierre Teilhard de Chardin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Space Rules
Yeah; NASA sounds really interesting. Wondering aloud. Julie, if you're up to gathering when you are in NYC, email me as you get closer to the date. Cheers, d [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Julie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tara, thanks for sharing the rules. We compiled rules from member input and posted them in the space on a mobile whiteboard. Yours, however, cut to the chase in a charming way. Tony, I'm with you..NASA say what? Julie Duryea owner, souk 322 nw 6th avenue, suite 200 portland, oregon 97209 p | 503.517.6900 f | 503.517.6901 skype julieduryea http://www.soukllc.com tweet soukportland On Oct 8, 8:57 am, Tony Bacigalupo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wa wo we wa wo! Multiple coworking spaces for NASA, eh? Got any more details you can share? :-) On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 4:17 AM, Ariel Waldman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for posting these, Tara! I'm in the process of setting up coworking spaces for NASA, so I'm getting more looped in to what others are doing. While the government probably can't use similar wording (unfortunately!), these common sense rules are a great foundation for any space. -- Ariel Waldman [http://arielwaldman.com] On Oct 7, 12:31 pm, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We actually JUST did because of a recent incident: http://citizenspace.us/about/house-rules/ T On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 12:30 PM, BrianR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After doing a basic search on the keyword rules on the list I figured I'd ask this question. Hope I'm not rehashing something. What kind of posted community rules do you have at your coworking space? If any? I'm in the process of developing some and could use your kind advice. Its probably important to note that my coworking space is a for-profit business. Thanks, -BrianR carrborocoworking.com -- -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Book: The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business ( http://www.amazon.com/Whuffie-Factor-Capital-Winning-Communities/dp/0.. .) Company: Citizen Agency (http://www.citizenagency.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://www.horsepigcow.com) Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/missrogue phone: 415-694-1951 fax: 415-727-5335 -- We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, but we are spiritual beings having a human experience.--Pierre Teilhard de Chardin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Drama at Citizen Space
Tara, Given the economy, your situation might not be that unusual. I work out of several locations in NYC- some public and some private- and I've seen more than my share of folks that remind me of RC. Due to the size of most of the locations, only regulars might have noticed somewhat odd behaviors or appearances. So, I haven't witnessed anyone mention it as a problem yet (a matter of time, it seems) I am certainly not saying it is your problem to deal with given how you have tried to handle the matter, but people lie about their employment and housing situations. Is there anyone in your space working with or for public service organizations? Perhaps they may have some local references to suggest. Is there anyone who might be looking for an intern or have a job to fill? Maybe he might express interest if he didn't feel singled out and that may get him to open up a little more about his situation if he is facing personal difficulties. In terms of safety, you may have to explore issuing keys (or getting building management to do so) for a more controlled environment; even if it slightly dampens the culture of the space. I wonder what he would say if he were asked directly why he spends so much time at the space in spite of possibly getting arrested and clearly making others around him uncomfortable? Cheers, Dawn On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 5:31 PM, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all, So, I thought I'd relay a story...not to freak anyone out or change anything, but just as an experience that others can learn from. For about 6 months, there has been a guy who drops in regularly at Citizen Space for free - almost too regularly at times - and would fall asleep at the communal tables in the back. I thought, Whatever, no biggie, really, until I got a complaint from my landlord that, when CS wasn't open, he would sit outside of our door or wander around the building for hours. So, the next time I saw him I told him that he isn't allowed to be in the building hanging around when we aren't there. So, that was problem A. But he didn't really listen and we would still find him sleeping outside our door. I must have told him about 10x personally. Then he hadn't come around for a while, so I thought that the issue was done. But no. One day I received an email from Eddie from The Hat Factory asking me if Ryan Cook ever hangs out at Citizen Space and that they had to finally ask him to leave and not come back because he was doing the same thing - sleeping in the building - as well as bringing his clothes and showering there. Eddie and another guy had taken Ryan to lunch to get more information from him and didn't find much out. According to Ryan, he had a job and a place to live. So they said he would have to limit the times he dropped in and no more showering or sleeping there. But he continued, so they finally threatened him with calling the police if he returned. After that point, he stepped up his presence at CS again, this time he had no laptop with him and people in the space (renters and other dropins) were starting to complain about his presence. He would come in, eat stuff from the cupboards, make coffee and leave a mess, then sleep at the table. So, I told him he couldn't come back to CS without his laptop - This isn't a shelter, it's a workspace. I said. But a couple of nights later, I came into the office to check on a package at around 10:00 pm and, after unlocking the security door, I found him behind it, hanging out. Of course, this freaked me out a bit, but I firmly told him he wasn't allowed to be there, to leave and not come back until he gets a computer. A couple days later, Jonathan, one of the desk renters, found him, again, behind the locked security door and observed a pile of luggage and clothes. This was early in the morning. He instantly left and called me, telling me he didn't want to have to deal with this any longer. I was very angry at that point and went directly over there, but he was gone. Later that day, I caught him in the building again and told him to take his clothes and leave and that I would call the police if he returned. That was last Friday. On Monday, I wasn't at the space, but Arne told me he came in to gather 'some of his things that he had left' at the space. CS is NOT a storage locker. Arne supervised him and walked him out of the building. I thought that was the end of it. But no again. Today, I stopped by CS to check on a package and, lo and behold, he was there again. I totally blew up and told him I was going to call the police and locked myself in the office. The police came by and he was STILL hanging in the building. The officer talked to him, then came and talked with me. I told him the story and the officer told me he would tell Ryan that he would be charged next time he came into the building. I hope this is the end of it. It's driving me nuts. I don't know if he's a physical threat - he
[Coworking] Re: Drama at Citizen Space
Hmmm... That's a tough one and I am probably pointing out the obvious (forgive me). Here's a few links that might be useful: I would check in with the community affairs division of the San Francisco Police Department, because they are more likely to be better equipped to deal with him if another public complaint involves them the police than regular officers. That's not a slight; just something I've learned from my friends in law enforcement that are trained in counseling. http://www.sfgov.org/site/police_index.asp?id=21707 [EMAIL PROTECTED] The United Way in your area may also be able to help out. A friend and long time public servant suggested it might be a better way to go. http://uwba.org/211/contact.php I didn't even know about 211 (I think we have everything routed through 311), which seems like it would come in handy for more specific direction. Since UW operates as a bit of a filter to other organizations, they should be in a position to provide relevant information specific to your situation. Also, connect with the SF Department of Health: http://www.sfdph.org/dph/default.asp I wouldn't be shy about contacting their affiliated foundation because you may be able to avoid red tape in gaining assistance even if your situation is not their focus: http://sfpublichealthfoundation.org/ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T: (415) 956-0768 Fax: (951) 769-2840 SF Public Health Foundation 1450 Sutter Street, #101 San Francisco, CA 94104 Of course, you need to keep yourself from getting too frustrated. I am sure everyone supports you and hopes this can get resolved in a way that benefits you, your fellow Co-workers and RC. Keep me posted. Cheers, d [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 6:02 PM, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Dawn, When asked these questions (and we've asked many to fine out more), he doesn't speak up. He just stares defiantly. I think he may be autistic? T On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 2:59 PM, Dawn Hayes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tara, Given the economy, your situation might not be that unusual. I work out of several locations in NYC- some public and some private- and I've seen more than my share of folks that remind me of RC. Due to the size of most of the locations, only regulars might have noticed somewhat odd behaviors or appearances. So, I haven't witnessed anyone mention it as a problem yet (a matter of time, it seems) I am certainly not saying it is your problem to deal with given how you have tried to handle the matter, but people lie about their employment and housing situations. Is there anyone in your space working with or for public service organizations? Perhaps they may have some local references to suggest. Is there anyone who might be looking for an intern or have a job to fill? Maybe he might express interest if he didn't feel singled out and that may get him to open up a little more about his situation if he is facing personal difficulties. In terms of safety, you may have to explore issuing keys (or getting building management to do so) for a more controlled environment; even if it slightly dampens the culture of the space. I wonder what he would say if he were asked directly why he spends so much time at the space in spite of possibly getting arrested and clearly making others around him uncomfortable? Cheers, Dawn On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 5:31 PM, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all, So, I thought I'd relay a story...not to freak anyone out or change anything, but just as an experience that others can learn from. For about 6 months, there has been a guy who drops in regularly at Citizen Space for free - almost too regularly at times - and would fall asleep at the communal tables in the back. I thought, Whatever, no biggie, really, until I got a complaint from my landlord that, when CS wasn't open, he would sit outside of our door or wander around the building for hours. So, the next time I saw him I told him that he isn't allowed to be in the building hanging around when we aren't there. So, that was problem A. But he didn't really listen and we would still find him sleeping outside our door. I must have told him about 10x personally. Then he hadn't come around for a while, so I thought that the issue was done. But no. One day I received an email from Eddie from The Hat Factory asking me if Ryan Cook ever hangs out at Citizen Space and that they had to finally ask him to leave and not come back because he was doing the same thing - sleeping in the building - as well as bringing his clothes and showering there. Eddie and another guy had taken Ryan to lunch to get more information from him and didn't find much out. According to Ryan, he had a job and a place to live. So they said he would have to limit the times he
[Coworking] Re: How to build a hacker space
Rogelio- Thanks for the link. There are definitely some recognizable scenarios mentioned. ; - D Cheers, Dawn On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Rogelio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This URL from the NY-LUG might be of interest to people on this list http://imakethings.com/Hacker-Space-Design-Patterns.pdf -- I believe nice guys [and gals] CAN finish first. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Redefining Coworking
Oh- and my last I agree comment was at Dusty; although it seems the beauty of coworking is that everyone is adding their own take to enhance the experience and I wouldn't be surprised if Austin coworking had a slightly different feel from NYC or London coworking as a result. On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 10:15 PM, Dusty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone! After many discussions about what coworking entails (including things like non-profit vs for-profit), I've been feeling a bit like there's some confusion about what exactly coworking is. I'd like to propose that coworking is not a noun but a verb. So, coworking is not a space, a community, a set of values, a business model, or any combination of those things. It's an activity like swimming is an activity. If we look at the definition of coworking on the Coworking Wiki, we read that coworking is a cafe-like community/collaboration space for developers, writers and independents. This defines coworking as a noun and as a type of community space. Wikipedia does a bit better at defining coworking in my mind, but still places a lot of emphases on the space. From my experience with Jelly, coworking is something you are doing. For example, I'd use it in a sentence like this: Today I am coworking at Jelly. Or, I might go to Citizen Space to cowork. From this usage I'd like to propose the following definition. - Coworking is two or more individuals working independently or collaboratively who are socially interacting while they work. As a verb you can cowork with people, you can be coworking, or you may have coworked. You may even go to a designated coworking space. Also note, that this definition does not mention anything about a space or even proximity. This leaves the possibility to cowork remotely. Second Life and Yahoo! Live come to mind. When we talk about creating a coworking space, coworking community, or having a specific set of values, we're really talking about how to create an environment or community that will encourage the activity of coworking. Arguments over values, profits, business models, and furniture can neither undermine nor enhance the definition of coworking. Build a pool and I may go swimming. Is it a free pool? Do I have to pay to swim? Is the water clean? Are kids allowed in the pool? Is there a swim team that meets at this pool? Is the pool's owner honest? All of these thing may affect my decision to swim in the pool, but are ultimately a matter of taste. In this vein, the coworking movement is a movement of coworking enthusiasts. We participate in, promote, and discuss the activity of coworking. In summary, I'm proposing that coworking is NOT a cafe-like community/ collaboration space. That's like saying swimming is a pool. And arguments such as for-profit versus non-profit need not become heated. Coworking is coworking regardless of where it's at, what values people share, or how big the community is. If you're working and socializing, you're coworking. What do you think? PS. I originally wrote this on my blog: http://dustyreagan.com/redefining-coworking/ but I wanted to bring the discussion here. Dusty --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Indianapolis coworking?
Sure; we should also connect about the last email or two we've swapped about this. d On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Nook Share [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Dawn, I am still interested in getting a coworking facility started in the Indianapolis area. I am working on http://www.nookshare.com as a site to gather interest, but this site is probably better for that. We could start off by creating a MeetUp.com group for it. What do you think? Anyone else interested? -Erich Stauffer On May 6, 1:18 pm, Dawn Hayes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy Folks, Sorry if someone posted and I missed it, but is anyone doing coworking or interested in starting it in Indianapolis? Cheers, Dawn --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Grant application and coworking as theory
Howdy All, I am really interested in the notion of coworking as a tool for collaborative solution building covering a range of things from affordable work space and productivity centers to open resources for community innovation. Any thoughts, resources or general pointers are welcome. Cheers, Dawn On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 11:27 AM, Matthew Wettergreen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Several weeks ago we applied for a Houston Rice Design Alliance grant. The RDA provides a forum for thinking about and discussing design and the built environment in Houston. They quote continually seek to strengthen the ties between the general community and those trained in the various fields of architecture and design. We thought it would be perfect to add coworking to that fold. The grant that we applied for combined a brief plan for coworking at Caroline with the inclusion of an abstracted view of work completed by another architecture graduate student, Brian Shepherdson. Brian's thesis work examines the effect that urban sprawl has had on the geographical location of our work locations. Among other things his work seeks to show is that coworking is actually a logical result of technological progress and the product of the reduction of the importance of geography on interaction. We're all pretty excited to see what he comes up with; Ned and I have clued him into all of the coworking resources available. He is additionally copied on this post. The grant has been posted to the files section for anyone to use/look at/whatever. We cribbed quite a bit from the existing coworking literature, especially the NYTimes article and Julie Gomoll's quote when we work together we work smarter. Although the RDA handed out $200,000 this spring, we didn't get the grant. Why? We had too much support already with respect to the coworking group, a frontpage article in a major paper, a podcast interview with an arts organization and Caroline Collective on the tips of tongues all throughout the architecture school. They knew that Caroline was going to open regardless of contributing to it. No worries. We know that the coworking people here are the awesomest people we know anyway. Hopefully this grant app can be used by other people to get startup funds for your location or as a think piece for a nice discussion. Looking forward to everyone's thoughts on globalization and coworking. Matthew and Ned --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
