Re: [Coworking] New to group - Coworking Management and New Business Ventures

[Sabrina]

Hi Mark,
I started a coworking space in Plymouth England  - another city that didn't 
have a coworking space, nor more than a few people who knew what it was. I 
spent over a year, almost two, running pop-up coworking days (jellies) to 
introduce the concept to people, went to every networking and meetup group 
I could find, and eventually - after joining with another person - felt 
confident that we could get a space and make it work. It was a hard slog, 
but the space is now running reasonably well, (although I have now moved on 
to other things, and still enjoy working there!). Mostly though, the space 
has been a catalyst for bringing together like-passioned people for various 
community efforts that have been great for the City. We collaborate with 
the City Council, the University, and the Arts College, not to mention all 
the digital professionals and creatives. It truly has become a community 
hub.

Happy to share more of my experiences separately and listen to your ideas. 
You are right to look to this group for ideas and feedback - it is a 
fantastic group, and a genuine positive spirit which is a joy to find these 
days! 

I'll ping you off line to continue the discussion,

All best,

Sabrina


On Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 4:49:40 PM UTC+1, Mark wrote:
>
> Hi Tony - that really does seem like a good solution doesn't it?! 
>
> Sadly, after 7 years together my business partner and I have stopped 
> seeing eye to eye on a number of details - one of which is around where the 
> company is located, so alas, moving my existing company isn't on the 
> table... :( in fact, it's got to the point where me staying at my existing 
> company isn't really on the table! 
>
> I think coworking will become a new venture for me, one that I'm very 
> excited to be a part of, and to begin with I like the idea of being able to 
> focus on building a community and a space, without the distractions of 
> running an agency at the same time and in time, I hope to explore other 
> options.
>
> No doubt I will be frequenting this forum on countless occasions in the 
> months and years to come - it certainly seems like an amazing resource and 
> the feeling of community among operators is unlike anything I've come 
> across in any industry! 
>
>
> Mark 
>
> On Sunday, 1 October 2017 20:30:14 UTC+1, Tony Bacigalupo wrote:
>>
>> Welcome to the movement, Mark!
>>
>> Have you considered getting a larger space that your current agency could 
>> be the anchor tenant of?
>>
>> There is a ton of precedent for agencies that create "hybrid" spaces that 
>> are part company office, part community space. Each side of the business 
>> helps to support the other. 
>>
>> It's one of the few sustainable models I've found for coworking on a 
>> smaller scale!
>>
>> Tony
>> *---*
>> *New Work Cities <http://nwc.co> - I help people build better coworking 
>> spaces for a living, and I love it.*
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 2:28 PM, Mark  wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all, 
>>>
>>> I'm new to the group and currently looking at opening a coworking space 
>>> in Leicester, UK.
>>>
>>> One of the reasons why I'm interested in building a community is to make 
>>> connections with developers and other contacts as potential collaborators 
>>> in the various entrepreneurial ideas that I have.
>>>
>>> Currently I run a traditional design agency which is predominantly print 
>>> based and because we're based in a "standard" office at an out of town 
>>> office park the opportunities to meet new people and make new contacts are 
>>> limited, particularly in the web/app development arena.
>>>
>>> As I'm looking at moving on and doing something different in the not too 
>>> distant future, coworking looks like a really good fit for me personally 
>>> and also professionally, and I was wondering if any other coworking 
>>> managers/hosts have any experiences of working with people who operate in 
>>> their spaces?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any feedback!
>>>
>>> Mark
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[Coworking] Re: Coworking Impact Survey - collecting statistics on economic/community/jobs

[Sabrina]

Hi there, 
Yes, yes !!!
I am trying to do something similar here in Plymouth England, and I've 
started by turning my hypothesis of how we help the overall community into 
a hand-drawn graphic showing the flow of funds/ideas/people through our 
coworking space from the various sectors (govt, charity/NGO, higher 
education, and private), and how it flows back out again in the form of new 
ideas, investment into the community, and new collaboration. 

I've got lists of the names of the various entities we have been involved 
with in all the categories listed above, and now I am trying to collect the 
data to see if it supports this hypothesis. 

I'm participating in an open data day with our local government later this 
week (an effort which we helped them with initially to connect with our 
local digital community), to find some data geeks to help me see how to 
gather some of the public data that may already be available, in addition 
to conducting a survey to see what I can learn from our members, beyond the 
anecdotal stories I already know. I haven't started the questionnaire yet.

Happy to share my graphic and to let you know what I learn from the open 
data side of things at the end of the week. I'd love to help with 
questionnaire as well (or see others' questions, and participate in any 
other efforts.
Sabrina

On Friday, June 17, 2016 at 10:19:50 PM UTC+1, Aloma Loren wrote:
>
> Hello fellow coworking leaders,
>
> I am putting together a coworking impact survey to send to our members in 
> hopes of collecting some good information to share with the city and other 
> places to show the positive impacts our coworking space has had on growing 
> businesses and community.
>
> Has anyone done one of these and do you have any advice on what questions 
> to ask and  how to ask the questions?
>
> I'd like to definitely have some financial info (anonymous of course), and 
> I'd also like to know about job creation. There is a bigger picture that 
> goes outside of our physical space, like how the restaurants in our area 
> have been effected by having so many regulars eating lunch and even coming 
> back to the area for evenings out. I'm not sure how to ask questions about 
> this, it wouldn't be as black and white as collecting economic data but I'd 
> like to try. Any advice is welcome.
>
> Thank you. I'd be happy to share some of the questions I come up with when 
> I'm done if anyone is interested.
>

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[Coworking] Re: Milestone: Members as City Officials, City Officials as Members

[Sabrina]

Hi everyone, 
This is a great thread and I am wondering if there have been any more 
stories (since 2012!) in this topic of local government folks working in 
coworking spaces to share? 
I have a very innovative City Council manager who is looking to work from 
our space, as their new goal in the city is to reduce the ratio of # of 
desks:employees from 7:10 down to 4:10. She has small children at home (dad 
is the caregiver) and so she can't work from home. Plus she's awesome and 
we'd love to have her in our space :). As usual, she is getting a bit of 
pushback, so she was hoping I might have some examples she could share to 
bolster her case. If you happen to be in the UK and have examples, that 
will be super, but all examples and stories are much appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
-Sabrina
THINQTANQ <http://thinqtanq.spaces.nexudus.com/en>
Plymouth, UK

On Monday, August 13, 2012 at 5:12:22 PM UTC+1, Alex Hillman wrote:
>
> There have been threads about coworking spaces working with local 
> governments, and (I think) examples of city officials joining coworking 
> spaces…but I'm pretty excited about the fact that one of our members has 
> just been recruited as Philadelphia's first Chief Data Officer as part of 
> the city's push towards open data for citizens.
>
>
> http://technicallyphilly.com/2012/08/13/mark-headd-first-ever-city-of-philadelphia-chief-digital-officer
>
> We've played an active role in that initiative, and a very vocal supporter 
> of some leaders in City Hall who have attempted to interact with the 
> community in a way that's a bit more coworking-like. Mark's made it a point 
> to say that he feels that in order for him to do this job effectively he 
> wants to maintain strong ties to the community that supported him up 
> through his appointment.
>
> Related, but separately, we're working on a program to invite city 
> officials/workers to work from Indy Hall once a month as an opportunity to 
> embed themselves in our community better as well
>
> This post is partially to share my personal excitement for this milestone 
> in OUR community, and wondering if anyone else has similar success stories. 
>
> I know that Gangplank has a very tight relationship with their local gov't 
> and a number of other spaces have casual/functional relationships (a lot 
> like we've had up until this point), but I'm wondering mostly about 
> examples about embedding city officials in coworking spaces and vice/versa.
>
> -Alex
>
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[Coworking] Re: Suicide of a Member

[Sabrina]

Oh Angel, that is really really awful. I'm so sorry to hear your community 
is facing that, and very much appreciate the time you took to wrote the 
article. The spirograph metaphor is lovely. 
As someone mentioned in the article comments, it is really difficult for 
the friends and family to not believe they could have done more, to not 
have thousands of regrets: could have done this or that and the outcome 
would be different. At my former company - which operated very much like a 
coworking space - we lost one of our beloved longest-time staff to suicide. 
I was able to bring in a counselor to help us work through our shock and 
guilt and loss and remorse and all those horrible regrets. Over time many 
of us have come to understand that we did love him enough, that we held him 
as close as we could and supported him over and over in the dark days that 
we knew he was having. But for him, the pain he suffered was greater than 
the love and support he had, and he made his choice. So I guess my long 
winded point is that it is absolutely vital to be part of that spirograph 
of support you so elegantly describe and to look up always and pay 
attention to each other, and to make sure the people you know have those 
friendships and connection. That way, even if in the end for some people it 
isn't enough, it will be better to have contributed what you could and 
watched out for each other so maybe it won't happen again, and someone else 
may not make that choice.
*hugs*

On Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 5:48:49 PM UTC, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote:
>
> Hello Dear Friends. Cohere had a sad and terrible loss this week. I wanted 
> to share what went down in case your community ever has to face it. 
>
>
> http://coherecommunity.com/blog/coworking-and-suicide-what-the-spirograph-can-teach-us-about-community
>
>
> ps. it's the worst.
>

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[Coworking] Re: Coworking Gift Cards

[Sabrina]

Hi Felicity,

To answer your question, last December I posted on our social media what a 
great gift for your entreprenuer/freelancer a gift certificate to our 
coworking space would be. We got a lot of 'likes' but no purchases. :). At 
that point our space wasn't as well known or popular as it is now, and just 
rasing awareness was still an uphill battle. Even though we had no take up, 
I think i'll do it again: it is a unique and quirky idea for services (as 
was our little meme about it) that is consistent with our brand anyway, and 
I think it is a fun way to get the word out. Also, if you are 
independent/locally-owned, you can play into the 'buy local' themes that 
many cities and shopping districts embrace. I don't think we'll go the 
plastic card route however.

Good luck and I look forward to hearing more about what you do and how it 
works!

Sabrina
Plymouth Cowork/THINQTANQ

On Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 2:37:24 PM UTC, Felicity Maxwell wrote:
>
> Since the holiday season is fast approaching, I was curious if anyone has 
> experience with offering Gift Cards for day passes / memberships at your 
> space?  Several of the payment services (i.e Square) have a gift card 
> option and research supposedly shows that offering gift cards can boosts 
> sales / customer engagement.  
>
> Anyone have a success story in the gift card area?  Or is giving the "gift 
> of coworking" something that just doesn't translate to little plastic 
> cards?  
>
> Thanks!
>
> Felicity 
>
> Partner
>
> fibercove, inc. 
>
> coworking * meetings * events 
>
> fibercove.com 
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[Coworking] Re: Best data on coworking spaces?

[Sabrina]

Various people in this group should be able to help you, although since 
people may be on holiday they may not see this right away. 
Try Steve King with Emergent Research; also Jean-Yves Huwart, Ramon Suarez 
at Betacowork, Jeannine @ Opencoworking.org.

On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 9:12:21 PM UTC+1, Christopher Haley wrote:
>
> Hi everyone. Nesta is trying to gather some data about the availability of 
> coworking spaces in different European cities. Any thoughts about the best 
> places to look? How comprehensive is the Deskmag/GCUC survey? All 
> suggestions and comments gratefully received!
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Haley
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[Coworking] Re: AltamontCowork Closing

[Sabrina]

Hi Mike,

I've been enjoying your posts, your encouragement for coworking, and your 
spirit of positivity for about 3-4 years now and I will certainly miss your 
presence. I'm a Bay Area ex-Pat in Plymouth England now, which in a way is 
probably a lot like Tracy: geographically and work-culturally a little bit 
off the mainstream pace. Our coworking space has been around for only 1/2 
year, so needless to say I have been absorbing a lot from this group in the 
few years before we started and of course the 6 months since we launched. 
Wishing you all the best in your next adventure. I'm sure your positivity 
will bring you much delight in the future. Best -Sabrina

On Sunday, November 16, 2014 8:39:45 PM UTC, AltamontCowork wrote:
>
> I wrote this on my Facebook page.  But, before I paste it here I would 
> like to thank ALL of those among you who helped me TREMENDOUSLY over the 
> years (you know who you are from private conversations).  You are my 
> inspirations, and, please keep up the fight for collaborative, open, work!  
> I became too old (at 63) to continue the fight from this direction, but, I 
> will continue from another (you will have to read my pasted posting to the 
> end!).  
>
> To all the new people here (by new those who came after May 2009)...good 
> luck and do not ever give up, or change the values that you believe in
>
> COWORKING (without a hyphen) ROCKS!!!
>
> 
> AFTER 67 months of trying (65 of those at a loss), we will closing 
> AltamontCowork on Dec 31, 2014.
>
> COWORKING in Tracy, CA WILL happen sometime in the future; when the 
> CULTURE changes sufficiently to understand the beauty of, and embrace: Open, 
> Collaborative, Work. 
>
> When will that happen I suspect 5 to 20 years. 
>
> Why that long??? 
>
> Here is the clue: Those accepting, and fully embracing, this kind of work 
> environment are just NOW 25 years old or YOUNGER. It will take 5 to 20 
> years for the oldest of them to "grow" sufficiently (and for us old farts 
> to die off so they have the road ahead free of us) to have a major impact 
> in the world. 
>
> THEN the world of collaborative work will change, but, only then. The 
> circle of life. The youngsters of today will embrace collaborative work in 
> the futurehail to them! 
>
> Tracy, CA Residents: When you see that next COWORKING location open up 
> hereall I ask is that you have a fleeting memory of 
> AltamontCoworkas we will ALWAYS be the first! 
>
> We have met many wonderful people and made some wonderful, lifelong, 
> friends. There have been fun times and hard times. But, I appreciate each 
> and every one who supported AltamontCowork (or Tracy Virtual Office...who 
> remembers?) over the years. 
>
> The very very special people among you know who you are. (Yes, Tom Gardner 
> knew)
>
> BUTLike in Harry Potter: The Phoenix rises. 
>
> On Jan 1, 2015, YeOldeTechy (does anyone remember?) will rise again as: 
> TechyMike
>
> http://TechyMike.com/ 
> <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FTechyMike.com%2F&h=AAQGcO282&s=1>
>  
>
> Cue the music from "Jaws".haha
>
>
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> 95 W. 11th Street, Suite 205
> Tracy, CA 95376
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[Coworking] Re: Coworking EU ticket available

[Sabrina]

Hi All,

Like Susan, I have an early bird ticket to Coworking EU in Lisbon that I 
can't use as well, so now if there are TWO of you who want to go together, 
you can! 

Sabrina
Plymouth Cowork
sabrina at plymouthcowork dot org


On Monday, October 20, 2014 2:27:21 PM UTC+1, Susan Evans wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have one early-bird priced ticket to Coworking EU that unfortunately I 
> cannot use. If you're planning to go but haven't gotten your ticket yet, it 
> is available to you for the early-bird price (€195). 
>
> Please contact me directly if you're interested!
>
> Thanks,
> Susan
> __
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> officenomads.com  
> 206-323-6500(o)
> 206-484-5859(m)
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[Coworking] Early Bird Ticket for European Coworking conference in Lisbon

[Sabrina]

Hi everyone,

Sadly I will not be able to attend the European conference in Lisbon this 
year. However, I do have an Early Bird Ticket that I would love to make 
available. Current ticket prices are €440, and my ticket was €195. If 
anyone is interested in purchasing a ticket for the conference, please let 
me know! I can be reached directly via sabrina at plymouthcowork dot org.

Have fun!

Sabrina

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Re: [Coworking] Coworking in the UK'also, the Coworking visa

[Sabrina]

HI Jeannine,

That might have been me in a burst of organisational passion last year, 
before the reality of actually setting up a space took over my time. We do 
have a pretty nice group of UK space owner/operators organised via a 
LinkedIn Group moderated by Alec Grant from The Digital Work Hub in 
Walton-on-Thames. 
I can refer them to your offer.

We'd be delighted to host your furniture folks here at THINQTANQ! (
http://thinqtanq.spaces.nexudus.com/en) Many people think Plymouth is a 
little too far away from airports to be convenient. We of course love our 
location on the ocean, next to the moors, with fresh food all around us, 
even if it takes us a little longer to get to an airport. Let me know if 
the location would work and if you would like us to send along more 
information.

Best wishes,

Sabrina


On Friday, August 8, 2014 1:53:09 PM UTC+1, Jeannine wrote:
>
> Hi, Fay,
>
> Thanks!  yes, shoot it on over here, to Jeannine @ Kamer52.nl.  Also, 
> anybody else.
>
> I distinctly recall a move to have a UK central listing or community for 
> coworking, but do not knwo where it ended up.  Does anybody know about 
> that?  
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jeannine
>
> On Wednesday, August 6, 2014 3:34:15 PM UTC+2, FAY EASTON wrote:
>>
>> Hi Jeannine
>>
>> Sounds great - we can supply a Registered Business Address service but 
>> can only accept ‘envelope mail’ and not parcels.  We’re centrally located 
>> in the UK an hour from Birmingham International Airport
>>
>> www.enterprisehubnetwork.com 
>>
>> Can send the full info pack if that would be useful and certainly would 
>> love to pitch to your furniture entrepreneur.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Fay
>>
>>  
>>
>> *Fay Easton*
>>
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>> *From:* cowo...@googlegroups.com [mailto:cowo...@googlegroups.com] *On 
>> Behalf Of *Jeannine
>> *Sent:* 06 August 2014 14:16
>> *To:* cowo...@googlegroups.com
>> *Subject:* [Coworking] Coworking in the UK'also, the Coworking visa
>>
>>  
>>
>> Hi, all,
>>
>>  
>>
>> I have a coworker in my space who wants to launch two new furniture lines 
>> in the UK and is looking for a home address to start with.  I expect they 
>> would start with an almost wholly virtual office kind of setup -- as the Uk 
>> is not that far as Dutch guys think of it -- and then (if all goes well) 
>> grow from there.  Not exactly a branch office because i understand they 
>> intend to start an Ltd to run it, but close.
>>
>>  
>>
>> I don't see an alliance in the UK on the Wiki.
>>
>>  
>>
>> This brought up some questions:  In th elog term, this really ought to 
>> fall under the Visa I think, but their immediate need is not short term 
>> desk space but a home base from which to start operations.  Possibly there 
>> is more interest int his and we might want to have a look at the Visa in 
>> this light?
>>
>>  
>>
>> In the short term, who in the UK wants a new coworker? I have one 
>> available for youo to pitch. :-)
>>
>>  
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>  
>>
>> Jeannine
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Re: [Coworking] CoWorking Association?

[Sabrina]

Hi Jeannine,
Love your reference to the ACOE solution - We had them as a client for 
years and I never heard that! Spot on. And for what it's worth, I'm another 
one with a foot in two places (US/UK).
Sabrina

On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 8:39:35 PM UTC+1, Jeannine wrote:
>
> I pm ET is 7 PM CET and my kid will be playing in the final round in a 
> footie tournament so I will be watching that. 
>
> Which brings me to the first question which I would like to raise on this: 
>  Are there International ambitions or is this a US thingie?
>
> I realize this opens me to the Army Corps of Engineers Solution*  and am 
> prepared to deal with that, but I did want to know as the one with the foot 
> on two continents.  :-)
>
> Jeannine
>
> * *For the unaware, the ACoE Solution is:  whomever first raises a 
> question about the execution is immediately appointed head of solving the 
> described problem and given zero resources to do so.  You would be amazed 
> at how much innovation this policy produces.  Also how much consensus.  :-)
> *
>
> On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 5:41:13 PM UTC+2, Jerome wrote:
>>
>> Hi all.  I wanted to remind you of our webinar for COSHARE this Thur 
>> 9/12, 10am PT / 1pm ET.
>> You can sign up here: http://www.coshare.co/connect/
>>
>>
>> Jerome
>> __
>> BLANKSPACES
>> "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself"
>>
>> www.blankspaces.com
>> 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036
>> 323.330.9505 (office) 
>>
>> On Sep 6, 2013, at 11:14 AM, Jacob Sayles  wrote:
>>
>> *
>> Ready to revisit the discussion about a coworking association? 
>> We’ve certainly spent a lot of time discussing the possibilities and the 
>> millions of ways this could work out.  Well, here is another one!  
>>
>>
>>
>> A group of us, including Liz, Bill, Iris, Jerome, Benjamin, Jenny, Craig, 
>> Tony and I, have been digging into this a bit more and came up with what we 
>> call CoShare with the tagline "Share space, Share Ideas".  Our goal is to 
>> support education, advocacy, and community by backing organizations like 
>> Open Coworking, infrastructure like the wiki, and the google group, and 
>> events like GCUC.  Of course, as we all know, what gets created depends on 
>> who shows up and the real work starts now.  Everyone is invited.
>>
>> We’re launched the website this week and we are inviting everyone into 
>> the discussion.  We’ll be hosting a webinar on the 12th to give a broad 
>> overview of CoShare and to offer up a Q&A.  It’s still early days for all 
>> of this and we have a lot of work to do to build something long lasting. 
>>  Please come to the table with all your hopes, dreams, questions, ideas and 
>> concerns, and let’s build this together.
>>
>> http://coshare.co*
>>
>> Jacob
>>
>> On Friday, February 25, 2011 11:19:05 PM UTC-8, mark gilbreath wrote:
>>>
>>> Mark
>>> I believe a number of us have had these discussions.  I spoke to our 
>>> representative from Trinet (a PEO).  He reiterated what others had shared 
>>> which is that in order to qualify for a shared insurance plan, the 
>>> individuals covered would need to all be employees of the same 
>>> organization.  This doesn't mean that there is no option... Just that some 
>>> creativity will be required
>>>
>>> Mark 
>>>
>>> Liquidspace
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Feb 25, 2011, at 1:25 PM, Mark in Iowa City  
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Was reading some threads on insurance, etc.  Has anyone actively
>>> > pursued trying to start an association for coworkers such that we have
>>> > a collective voice and could potentially ascertain if a group
>>> > insurance pool could be made available to coworkers across the US?
>>> > 
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[Coworking] Re: Why I/you started a coworking space?

[Sabrina]

Will and Alex,
Your blog posts are great, and make me smile inside and out. I am 
constantly tweaking the words I use to describe how and why coworking 
works.  Your articles reminded me once again to go back to the basics - our 
human needs. Thanks!
Sabrina

On Tuesday, August 6, 2013 2:16:29 PM UTC+1, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace 
wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> In trying to put together a blog post so there was something to enter into 
> Jeannine's handy form for "That August 9th thingie" (Coworking Day!), I 
> ended up reflecting on my own earliest recognition that something like 
> coworking was for me. I think this blog 
> post<http://blog.locusworkspace.cz/2013/08/locus-workspaces-early-influences.html>might
>  be relevant for people thinking about different ways to communicate 
> the value of coworking (especially to graduate students in less-structured 
> departments). 
>
> It left me curious about other founders motives for starting coworking 
> spaces and wondering if there's an ideal outlet for these kinds of 
> reflections among the coworking community?
>
> Anyway, I'd love comments on the blog or here if you have the time or 
> interest, or a suggestion for where something like this might belong in the 
> "coworking archives".
>
> Thanks!
>
> Best,
> Will 
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Re: [Coworking] Let's fix the stupid job crisis ourselves

[Sabrina]

 

Hi Tony,

 

I love your presentation and ideas. The reason I have been pursuing 
starting up a coworking community in my new home in England (I’m from the 
US) is that there isn’t a coworking community here yet, and like many 
places in England (OK, the world) the economy has taken its toll, and loads 
of hugely creative and talented people are underemployed at best. To me, 
developing a coworking community is exactly the right way to self-help our 
way back to a healthy, if not vibrant economy. Even better, it is something 
that I know I can do to help us all move in that direction. Because 
successful coworking focuses on community, it fosters pride in our unique 
‘place’, and ourselves, and that pride inspires confidence. Who doesn’t 
love to be around other confident people who are excited about their work 
and community? 

 

So I agree with your idea that we can and should just carry on ourselves, 
and I agree that coworking is a brilliant vehicle to use to move forward. 
Miles, I love the ‘move your business idea’.  Steve King mentioned in his 
blog recently how larger businesses are recognizing their future growth may 
lie in sales to smaller rather than larger businesses 
(http://www.smallbizlabs.com/2012/09/why-everyone-wants-small-businesses-as-customers.html).
 
Maybe we can encourage a similar trend in growth that comes from smaller 
businesses supporting each other, including our micro-businesses, in our 
own communities.
Sabrina Simpson
Plymouth Cowork


On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:09:51 PM UTC+1, Miles Fidelman wrote:
>
> Tony Bacigalupo wrote: 
> > 
> > Long story short, while talking to her, I had a few beers and created 
> > this: http://nwc.co/letsfixthestupidjobcrisis 
> > 
> > 
>  
> > Have any of you out there been thinking something similar? I'm serious 
> > about this. I want to talk about real ways we can do things to put a 
> > serious dent in the global job crisis and get a lot of people back to 
> > work. 
>
> Sounds great, but begs a key problem - what we really need is demand.   
> Between a stalled economy, and increased productivity over the years 
> (including automation and off-shoring), we kind of need to prime the 
> pump somehow. 
>
> Which kind of suggests that marketing and sales are a key part of the 
> mix.  Just like the "move your money" campaign has been shifting a lot 
> of customers from large banks to credit unions and local banks, how 
> about a "move your business" campaign, to move purchasing from 
> traditional businesses, to our kinds of businesses. 
>
> Miles Fidelman 
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. 
> In practice, there is.    Yogi Berra 
>
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Re: [Coworking] What Grownups Want From Coworking

[Sabrina]

 

I went to the article Steve referenced, and almost the last sentence 
states, “Interestingly, according to secondary research, independent 
creative class workers also consistently named the same needs, but ranked 
their importance in almost the exact opposite order.” So according to the 
article, their research showed the difference in priorities depends to a 
large degree on whether you are a corporate worker or an “Independent, 
creative” worker. 

As others have pointed out already, corporate workers do already have a 
substantial professional network built in, and so the physical space is 
what they are paying attention to. I have found it interesting to consider 
whether your priorities may differ depending in part on where you are in 
your career or your age, which is what Miles was saying.

If you stay in the same location and keep the same job all your life, then 
I suppose it is true that you build up a network that you use and benefit 
from, and so you might not prioritise meeting new people *in your workplace*.  
I guess that is the typical corporate career path, or if you stay in the 
same industry or type of job. All of which supports the first list of 
priorities, in which community comes up last. But if you do change careers 
and or locations, then the network you have may be less useful, or 
certainly you need to build up a new one as well, in which case the 
physical space you work in might seem less important than the new 
connections you want to make. And no matter what your career is, if you are 
the kind of person who thrives on meeting people who are completely out of 
your range of experience, then the place with connections will be more 
important.

So personally, I don’t think it is about whether you are a “corporate” or 
“independent, creative”, or whether you are older, or in any particular 
stage of your career, it is about your needs as a worker and a person, and 
what options you have for choosing your workspace to meet those needs.  For 
me the rise of coworking spaces in all their diversity is what is 
fantastic, and that there are more and more choices, no matter what your 
needs are. No one type of space is better than another, if there are people 
for whom the space works. And if you move somewhere where there isn’t the 
type of working space you need, then there are communities of people to 
help you get started building what you want. :)

Oh, I am over 50, have worked for small start-ups, corporations, mid-size 
national companies, government agencies, and NGOs all in the same industry. 
I recently moved from the US with my lifetime of contacts and industry 
knowledge to England, where I know very few people.  For me, it is all 
about community building, and creating a new network. But then, it always 
has been, and it always will be. 

On Thursday, October 11, 2012 10:15:48 AM UTC+1, Jeannine wrote:
>
> Hi, Miles,
>
> Oh, I understand it, and I'm 46 years old and was a lawyer before I 
> entered into another adventure in my life by immigrating to Europe. :-).  
>
> But I really think it's a broader issue, and I think you inparticular 
> might (if we are lucky) have some really useful insights about how 
> community develops while models of employment are changing because of the 
> addition of IT.  And as the market for Coworking broadens (it's not just 
> for knowledge workers any more!)  I think it wil be intresting to see 
> things develop.   
>
> Studies quite aside. if you have anything else to add, don't be shy, I 
> would love to hear what you think.
>
> Jeannine
>
>
> On Thursday, October 11, 2012 6:13:10 AM UTC+2, Miles Fidelman wrote:
>>
>> Ok... I'm 58 years old, have worked in corporate America, small 
>> business, shared space, and home office. I kind of see where the study 
>> results are coming from and expect that other older folks would agree. 
>>
>> So far, nobody else has agreed, BUT nobody else has given their 
>> ages!  How about including age and career status (early, mid, late) when 
>> reacting to the study! 
>>
>> Anca | Tech Liminal wrote: 
>> > I think the people in this study (Corporate Employees) simply 
>> > re-imagined their current workspace, but nicer and without their pesky 
>> > coworkers, for this study. 
>> > 
>> > Anca. 
>> > 
>> > On Oct 10, 2012, at 3:16 AM, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace wrote: 
>> > 
>> >> Cost isn't anywhere on the list. Should we say cost doesn't matter as 
>> >> much as any of those other items on the list to choosing a work space? 
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> >>> On Oct 9, 2012, at 8:19 AM, Steve King 
>> >>  
>> >> 
>> >> >>>  
>> >> 
>> >> >>> > wrote: 
>> >> 
>> >> >>> 
>> >> 
>> >>  Every so often we come across a study that really makes us 
>> jealous 
>> >> 
>> >>  because we wish we had done it:). What Grownups Want From 
>> Coworking 
>> >> 
>> >>  <
>> http://www.serendipitylabs.com/what-g

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Space in Need of a Makeover

[Sabrina]

Joel,
Many, many congrats! What great news!
Best,
Sabrina

On Apr 30, 4:18 am, "Veel Hoeden- Where Many Hats Meet!"
 wrote:
> Sabrina- Thanks for the vote! Glad it got you laughing...our intent from the
> beginning.  Good luck in Plymouth!
>
> Thanks & God Bless,
>
> Joel Bennett
> Chief Dreamchaser
> Veel Hoeden
> 641-780-7858
> veelhoeden.posterous.com
> Join Us on Facebook!
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>
>
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:coworking@googlegroups.com] On
>
> Behalf Of Sabrina
> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 5:39 AM
> To: Coworking
> Subject: [Coworking] Re: Coworking Space in Need of a Makeover
>
> Hi Joel,
> I put on my headphones while watching your video so as not to disturb my
> partner working next to me. Oops. I laughed so hard i ended up disturbing
> him anyway, and then could hardly stop laughing when trying to describe what
> the words were behind the images he was seeing over my shoulder...:) I voted
> via twitter--best of luck to you!
> Sabrina Simpson
> (newbie to posting to this group...planning to start a coworking space in
> Plymouth England later this year; working on building my community
> now)
>
> On Apr 29, 12:40 am, "Joel Bennett"  wrote:
> > Our small town coworking space in Pella, IA, entered the Turnstone
> > $25,000 Furniture Makeover contest and made the finals.  Asking for
> > the group's help in the following ways:
>
> > 1.       If your space also made the finals, please respond so we can
> > support you.  There will be five winners of $25k, so why not make them
> > all coworking spaces!
>
> > 2.       We'd appreciate your vote.  My understanding of the rules
> > (however poorly communicated) is that you can only vote once per
> > video, but you can vote for as many videos as you like.  If that is
> > the case, we need a broad group of people voting with no responsibility to
> vote daily.
>
> > You can vote by going here and scrolling down to the video you like to
> > vote for (ermmhrmm Veel Hoeden...hrmm) and logging in to vote.
> > About 60 seconds of your time, but a big impact for those on the
> > receiving end of your vote.
>
> >http://bit.ly/JIIiuK
>
> > I appreciate your support!
>
> > Thanks & God Bless,
>
> > Joel Bennett
>
> > Chief Dreamchaser
>
> > Veel Hoeden
>
> > 641-780-7858
>
> > veelhoeden.posterous.com
>
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[Coworking] Re: Coworking Space in Need of a Makeover

[Sabrina]

Hi Jeannine,
I appreciate the tip, and also hearing about your experiences as an
expat doing all that you have been doing. I've been really impressed
and inspired!
Will let you know how it progresses.
Best wishes,
Sabrina

On Apr 29, 9:32 pm, Jeannine  wrote:
> Hi, Sabrina,
>
> Check in with San or the other folks at Worksnug, the app.   Though
> the app is broader and includes all kinds of locations, they are very
> supportive of Coworking.  If you can get a relatinship going it can be
> very helpful on both sides.
>
> Just a tip, maybe worth what you paid for it but worth a try. :-)
>
> Tell San I said hi.
>
> Laters,
>
> Jeannine.
>
> On Apr 29, 12:38 pm, Sabrina  wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi Joel,
> > I put on my headphones while watching your video so as not to disturb
> > my partner working next to me. Oops. I laughed so hard i ended up
> > disturbing him anyway, and then could hardly stop laughing when trying
> > to describe what the words were behind the images he was seeing over
> > my shoulder...:)
> > I voted via twitter--best of luck to you!
> > Sabrina Simpson
> > (newbie to posting to this group...planning to start a coworking space
> > in Plymouth England later this year; working on building my community
> > now)
>
> > On Apr 29, 12:40 am, "Joel Bennett"  wrote:
>
> > > Our small town coworking space in Pella, IA, entered the Turnstone $25,000
> > > Furniture Makeover contest and made the finals.  Asking for the group's 
> > > help
> > > in the following ways:
>
> > > 1.       If your space also made the finals, please respond so we can
> > > support you.  There will be five winners of $25k, so why not make them all
> > > coworking spaces!
>
> > > 2.       We'd appreciate your vote.  My understanding of the rules 
> > > (however
> > > poorly communicated) is that you can only vote once per video, but you can
> > > vote for as many videos as you like.  If that is the case, we need a broad
> > > group of people voting with no responsibility to vote daily.
>
> > > You can vote by going here and scrolling down to the video you like to 
> > > vote
> > > for (ermmhrmm Veel Hoeden...hrmm) and logging in to vote. About 60
> > > seconds of your time, but a big impact for those on the receiving end of
> > > your vote.
>
> > >http://bit.ly/JIIiuK
>
> > > I appreciate your support!
>
> > > Thanks & God Bless,
>
> > > Joel Bennett
>
> > > Chief Dreamchaser
>
> > > Veel Hoeden
>
> > > 641-780-7858
>
> > > veelhoeden.posterous.com
>
> > > Join Us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/veelhoeden> !
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[Coworking] Re: Coworking Space in Need of a Makeover

[Sabrina]

Hi Joel,
I put on my headphones while watching your video so as not to disturb
my partner working next to me. Oops. I laughed so hard i ended up
disturbing him anyway, and then could hardly stop laughing when trying
to describe what the words were behind the images he was seeing over
my shoulder...:)
I voted via twitter--best of luck to you!
Sabrina Simpson
(newbie to posting to this group...planning to start a coworking space
in Plymouth England later this year; working on building my community
now)


On Apr 29, 12:40 am, "Joel Bennett"  wrote:
> Our small town coworking space in Pella, IA, entered the Turnstone $25,000
> Furniture Makeover contest and made the finals.  Asking for the group's help
> in the following ways:
>
> 1.       If your space also made the finals, please respond so we can
> support you.  There will be five winners of $25k, so why not make them all
> coworking spaces!
>
> 2.       We'd appreciate your vote.  My understanding of the rules (however
> poorly communicated) is that you can only vote once per video, but you can
> vote for as many videos as you like.  If that is the case, we need a broad
> group of people voting with no responsibility to vote daily.
>
> You can vote by going here and scrolling down to the video you like to vote
> for (ermmhrmm Veel Hoeden...hrmm) and logging in to vote. About 60
> seconds of your time, but a big impact for those on the receiving end of
> your vote.
>
> http://bit.ly/JIIiuK
>
> I appreciate your support!
>
> Thanks & God Bless,
>
> Joel Bennett
>
> Chief Dreamchaser
>
> Veel Hoeden
>
> 641-780-7858
>
> veelhoeden.posterous.com
>
> Join Us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/veelhoeden> !
>
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