[Coworking] Re: SXSW Coworking Takeaways
Jay, there's tons of videos and photos from SXSWi on the LifeSize facebook page. Hope you got a chance to check them all out! http://www.bit.ly/a2Jm0R Sarah On Apr 13, 9:12 pm, Jay wrote: > Thanks Susan and everyone for the feedback. If anyone else has links > to other videos, photos, or blog posts from the SXSWi or other > conferences/events, please feel free to share them with the group. > > I can see that the definition of what 'Coworking' is may eventually > evolve from the initial picture that some of its pioneers had in mind. > For example, what the term 'like-minded individuals' refer to when the > initial definition was coined may not apply to other coworking spaces > today. The majority of the early coworking pioneers may have been > mostly coders, but I believe the diversity of backgrounds and > expertise of people who are interested in coworking is changing, and I > think this is for the better. Diversity is something that we have > always valued at The Network Hub, and I've seen the benefits of it > since our early days. I think innovation is more likely to occur when > you have conversations between developers, designers, and the non tech > folk in marketing, PR, sales, writers, NGO consultants, etc. Their > backgrounds may differ, but they are all smart, independent, > passionate individuals who enjoy working alongside other people. I'm > not yet convinced that coworking virtually or ad-hoc co-location can > create the type of relationships that build from coworking with the > same people in the same space on a regular basis. There is great value > in the depth of conversations that occur when you go for lunches, > breaks, or drinks with people that you see every day working alongside > you. > > At the end of the day, the definition will be defined by the people > that are engaged in the conversation. And as Susan mentioned, we all > need to participate and help each other spread the word about what > coworking means to us, and the value it can provide to others. > > - Jay - > thenetworkhub.ca > twitter.com/jaycatalan > > On Apr 6, 1:34 pm, Susan Evans wrote:> Hey all, > > > Thanks for getting the started, Jay! And my apologies for my delay to > > getting to these e-mails. Here are a few of the key takeaways I had > > post-SXSWi: > > > 1. As most others will tell you, the value in my time at SXSWi definitely > > came from the smaller conversations I had post-panels, post-summits, and > > post-forums. The organized sections of the event are great jump-off > > points, > > but the real meat of the matter comes from the conversations had and > > reflections within those conversations. I'd say that my trip became > > "worth > > it" after several conversations I had after both the Coworking Meetup and > > the Coworking Summit. Instead of getting wrapped up in any controversy, > > *those conversations inspired me to go home and get shit done.* > > 2. I did come away from the coworking panel feeling very conflicted. > > Thanks to Clay for re-clarifying here that the panel was designed to talk > > about the future of work (that helped me to reframe my thoughts). I > > walked > > away realizing that maybe I was *more OK with defining coworking a bit > > more than I ever have before *(as in, I'd say that coworking *does indeed > > * mean colocation. Beyond that and the values we've set out, I'm not sure > > I can go much further than that just yet). ;) > > 3. When it comes to offices of Economic Development and other government > > offices, I have come away from several conversations as well as SXSWi > > with > > the following:* let them approach you*, not the opposite (hat tip to the > > crew at Gangplank, Tony B, Geoff, and Alex). That said, I'd add that (in > > conjunction with point #1 and getting shit done), make sure they know who > > you are and what you're doing. Make sure that you can clearly state the > > value that coworking brings to your city. Participate in the > > conversations > > that connect deeply to coworking. If you don't see anyone else taking > > the > > lead, take it yourself. > > > Hope those things help! > > > All the best from Seattle, > > Susan > > __ > > Office Nomads > > officenomads.com > > 206-484-5859 > > > On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 7:51 AM, Tony Bacigalupo > > wrote: > > > > Really well put, Devin. > > > > I'm in the process of revamping NWC's messaging online and off, and our > > > language will be very similar to what you proposed. > > > > On Apr 3, 2010 8:14 PM, "Devin" wrote: > > > > The movement must go beyond the word 'coworking.' Words will always > > > be coopted by people who'll use them to benefit themselves. > > > > Below is a quote I received on a metrocard. > > > > "The purpose of a fish trap is to catch fish, and when the fish are > > > caught, the trap is forgotten. The purpose of words is to convey > > > ideas. When the ideas are grasped, the words are forgotten.
[Coworking] Re: SXSW Coworking Takeaways
Liu Yan, Thanks for sharing that article! Fascinating. I like this part: "To demonstrate the way work really is, Alexander picks up a sheet of paper. 'What would be ideal would be to take this document,' he says, 'and put it here' -- at arm's length, about head high -- 'and have it just stay there. Then there is a cloud of stuff around where I am, at arm's reach. I know where it is, because where my hand left it is where it is.' Stuff that floats! Up in the air! In a cloud!" It's funny that "the cloud" has even become the term that we use! Sarah On Apr 6, 4:17 am, Liu Yan wrote: > Found this article published 14 years ago, the amazing thing is that they > have all come true...http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/04/work.html > > Three essential changes listed in the article about the work in the past > future: > > 1. Defying Gravity > 2. Chaos Theory > 3. Accepting the End of Control > > cheers, Yan > > 在 2010年4月6日 下午3:41，Liu Yan 写道： > > > > > > > Really interesting and high level dialogues happening here! > > > David and Danielle, I can't agree with you more. > > > Coworking is truly a mentality which is beyond the restriction of location > > and facilities although it is the fact that co-location and technology has > > made coworking possible and sustainable. I don't see the conflict between > > technology such as odesk and the coworking location, in fact, I think it is > > a great tool which can be embedded in the current coworking virtual > > platform. For many of the coworkers, this is just another tech choice to > > achieve self actualization. > > > Liu Yan > > > 2010/4/6 WHERE MMM > > > I love this angle David. (and use the word for hat tipping virtue to Alex). > >> Alex, I am glad that you pointed out, ultimately, that anything that is > >> presented on coworking should unfold from the inside. If we are going to > >> speak and come together on coworking than that is the platform that we > >> should speak on in terms that we as coworking facilities FACILITATE the > >> process for those to accomplish their dreams with community minded > >> resonance. > > >> Lastly, we are all affecting and effecting the shifting work environment > >> as well as the global community.I hope someone out there is in fact > >> capturing this from the inside out and not from an 'ant farm perspective' > >> because that is when we really are doing a disservice to the movement. > > >> Danielle Nicoli > >> WhereMMM > > >> On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 6:34 AM, David Troy wrote: > > >>> I've come to think of coworking as an environment that promotes > >>> self-actualization. > > >>> If you think about Maslow's hierarchy (food/shelter/sex/money at the > >>> base, then a lot of higher things on top), coworking is an environment > >>> designed to allow people to move as far up that hierarchy as they desire; > >>> and to demonstrate that such upward mobility is possible. > > >>> -- > >> 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 >> .com> > >> . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > > -- > > Liu Yan 刘妍 > > CEO/Co-founder > > Xindanwei 新单位 > > 4C,Bld 4, Dingxi Rd 727, Shanghai,CHINA > > 中国上海定西路727号四栋4C > > (+86) 135 2429 5509 > > @theliuyan > > @xindanwei > >http://xindanwei.com > > -- > Liu Yan 刘妍 > CEO/Co-founder > Xindanwei 新单位 > 4C,Bld 4, Dingxi Rd 727, Shanghai,CHINA > 中国上海定西路727号四栋4C > (+86) 135 2429 5509 > @theliuyan > @xindanweihttp://xindanwei.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: SXSW Coworking Takeaways
Did you get a chance to watch the videos from SXSW on the LifeSize Communications facebook page? Here's a link to the Facebook page: http://bit.ly/a2Jm0R The controversial one with Gary Swart that Tony brought up can be found here: http://bit.ly/c6taQG Another one of the panels that I recorded was on "remote employees" or "remote workers," which seems a better term for what Swart was attempting to describe. With HD video communications, we aim to imitate the face-to-face experience. I could see THAT maybe allowing a remote worker to feel more like they are "co-working," but the functionality of oDesk definitely does not seem to replace in-the-same- room communication AT ALL enough to be truly called "co-working." I haven't ever checked out a co-working space, but all the discussions I've been witnessing lately makes me really want to go! Sarah On Mar 31, 4:58 pm, Jay wrote: > I was unable to go to this year's SXSW, and was hoping there'd be more > of a discussion online from the people that were able to attend the > Coworking Meetup or the Summit. Other than the summit video that was > posted, I was unable to find too much discussion in the group or > elsewhere. > > Would love to know from those who were able to attend: > - What did you think about the meetup or the summit? > - What was good and what can be improved for future coworking get > togethers? > - Which topics (either planned or unplanned) did you find most > interesting or useful? > - More importantly, any insights/lessons gained from meeting others > that run or work in other coworking spaces? > - Did any new ideas or future projects sprout from meeting with > others? > > Looking forward to reading some of your answers. Hopefully, it can be > useful to the other coworking events that some of you may already be > planning. > > Cheers, > > Jaywww.thenetworkhub.ca > twitter.com/jaycatalan -- 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: OK So What are the Pros and Cons of Working at Home
There was an interesting debate about this at the SXSW talk on coworking that I attended. Gary Swart discussed coworking as NOT necessitating co-location. (You can see the video of his talk on the LifeSize Communications Facebook page: http://bit.ly/dhRXR7 ) One guy went up to the mic during question/answer time and basically accused Swart of hijacking the term "coworking," that the definition of coworking IS being in the same location. The next video (click "Next") addresses this too, especially the 3rd question. I wish I had captured the guy that got angry at Swart, though! Sarah On Mar 22, 2:57 pm, eric marden wrote: > On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Alex Hillman > wrote: > > > Coworking isn't in the dictionary, sadly. Should be. :) > > Of course that means we'd have to agree on the definition first. :) > > ~e -- 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: SXSW videos of talks on coworking
Hey Tony, The interface on Facebook's video section is AWFUL, I agree. Here's the link to the first video in the Coworking series: http://bit.ly/9YRSfA If you keep clicking next, that should take you through the Coworking SXSW talk and then into the Remote Employees talk. If you have any more questions, I'm keeping an eye on this thread. Thanks, and enjoy the videos!! Sarah Eshelman On Mar 21, 12:13 pm, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: > Thanks Sarah! Do you have direct links to these videos? They're rather hard > to navigate via Facebook's interface without labels. > > On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Sarah at LifeSize Communications < > > greensunflowere...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, my name is Sarah. I'm an employee at LifeSize Communications, an > > HD video communications company. This past weekend I attended South > > by Southwest Interactive, and I recorded several panels. You can find > > all of the them under the video tab on the LifeSize facebook page: > >http://bit.ly/a2Jm0R > > > Two that are probably of special interest: > > 1. What Coworking Tells Us About the Future. Andrew Jones and Gary > > Swart speak. > > 2. Showering Optional: Tips for Remote Workers. Moderated by Jayna > > Wallace. > > > Please watch the videos, comment and tell us what you think, and check > > outwww.lifesize.com/telelworkerif you think HD video conferencing > > could assist you in your coworking/remote working. > > > Thanks! > > > Sarah Eshelman > > seshel...@lifesize.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. -- 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: SXSW videos of talks on coworking
Hey Tony, The interface on Facebook's video section is AWFUL, I agree. Here's the link to the first video in the Coworking series: http://bit.ly/cn6wRS If you keep clicking next, that should take you through the Coworking SXSW talk and then into the Remote Employees talk. If you have any more questions, I'm keeping an eye on this thread. Thanks, and enjoy the videos!! Sarah Eshelman On Mar 21, 12:13 pm, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: > Thanks Sarah! Do you have direct links to these videos? They're rather hard > to navigate via Facebook's interface without labels. > > On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Sarah at LifeSize Communications < > > greensunflowere...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, my name is Sarah. I'm an employee at LifeSize Communications, an > > HD video communications company. This past weekend I attended South > > by Southwest Interactive, and I recorded several panels. You can find > > all of the them under the video tab on the LifeSize facebook page: > >http://bit.ly/a2Jm0R > > > Two that are probably of special interest: > > 1. What Coworking Tells Us About the Future. Andrew Jones and Gary > > Swart speak. > > 2. Showering Optional: Tips for Remote Workers. Moderated by Jayna > > Wallace. > > > Please watch the videos, comment and tell us what you think, and check > > outwww.lifesize.com/telelworkerif you think HD video conferencing > > could assist you in your coworking/remote working. > > > Thanks! > > > Sarah Eshelman > > seshel...@lifesize.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. -- 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] SXSW videos of talks on coworking
Hi, my name is Sarah. I'm an employee at LifeSize Communications, an HD video communications company. This past weekend I attended South by Southwest Interactive, and I recorded several panels. You can find all of the them under the video tab on the LifeSize facebook page: http://bit.ly/a2Jm0R Two that are probably of special interest: 1. What Coworking Tells Us About the Future. Andrew Jones and Gary Swart speak. 2. Showering Optional: Tips for Remote Workers. Moderated by Jayna Wallace. Please watch the videos, comment and tell us what you think, and check out www.lifesize.com/telelworker if you think HD video conferencing could assist you in your coworking/remote working. Thanks! Sarah Eshelman seshel...@lifesize.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.
