[Coworking] Re: Microcoworking
Sounds a bit like Jelly and a bit like a meetup. Looks like they have regular get-together dates. Does Ann Arbor have an actual coworking site? (/me goes to look at the wiki...) Jacob Sayles wrote: > Just discovered this: http://microcoworking.com/ > > Anyone know these folks, or other creative approaches to coworking? > > Jacob > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Microcoworking
I attended a few of these sessions when I was in Ann Arbor last year and am friends with a number of the members. I've since moved away so I don't know how things have changed. The basic idea when I was there was to get together on a regular basis to talk and share ideas without the formal requirements of a shared space. From what I know of coworking, this seems like a common way to get things started in a particular community. I've been thinking about doing something similar in Minneapolis (my current home base) but haven't gotten that organized yet. I think that an informal approach to coworking, some method for creating ad-hoc communities of shared interest for temporary periods of time is an interesting challenge. Most of the discussions on this list in recent weeks have been about groups that have a permanent space. To me a permanent space is a commitment I can't make right now. So where does coworking fit then? Todd On Apr 4, 2008, at 12:53 PM, Hillary Hartley wrote: > > Sounds a bit like Jelly and a bit like a meetup. Looks like they have > regular get-together dates. > > Does Ann Arbor have an actual coworking site? (/me goes to look at > the > wiki...) > > Jacob Sayles wrote: >> Just discovered this: http://microcoworking.com/ >> >> Anyone know these folks, or other creative approaches to coworking? >> >> Jacob >> >>> >> > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Microcoworking
On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 7:09 PM, Todd Suomela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been thinking about doing something similar in Minneapolis (my > current home base) but haven't gotten that organized yet. You may want to connect with other seekers on the regional group: http://groups.google.com/group/coworking-minneapolis-st-paul > To me a permanent space is a commitment I can't make right > now. That doesn't mean you can't have some role in the creation, maintenance, operation or use of "permanent" coworking spaces. Like the one Dan Peterson is setting up in a warehouse there, as posted on this list a while back. (assuming he succesfully "validated the concept" in March). I'm not a permanent paying member of any coworking space. But I participate in several. So long as I find ways of adding value, they don't tend to kick me out. But it requires flexibility and tolerance for changes. Raines http://www.coworkingcoach.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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Microcoworking
This sounds a lot like Jelly, and I think it makes a lot of sense to have incremental levels of commitment along the path to a full time coworking space. Sounds like fun to me! Chris On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 1:09 AM, Todd Suomela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I attended a few of these sessions when I was in Ann Arbor last year > and am friends with a number of the members. I've since moved away > so I don't know how things have changed. > > The basic idea when I was there was to get together on a regular > basis to talk and share ideas without the formal requirements of a > shared space. From what I know of coworking, this seems like a > common way to get things started in a particular community. > > I've been thinking about doing something similar in Minneapolis (my > current home base) but haven't gotten that organized yet. > > I think that an informal approach to coworking, some method for > creating ad-hoc communities of shared interest for temporary periods > of time is an interesting challenge. Most of the discussions on this > list in recent weeks have been about groups that have a permanent > space. To me a permanent space is a commitment I can't make right > now. So where does coworking fit then? > > Todd > > > > On Apr 4, 2008, at 12:53 PM, Hillary Hartley wrote: > > > > Sounds a bit like Jelly and a bit like a meetup. Looks like they have > > regular get-together dates. > > > > Does Ann Arbor have an actual coworking site? (/me goes to look at > > the > > wiki...) > > > > Jacob Sayles wrote: > >> Just discovered this: http://microcoworking.com/ > >> > >> Anyone know these folks, or other creative approaches to coworking? > >> > >> Jacob > >> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- Chris Messina Citizen-Participant & Open Source Advocate-at-Large Work: http://citizenagency.com Blog: http://factoryjoe.com/blog Cell: 412.225.1051 IM: factoryjoe This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
