Re: [Coworking] Vision For A Sustainable Future

2013-08-09 Thread Alex Hillman
Jacob cleans up alll right! -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 3:38 PM, rachel young wrote: > > Lookin' good, Jacob! > r. > > > * > rachel young > *rac...@camaraderie.ca > > *We're now at 2241 Dundas St W, 3rd floor* > *(between Bloo

Re: [Coworking] Vision For A Sustainable Future

2013-08-09 Thread rachel young
Lookin' good, Jacob! r. * rachel young *rac...@camaraderie.ca *We're now at 2241 Dundas St W, 3rd floor* *(between Bloor and Roncesvalles)* *Toronto, ON M6R 1X6* *See details at http://bit.ly/MovingToRoncy.* *Find us online:* Website/blog and Newslet

[Coworking] Vision For A Sustainable Future

2013-08-09 Thread Jacob Sayles
Wow! It's only noon here in Seattle but today is already pretty amazing. If you hadn't guessed by the fact that I'm wearing a tuxedo today, I'm excited for Coworking Day. I'm excited because this is an amazing community and I'm proud to be a part of it. I love seeing the

Re: [Coworking] Re: The Cowodoodles are here :)

2013-08-09 Thread laura loenert
Congratulations for “cowodoodles”, Carlos! Pretty fun initiative, specially for a Friday here in Brazil...hehehe :)) I shared on Facebook using the #cowodoodles hashtag. Happy Coworking Day for everyone (still running in São Paulo!) Regards, Laura On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Steve Bercy

[Coworking] Re: The Cowodoodles are here :)

2013-08-09 Thread Steve Bercy
Excellent ! On Thursday, August 8, 2013 10:17:14 AM UTC-4, Carlos Almansa wrote: > > Hi everyone! > > Just a few quick lines to introduce something we have been working on for > a few weeks now. “Inspired” in Google’s doodles, the idea is to explain the > day to day lives of the coworkers, thei

Re: [Coworking] Listening for change: Co-Worker's Handbook/Space Guide/What?

2013-08-09 Thread Alex Hillman
All great points, thanks Dina. Especially this: The caution is don't ask unless you intend to take action on findings. It's > important to share what will happen as a result of the member giving you > their faith & trust by responding. Honesty and integrity are key to making this *actually* work

[Coworking] Re: [New Cowork Space] Pasadena, California

2013-08-09 Thread Barbara Sprenger
Hi Paul, Pasadena is the perfect place! I may know someone interested. Will contact you offline. The best way to gauge interest is to post an early offer in Craigslist. With Craigs, especially in the LA area, you have to post daily or more. We've got 4 sites up, one not too far from you in Santa

[Coworking] Listening for change: Co-Worker's Handbook/Space Guide/What?

2013-08-09 Thread Dina Lynch Eisenberg
Listening can take so many forms. Observing the interactions is a way of listening. Where do you see people getting stuck, then ask about their experience. Another way to listen is through action. The dot method works great for gathering data and setting priority. Ask members anonymously to ge

[Coworking] Re: [New Cowork Space] Pasadena, California

2013-08-09 Thread LA Tripp
Hi Alana! I have a few other people interested in this idea in Pasadena, too. Please look at the Pasadena CoStudio Meetup. This is a hybrid coworking/art studio concept like Brooklyn Arts Space http://brooklynartspace.org/ I'm slwly getting this together (I have two teenagers, what can I

Re: [Coworking] Re: Co-Worker's Handbook/Space Guide/What?

2013-08-09 Thread Jen Vincent
Oh wow, Alex, this is fantastic. It's got great language and I love that it is built through contributions. We have a friendly set of guidelines in our welcome package that we give to every new member, but I actually hadn't though about adding it to the website. I love the idea of beginning t

Re: [Coworking] Re: Co-Worker's Handbook/Space Guide/What?

2013-08-09 Thread Alex Hillman
> > ...even which things should be *addressed* *less*. As I see things, this > is a very tight line to walk between giving the right amount of guidance > versus stifling the center's personality. I love this question! When it comes to "crowdsourcing", in my experience, there's two kinds: explici

Re: [Coworking] My #coworking contribution, in 4 parts!

2013-08-09 Thread Matthew Wettergreen
Happy International Coworking Day! Thanks for everyone's help, support, and ear over the years.  Matthew Wettergreen Cofounder, Caroline Collective — Sent from Mailbox for iPhone On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 8:34 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: > Happy Int'l Coworking Day, Y'all! > I wanted to make this ye

Re: [Coworking] Re: Co-Worker's Handbook/Space Guide/What?

2013-08-09 Thread Brian
This is the resource that I perused the most out of those I found before posting, honestly, so thank you for creating it. I promise, I've not ganked any content, though I have used it to get ideas on topics and layout to integrate with our internal documents, if you're ok with that. I have to s

Re: [Coworking] My #coworking contribution, in 4 parts!

2013-08-09 Thread Alex Hillman
Thanks gang :) P.S. I just found out that the free office hours sessions today were all showing as already booked. Whoops, I fixed it! A few are, but slots are available: http://ohours.org/officehours/50115 -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 11:17 AM

Re: [Coworking] My #coworking contribution, in 4 parts!

2013-08-09 Thread Cindi
This is great...Thanks Alex! Cindi Abribat Partner T.E.A.Factory Co the art of work is a work of art... Create, Community, Collaborate 610-223-5569 On Aug 9, 2013, at 9:33 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: > Happy Int'l Coworking Day, Y'all! > > I wanted to make this year's Coworking Day a little b

Re: [Coworking] Re: Co-Worker's Handbook/Space Guide/What?

2013-08-09 Thread Alex Hillman
Thanks Chad and Will. The process was really valuable to go through, both for us as a staff but also for our members. We're still figuring out exactly how we "deliver" the guide during onboarding, etc, since it's a mammoth document to go through and I don't want it to be perceived as a barrier to

Re: [Coworking] Re: Co-Worker's Handbook/Space Guide/What?

2013-08-09 Thread Will Bennis, Locus Workspace
Wow, Alex. That is amazing. Looks like a lot of thoughtful work. And user friendly. On Friday, August 9, 2013 12:32:23 AM UTC+2, creativespace wrote: > > This is so good and perfect timing too! > > Chad > > On 2013-08-08, at 5:40 PM, Alex Hillman > > wrote: > > SoI was going to wait until Co

[Coworking] CoPass improves the Coworking Visa program ?

2013-08-09 Thread steve
Hi, Have you seen the CoPass program ? It is intended to improve the Coworking Visa program, what do you think about it ? Steve -- Steve Bercy www.stevebercy.com e. st...@bercy.biz l t. @stevebercy m. +590 690 630 693 -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com ---

Re: [Coworking] My #coworking contribution, in 4 parts!

2013-08-09 Thread rachel young
Aw, Alex. You're awesome. This is awesome. Coworking is awesome! :-) r. * rachel young *rac...@camaraderie.ca *We're now at 2241 Dundas St W, 3rd floor* *(between Bloor and Roncesvalles)* *Toronto, ON M6R 1X6* *See details at http://bit.ly/MovingToRoncy.* *Find us online

[Coworking] My #coworking contribution, in 4 parts!

2013-08-09 Thread Alex Hillman
Happy Int'l Coworking Day, Y'all! I wanted to make this year's Coworking Day a little bit like Christmas (or Hanukkah) in July. So with the help of some friends, I've put together a 4-part care package. http://betterwork.co/coworkingday/ *One of the four parts is time sensitive*...so I wouldn't

[Coworking] La tipología del coworker

2013-08-09 Thread
Los #emprendedores que eligen #espacios compartidos de trabajo pueden presumir de: 1) Capacidad de reinvención: Los cambios en la sociedad hacen que los verdaderos emprendedores busquen espacios para reinventarse y así continúan con sus proyectos habituales o nuevas ideas. 2) Sociabilidad,