Re: [Coworking] How would you improve coworking software?

2016-04-11 Thread Alanna Imbach
What you're describing sounds remarkably like Razor's Edge, which is what folks in the nonprofit fundraising world use to build, manage and 'cultivate' relationships with donors. The biggest difference would surely be on the side of the members' usability (non-existent for donors in RE). I'm

Re: [Coworking] Design for Coworking

2016-04-11 Thread Jerome Chang
Hi Selim. Thank you for a great great post, and to clearly outline a more thoughtful approach to design a client’s space. As a fellow architect, I can totally see how intentional your firm’s design approach is. As a owner/operator of coworking spaces, I would recommend that architects try to

[Coworking] Re: Creating Coworking Space in Sugar Land TX.

2016-04-11 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Hi Christina! I can help you! My first space was a tiny 1,000 ft2 of which maybe 500 of it was actual coworking space. I have loads and loads of experience laying out "tiny" coworking spaces. If you send me your floor plan or pics, I can give you some quick and dirty recommendations on

Re: [Coworking] How would you improve coworking software?

2016-04-11 Thread Jacob Sayles
This is how we do things in Nadine here at Office Nomads. It's really easy to automate things but from the very beginning we specifically pointed all automations at staff so that we can connect with members personally. Nadine sends us reminders when there are tasks that need to be done like take

Re: [Coworking] How would you improve coworking software?

2016-04-11 Thread Alex Hillman
I'm extremely skeptical of the leap to automation, especially when it's paired with the idea of "matching." If relationships came down to a simple has/needs equation, maybe. But it's much more nuanced than that. Dating sites have proven this for years. And I say this as someone who met his

Re: [Coworking] How would you improve coworking software?

2016-04-11 Thread Brian Crotty
Hello Alex, This was one of the topics that came up at our bi-annual Cobot retreat too. We have always had the tagline "*More Time for your Coworkers*" - because we feel that the primary way to build community is getting out there face to face and building community. But