Hear hear... we at Beehive Baltimore thank each of you for your leadership and
generous support. As we begin our third year here we all owe you a debt of
gratitude for the path that you (and Alex and Geoff) and so many others have
made available to transform communities – including your own!
Liu Yan,
Just throwing this out there but maybe one way to do it is to encourage copying
and request some conditions from those who do copy.
One example is TED: they have given away their brand but ask that folks follow
the rules for TEDx events in exchange. Maybe you could do something
Yeah. +1 for real money. Alternative currencies always end in disaster. The US
Dollar is virtual enough as it is. :)
Every time I hear an online barter network between coworking folks I cringe.
D
On Jan 28, 2011, at 5:06 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote:
h, maybe we just need a platform like
I love this discussion of temporary space; I really think it's true that when
you start around community and not around a particular space, the culture gets
pushed in that direction, and I think that's very healthy.
We started meeting in a coffee shop (3 months) and then spent about 14 months
The hackerspace in Singapore (hackerspace.sg) is an awesome blend of coworking
and hackerspace. Cool people with a self-directed community funding model —
does it matter what we call it?
Here in Baltimore, Beehive Baltimore is 'coworking' and Baltimore Node does
'hackerspace' but they both
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;
That's awesome Alex. It just goes to show you that success is when
preparation meets opportunity. Always keep your eyes open.
I'm compelled to share two anecdotes to accompany this victory.
1. When I helped co-found a CLEC (competitive local exchange carrier) back
in the late 90's, we managed to
Yeah, +1. There's a place for insurance and paranoia and lawyers, but if
that becomes the primary motivation we simply cannot act in a clearheaded
fashion.
Clear motives and action first, protection second.
Agreed, the Phil Howard TED talk is awesome.
Dave
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Not to get too far off afield, but has anyone looked into also acquiring
coworking.org?
Seems like if we are not wanting people to co-opt things we should cover all
of those bases. Might be available free/cheap if we ask. Looks to be held by
someone in the Netherlands.
Dave
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Devin --
Your approach is spot on and a step forward.
Something will emerge structurally as we go forward and rushing into
something that doesn't serve a concrete need now is just not helpful or
necessary.
As much as I support coworking, taking the time to be involved in a
non-profit takes time
Check out the work of prof. Saras Sarasvathy on Effectuation. It's the
first academic description I've seen of what really happens in coworking;
replaces colloquialisms like 'accelerated serendipity' with a full blown
theory for incremental risk taking and exposure to like-minded stakeholders.
Lloyd,
I'd suggest you allocate one of your two days in DC to doing a meetup
in Baltimore. We have an active tech community here and a real
coworking space (Beehive Baltimore).
We could help you get a Tweetup underway and I think you would find it
a refreshing complement to DC.
Feel free to
Yes, I need to put in a big vote for open here as well. Walls are barriers
to culture. To the extent that you want coworking to engender common
culture, you want it to be able to flow freely.
We have two large rooms, and two small offices that hang off the one largest
room. Invariably people want
Julian,
As Alex mentioned, we just did TEDxMidAtlantic last week and it was a great
experience for me and everybody involved (so I have heard).
If I can be of any assistance, please feel free to email me.
For what it's worth, SoMa has been a perennial influence me and actually
contributed to my
Feel free to throw Baltimore into the mix and join us at Beehive
Baltimore! I am reasonably confident we could find a place for you to
spend the night also.
Dave
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